Rudd Says Rising Health Costs to Swamp States, Herald Reports (Bloomberg)
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Jan. 25 (Bloomberg) -- Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said the nations states are being overwhelmed by rising health costs, the Sydney Morning Herald reported.
Obama hunkers down as health care falters (AP via Yahoo! News)
Cool and confident, President Barack Obama basked in applause as he promised jittery Democratic lawmakers a coast-to-coast health care victory tour to sell the bill's benefits upon its passage.