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Endgame: Democrats' Health Care 'Reform' a Windfall for Insurance Industry RealAudio
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Interview with Dr. Andrew Coates, national board member of Physicians for a National Health Program, conducted by Scott Harris 
In advance of the meeting, President Obama presented an 11-page document outlining a proposal to find common ground between the different health reform bills passed by Democrats in the House and Senate. Among the new planks in the president's plan was the establishment of a panel that will assess insurance company rate increases. Rate hikes became the focus of public anger after Anthem Blue Cross announced premium increases of 39 percent in California and similar amounts in other states. Overall the president's plan would cost an estimated $950 billion over 10 years and would extend health insurance to 31 million out of an estimated 47 million people currently without coverage. With the Democrats' defeat in the Massachusetts special election and the loss of their supermajority in the Senate, congressional leaders are prepared to use the budget reconciliation process to avoid a Republican filibuster in the Senate. Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with Dr. Andrew Coates, an instructor at Albany Medical College and a national board member of the single-payer advocacy group Physicians for a National Health Program. Dr. Coates assesses the results of the White House Health Care Summit and takes a critical look at legislation Democrats hope to pass in the coming weeks. _______________________________________________ See rush interview transcript. Sign up for Between The Lines Q&A interview transcripts. ______________________________________________ Dr. Andrew Coates is a shop steward with the Public Employees Federation AFL-CIO. Visit Physicians for a National Health Program website at www.pnhp.org Related Links:
Obama's Support for Nuclear Power Won't Mitigate Climate change RealAudio
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Interview with Kevin Kamps, radioactive waste watchdog with Beyond Nuclear, conducted by Melinda Tuhus 
Obama also recently fulfilled a campaign promise to shut down Yucca Mountain in Nevada as the nation's long-term nuclear waste storage facility, citing safety concerns. Instead, he appointed a high-level panel to research alternatives, which includes many key promoters of nuclear power, but no nuclear opponents. Against this backdrop, the Vermont legislature voted last week to shut down the almost 40-year-old Vermont Yankee nuclear plant when its license expires in 2012, due to safety concerns. Between The Lines' Melinda Tuhus spoke with Kevin Kamps, radioactive waste watchdog with Beyond Nuclear, a non-profit group that links the dangers of nuclear power and nuclear weapons. Here, he discusses some of the myths surrounding the advertised advantages of nuclear power. Contact Beyond Nuclear at (301) 270-2209 or visit their website at www.beyondnuclear.org Related links:
Justice Department Clears Bush Torture Architects RealAudio
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Interview with David Cole, Georgetown University professor of law conducted by Scott Harris  In a series of memos written in 2002, Yoo and Bybee provided legal cover to President Bush and Vice President Cheney to subject U.S.-held detainees to waterboarding and other harsh interrogation methods considered war crimes under the Geneva Conventions and U.S. law. During the inquiry, Justice Department investigators encountered serious obstacles such as a large number of missing emails written by John Yoo and former Bush Attorney General John Ashcroft's refusal to cooperate. If the U.S. government refuses to hold officials who authorized torture accountable, Spanish Judge Baltasar Garzon, who indicted Chile's General Augusto Pinochet in 1998, is prepared to intervene. Garzon is conducting his own investigation of Yoo and Bybee, based on the U.S. torture of Spanish citizens held at the American detention camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Between The Lines' Scott Harris spoke with David Cole, professor of law at Georgetown University, who assesses the Justice Department's investigation and considers the options for holding Yoo, Bybee and other Bush administration officials accountable for torture. David Cole is author of "The Torture Memos: Rationalizing the Unthinkable." Visit Coles's website at www.torturememos.net Related links:
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