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Political Reform
The American Interest | January 1, 2008 |
Health Care Costs and Malpractice Reform
By David Kendall
Here are the five key facts which show that the malpractice system as it exists today not only fails to achieve the basic goals of a tort system -- just compensation and effective deterrence -- but also contributes to both rising health care costs and poor quality care.



The Parties

In the "Change Election," What Changed?
By Ed Kilgore

Obama's Options
By Will Marshall

Due Diligence in Iowa
By Will Marshall

Health Care Costs and Malpractice Reform
By David Kendall

How Democrats Can Continue to Bridge "The Security Gap"
By Lt. Gen. Dan Christman (ret.)

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The Vital Center

Polarize This!
By Will Marshall

Seizing the Cultural Center
By Will Marshall

Third Way Will Rise Again
By Will Marshall

Digital Politics
By Robert D. Atkinson & Shane Ham

The President's Medicare Reform Proposal
By David B. Kendall and Jeff Lemieux

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Interest Groups

Polar Opposites
By Will Marshall

Hooks & Bullets
By Jan Mazurek and Andrew J. Rotherham

Putting Ideas Last
By Will Marshall

Bad Policies Make Bad Politics
By Ed Gresser

Reinventing Old Age
By Will Marshall

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News

The Ultimate Post-Partisan Issue
By Will Marshall

Obama's Education Speech: "We've accepted failure for far too long."
By Mark Ribbing

Veto This Turkey
By Will Marshall

Obama Budget Plan: Echoes of 'Memos'
By Will Marshall and Mark Ribbing

Obama: Right on 'Buy American'
By Edward Gresser

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Congress

Letter to Chairman Waxman

Health Courts Advance in Congress
By David Kendall

Trade Debate in the Senate
By Edward Gresser

Congress and the War on Terror
By Steven J. Nider

The Senate Finally Gets Around to Medicare
By Jeff Lemieux

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