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today's papers
Keeping the Doctors Away
Joshua KuceraPosted Monday, May 11, 2009, at 5:59 AM ET
The Washington Post leads with news that groups representing doctors, hospitals and pharmaceutical and insurance companies are vowing to slow the growth in health care costs, an apparent attempt to curry favor with the White House and to become part of the bargaining process when the administration and congressional Democrats take on health care reform later this year. The Wall Street Journal worldwide news box also leads with the story. The New York Times leads with U.S. and Pakistani intelligence officials saying that al Qaeda has shifted its attention from plotting attacks on the west and now focuses on fomenting chaos in Pakistan and trying to support Islamist groups there.
USA Today leads with word that the White House will release a report today offering more evidence for the claim that the stimulus plan will "save or create" 3.5 million jobs. Republicans have contested the estimate; it's not clear from the story whether the new report is a response to that skepticism or would have been done regardless. The Los Angeles Times leads with an analysis of how the increasing number of naturalized citizens is changing the face of politics in California, which is home to about one-third of the nation's new citizens. For example, "Several polls show that Latinos and Asians are more supportive than whites of public investments and broad services, even if they require higher taxes," the paper writes.
To continue reading, click here.Joshua Kucera is a freelance writer based in Washington, D.C.