Prescribing Cake to Cure the Health Care Crisis

Two-thirds of all bankrptcies are the result of medical costs. 60% of Americans want universal health care. So do the AFL-CIO, AARP, and the American College of Physicians. So, who's blocking health care reform? Take a look at what's left of the Republican party in the senate for the answer.

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Walter Cronkite Dead at Age 92

A CBS executive says retired CBS anchorman Walter Cronkite, "the most trusted man in America," has died at his home in New York. He was 92. CBS vice president Linda Mason says Cronkite died at 7:42 p.m. EDT after a long illness with his family by his side.

I am old enough to remember the news reports with the nightly body count. He left an indelible impression on my life and I mourn his passing. Mr. Cronkite represented an integrity in journalism rarely found today.

Below the fold the text of Walter Cronkite's "We Are Mired in a Stalemate" Report of February 27th, 1968.

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