He spoke out against the bill in its current form Monday, saying the drug benefit is nothing but bait to get lawmakers to accept other elements of the bill that would force Medicare into competition with private plans, force premiums up and spell the end of Medicare in its current form.

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Mr Serra would perform a useful service if he used television debates over the next fortnight to force Mr da Silva to spell out his economic policies more clearly especially since Lula and his party opposed many of the economic reforms that they now promise to uphold.

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During his first spell at the club, Chelsea became a dominant force in English soccer, winning back to back league titles.

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Does our focus on commerce spell the end of the West as the world's dominant force?

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Some fear that Monday's hearing could spell the end of the whole federal sentencing-guidelines system, in force since 1987.

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Force-fitting any of these remedies on VoIP providers would spell disaster.

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