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Health Care Isn't a Third Rail Anymore

Dems eady to tackle universal health care again—and GOP is notably silent

By Sam Gale Rosen, Newser Staff

Posted May 30, 2007 12:24 PM CDT

(Newser) – Thirteen years after Hillary-Care, politicians are ready to think big again about the US health care system, the Wall Street Journal reports. Skyrocketing costs and the rising ranks of the uninsured are combining to form a climate where candidates feel that they can tackle the... Read full story »

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