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Debra Saunders

No Cure for Pandering

On Fox News Wednesday, Sen. Hillary Clinton told the network's Bill O'Reilly, "If we don't get universal health care, we will continue to bleed money." Funny. The more Washington politicians promise to control health care costs, the higher they go. As humorist P.J. O'Rourke famously said, "If you think health care is expensive now, wait until you see what it costs when it's free."

Clinton and Sen. Barack Obama both promise to provide access to health care for all Americans by mandating that employers provide or contribute to the cost of health plans for employees.
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Holiday Mathis
Friday May 09, 2008

Life is a chess game for Jupiter in Capricorn, moving backwards today for the next five months. Fortune-seeking demands a winning strategy, so wisely chart your next move. A second influence, Mars, dashes into expressive Leo today with flair. Some of us are stylishly hamming it up; others are romantically chivalrous. Talk about drama!

ARIES (March 21-April 19). You don't rely on others to provide you with emotional security. Still, a little more tenderness, respect and attention is a nice surprise today. It comes from an unexpected direction.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You're smart and you're sane, seeking other smart and sane individuals to do business with. It's not

 

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Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar
Annie's Mailbox®, May 6

Dear Annie: I am 62 and have been married for three years to "Ken," who is 68. We're both retired.

When I met him, Ken was very kind. There were flowers and gifts for no reason at all. We took trips and enjoyed life. Once we married, however, it seemed there was nothing I could do to make him happy. I keep a clean house. I weigh only 130 pounds. I enjoy having sex, but Ken will not touch me. He won't take me anyplace. He has very little to say. He tells me I'm no longer appealing to him.

For several months, Ken has been attending counseling sessions for Post-
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Sirota's latest work: A fascinating, firsthand adventure at the serrated edges of American politics
Before penning his newest book The Uprising: An Unauthorized Tour of the Populist Revolt Scaring Wall Street and Washington, syndicated columnist and journalist David Sirota spent a year on the road. He witnessed firsthand the growing public unrest in America, and he now tries to determine if the anger that he saw will grow into a real movement.
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Lenore Skenazy Douses a Maelstrom
After nearly three weeks of intense media coverage amid a firestorm of controversy, Lenore Skenazy addresses the nation's response to her recent column, "Why I Let My Nine Year Old Ride the Subway Alone."
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