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Republicans love to wail and gnash their teeth at the concept of a single payer for healthcare. And they should — the U.S. government would certainly destroy the quality of our medicine and shorten lives. The miracle of American healthcare today would be long gone with the creation a vertically integrated system run by Uncle Sam. As Ronald Reagan used to joke, the scariest words in the English language are, ‘We’re the government and we’re here to help’. However, hypocrisy is not something to be lost on any politician. So, it does not come as a surprise that the GOP...

Britain and the United States on Friday denied Russian allegations that British and American spies were using Western charities and NGOs to undermine Russian influence in the former Soviet Union. ... Federal Security Service (FSB) head Nikolai Patrushev... accused British, U.S. and other foreign secret services of trying to foment revolution in the former Soviet Union using charities as cover. He also said Saudi and Kuwaiti NGOs were engaged in intelligence work. State Department spokesman Richard Boucher told reporters in Washington: "We saw a lot of charges yesterday from the federal security service chief... And I have to say that...

Unrecognized tribe appeals to U.N. Sends delegation to international conference An Indiana-based tribe that has yet to be recognized by the federal government is sending a delegation to a United Nations convention. The Miami Indians from Indiana will is dispatching a contingent, including Chief Brian Buchanan, to the U.N. Geneva Convention in Switzerland. The goal is to seek international support for the tribe’s bid for federal recognition, Buchanan said. The Oklahoma-based Miami Nation, headquartered in Ottawa County is recognized, but Buchanan said most members of the tribe live in Indiana. The Hoosier Miami, based in Peru, saw the U.S. Supreme...