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NEWS ABOUT: vouchers

vouchers stories: 6 news summaries
ANALYSIS

Health Care
Bills Don't Offer
Real Choice

Legislation in Congress seem to settle for status quo

Aug 26, 09 1:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - Health insurance firms are essentially monopolies because employers, not individuals, choose which plans to offer. This freedom from competitive forces has allowed insurance to become flaky and opaque—and the reform currently being debated in Washington would do little about it, writes David Leonhardt for the New York Times. Even... More »

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health insurance • Senate • insurance • health insurance premiums • health care reform • Bob Bennett • Ron Wyden • vouchers • health insurance industry

 Jackson Memorial Tix Hit eBay 

One listed for $20K; most under $1K

Jul 6, 09 8:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - Vouchers for Michael Jackson's memorial service hit eBay and Craigslist just after winners were notified of their good luck, CBS News reports. Most were advertised for less than $1,000, but one voucher was for immediate sale for $20,000. Some of the Craigslist postings were flagged for removal. The... More »

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eBay • Craigslist • ticket • memorial • Michael Jackson • memorial service • vouchers

'Cash for Clunkers' Plan
Hits Skids With Auto Experts

Critics call green scheme misguided, too narrow

May 2, 09 5:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - “Cash for Clunkers,” a congressional effort to remove older, gas-guzzling cars from the road, is gaining traction on Capitol Hill, but remains controversial elsewhere, MSNBC reports. The plan would offer drivers a $4,500 voucher toward new, fuel-efficient cars in exchange for trading in their environmentally unfriendly vehicles.... More »

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environment • fuel efficiency • miles per gallon • vouchers • drivers • cars • US Senate • Cash for Clunkers

 DTV Date Switch Gains 
 Momentum in DC 

Fund to aid consumers' conversion has run dry; June 1 may be alternative

Jan 8, 09 1:50 PM CST
(Newser) - Pressure from an influential consumer group and a change in attitudes on Capitol Hill may push back the mandated switch to digital television, Broadcasting & Cable reports. A letter from the Consumers Union, publisher of Consumer Reports, to key lawmakers and the Bush and Obama administrations urges them to reconsider... More »

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Bush administration • Congress • HDTV • digital television • vouchers • Obama administration • President Obama • digital transition • Consumers Union

Drown Money Woes With
Cups of Joe

Starbucks hopes sweet new deals will combat sales slump

Jul 10, 08 11:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - While Congress worries about what to do for Americans squeezed by gas prices, Starbucks has its own ideas. To lure back people who are cutting pricey lattes out of the budget, new promotions are being launched around the country, writes the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.  More »

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Starbucks • coffee • promotion • economy • vouchers

OPINION

Obama Quits School Reform Talk on Trail

Senator may be caving to old guard where he'd been breath of fresh air

Mar 12, 08 6:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama has been backing off post-partisan rhetoric on education, looking more like a stick-in-the-mud Democratic regular on schools and less like the reformer who supported test-based accountability and performance pay for teachers. The Chicagoan had bucked teachers' unions and other stodgy liberals, supporting charter schools in Illinois and mentorship... More »

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education • Barack Obama • No Child Left Behind • charter school • vouchers • performance pay • teachers' unions • Teach for America

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