| Hawaii's values, traditions can inspire a nation
When I set out to achieve universal health care as first lady back in 1993, I knew I needed to learn from Hawaii's pioneering example. So I traveled to your state and met with health care professionals and community leaders to discuss how Hawaii's approach to health care could be a model for America. I was greatly impressed by what I saw. I was impressed by your passionate belief that health care is not a luxury -- but a fundamental right. I was impressed by this state's proud progressive tradition and firm commitment to caring for all its citizens. And I was impressed by Hawaii's rich cultural heritage and breathtaking natural beauty. But I know Hawaii also faces unique challenges -- from education to energy to the economy. And the people of Hawaii deserve a president who won't just talk about solutions to those problems -- but will actually deliver.
Schwarzenegger's Lottery Idea Questioned
Schwarzenegger introduced the idea last year, and at times he has pitched it as a financial godsend, capable of reducing state debts, boosting education funding or helping to bankroll universal health care. If the deal comes to pass, it will be the first time a state has privatized its lottery. But several Wall Street investment banks that have analyzed the idea for Schwarzenegger's administration say the estimate he touts is wildly optimistic. The documents were obtained by The Associated Press through a public records request. The governor is employing the rosiest of projections from Lehman Brothers, which pegged the value of California's lottery at $16.1 billion to $37 billion over 40 years. Other Wall Street investment banks , Bear Stearns, Citibank, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan Chase, Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley , were more conservative.
Fact Check: Clinton, Obama & Health Care
What we're looking for is a president we can count on, that you know where that president is yesterday, today and tomorrow," she said in a debate this month. Obama claims he's always said that single-payer is a good idea that can't be achieved now because of the current entrenched system. His campaign says it's actually Clinton who has been all over the map on health care, and specifically on the question of "single-payer" coverage. THE FACTS: There is video of Obama telling the AFL-CIO in 2003: "I happen to be a proponent of a single-payer health care program. ... A single-payer health care plan, a universal health plan. And that's what I'd like to see. And as all of you know, we may not get there immediately. Because first we have to take back the White House, we have to take back the Senate, we have to take back the House." .
Arura Pharma Inc. announces strategic re-focusing to unlocking ...
MONTREAL, Feb. 19 /CNW Telbec/ - Arura Pharma Inc. (TSXV: ARP) ("Arura") is pleased to announce that its Board of directors has authorised a strategic re-organisation of Arura's commercial activities in order to unlock value for its shareholders. Arura will now mainly focus on its established manufacturing and distribution of consumer health products unit in health, personal hygiene and beauty aids while keeping a separate economic interest in the promising Speciality Pharma business unit. As part of this exercise, Mr. Daniel Pharand, current chairman of the Board of directors of Arura, has accepted to take on the function of Executive Chairman, while Mr. Ali Moghaddam has accepted to terminate his functions of Chief Executive Officer and director of Arura effective immediately in order to perform a successful spin-off of the speciality pharma activities of Arura.
Ups and Downs
It is about a woman who, along with her husband and son, comes to live in the former orphanage where the wife (played by Belén Rueda) once lived. Bad things happened here under the Franco regime. Her son begins to see children who may or may not be in his imagination. When the boy disappears, his obsessed mother is sure the house has something to do with it and is determined to find him, even when her husband has given up hope. Belén Rueda is terrific as the mother, and the film has several excellent jolts for those who prefer suspense to gore. However, the movie is not quite as good at the end as it was at the beginning. n The Kite Runner **½ Directed by Marc Forster; rated PG-13 The Orphanage** Directed by Juan Antonio Bayona; rated R OPENING THIS WEEK Cloverfield The partying people in Manhattan get a rude shock when a monster starts tearing up the town.
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