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President Barack Obama is sending Congress a “hard choices” budget that would boost taxes on the wealthy and curtail Medicare payments to insurance companies and hospitals to make way for a $634 billion down payment on universal health care.
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President Barack Obama is sending Congress a budget that would boost taxes on the wealthy and slash Medicare to make way for a $634 billion down payment on universal...
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Manuel Benitez, front left, cousin of the Cuban brothers accused of Medicare fraud is detained in Santo Domingo, Friday, July 25, 2008. Dominican authorities have seized 18 boats, 12 luxurious apartments, four motels, a water park and other property...
