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The remains of 36 U.S. Marine heroes of a bloody World War II battle were found on an isolated island in the Pacific more than 70 years after they died, various news outlets report. He added that the remains, although they nave not been officially identified, almost indubitably include those of 1st Lt. Alexander Bonnyman, who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor, America’s highest military accolade, for conspicuous gallantry.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A lawyer challenging proposed cuts from the state's expanded Medicaid program contends that the governor mismanaged the $8 billion program. Marking the start of a case Monday that could dictate the state's spending priorities, Gordon Bonnyman of the Tennessee Justice Center, said that Gov. Phil Bredesen has failed in the "day-to-day management" of the health care program. The state argued that keeping the program, TennCare, intact would require $650 million more in spending - requiring deep cuts in almost every other budget area. "This embarrassing reality dawned on public officials two years into taking office on the...

TennCare advocates back off court wins in effort to save program Bredesen says he wants to examine "good-faith" offer By COLIN FLY Associated Press Writer November 15, 2004 NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Gov. Phil Bredesen said Monday it appears the advocates for TennCare enrollees have made a good-faith effort to save the health care program, but he wants to scrutinize the details of their offer. The Tennessee Justice Center filed papers to put off for two years the effects of a series of federal court settlements so Bredesen can implement his reform proposal to control sharply rising costs in the expanded...