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Il fromthe CQVEto Jhe WEDNESDAYAPRILl 2009 i SEBELIUS: identities last presidential contest when he and said "These are pretty straightfor- ward questions governor would think" She replied the question is do I support a public option sidefoy-side with private insurers in a health insurance ex-change yes I da" ROHM Ilnance CpBjtfee tent out astatement in-j his full support is going tptfeedi strongpartneiyt Jhd Department of eaUn jmd Huinan Services to achieve comprehensive health reform this year and that partner fa Gov: Seber Hus" Baunu said the right person for the join" Sebelius will appear Thursday before that committee which could vote that day on sending her nomination to the foil Senate for confirmation Apart from the errors Sebelius cited Baucusand Sen Grassley of Iowa the Finance Committee's ranking Republican told Sebelius a letter that additional items were identified that needed to be addressed as a result of our review" A Grassley spokeswoman told The Associated Press that he would have no comment until SUSAN WALSH I THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Before the confirmation hearing on Tuesday Kansas Sok Kathleen Sebelius was accompanied by former Sen Bob bolf (center) and Sen Pat Robertsof Kansas sentimental feel aaold friends such Sea 'Fat Roberts of Kansas a Republican and Dole tallied around one of their owa Dole a former Senate leader who mice headed his party's presidential ticket sat across from an ill Democratic Sea Edward Kennedy o( Massachusetts Kennedyeturned to his seat despite battling brain cancer Tve benefited from the best of medicine Kennedy said in opening remarks "But we have too many uninsured Americans We have sickness care and not care We have too much paperwork and bu-' reaucracy Costs are out of control But today we have an opportunity like never before to reform health care" The budget for Health and Human Services amounts to nearly a fifth of all federal spending The Food and Administration die Institutes of Health and die Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are all under its two terms as i Sebelius was state and Kansas Insurance commissioner To reach David Goldstein caM 202-383-6105 or send a-mail to fancy dining hall keeping its distance from Sill Mayers and John McLaughlin And while KCPT is airing its odd children's show-business show hour at 5 pro there's in-tematiopal news now airing skyrocketing Sebelius said is not a choice It the only combative moment occurred when Republican Sea John McCain of Arizona asked Sebelius if the government should offer an insurance plan that would compete with private plans Ifs a contentious issue as die debate over how and when to begin the expensive task of overhauling the health-care system takes shape even as the government spends billions to shore up the economy Opponents of dans worry that a-government-run insurance option would undercut private plans or could lead to rationing of health care Sebelius started to answer McCain opponent in after the nomination hearing Sebelius said in her letter mat she discovered the errors when she hired a certified public accountant after Obama nominated her to scrutinise her tax returns for 2005-2007 She filed amended returns and those were included in the nomination packet on Sebelius that the White House sent to the Finance Committee on Match 17 One of the errors Sebelius noted resulted from not providing an acknowledgement letter' Bom three of the 49 charitable recipients to whom she contributed money The law requires the letter for any Another involved an erroneous deduction for mortgage inter are Birth ccrtlfkatM wM gwlpod from Puerto Rico schools and sold to Illegal immigrants The Associated Press SAN JUAN Puarto Mco I An identity-theft ring that catered to illegal immigrants seeking to establish themselves in die United States stole the personal data of 7000 public school-children officials said 'Riesday Members of the ring broke into about 5Q schools across the US island territory over the past two yean to steal birth certificates and Social Security numbers to sell to the illegal immigrants the FBI and other agencies announced at a news conference The victims were largely unaware their information had been stolen and probably would not have learned of the thefts until they became adults and tried to buy something on credit said assistant US Attorney Julia Diaz Rex The authorities did not disclose how they uncovered the ring but said seven people have been arrested and one more is being sought At least some of them were illegal immigrants from die Dominican Republic Investigators determined the certificates and Social Security numbers were sold as a package In a number of states including Ifcxas Alaska and California for up to $250 authorities said options opposite it 'on KCPTi "BBC World at 5 pm weeknights followed by a half-hour newscast produced out of New York "World Focus" Aaron Barnhart Rvet online at TVBanLeom ocntic side for nearly die entire hearing told the paneL While in the Senate Dole a Kansas Republican' worked on bipartisan solutions to health care "Maybe the feet that we start off by a Republican introducing a Democrahwill be a pood omen for what we hope wul be a 'very productive year in health-care reform" Dole said The hearing offered Sebelius a possible roadmap to the concerns of the committee which has furisdiction over what could be on her plate as Heahh and HumanServices secretary: AIDS food safety doctors who refuse to treat patients covered by Medicare and more face a health system that burdens families buSihesses and government budgets with doubles our I Counter-program KCPT This might be the trickiest part because he want to take the wind oqt of his Thursday-night all-local lineup or his Fri-day-night pubBe-offurs roster Fridays because lip while small is KCPT2: New channel public television viewing est after she and her husband Gary Sebelius a federal magistrate fudge sold their home an amount lest than the outstanding balance cm our mortgage They continued paying off the loan interest we mistakenly be- lieved continued to be deductible mortgage interest Another loan for home improvements was treated similarly" The third error invoked business deductibns Before the tax disclosure Sebelius underwent more than two hours of largely friendly questioning at her hearing before the Senate Health Education -Labor and Pennons Committee "I cant think of a tougher fob to step into former Sea Bob Dol4 who sat by the pem- yoga and Stretch" programs whim KCPT pulled them a couple of years ago? They're baa at 6' am on KCPT2 And if you like good woodworking RCPT2 nils "Wood-smith Shop" and Shop" specialty shows that got crowded ouLby more wide-appeal programs on KCPT (Murphy's also adding tq KCPT2V schedule but that about lumber) Reprogram KCPT If you stay up late for "Charlie Rose" now you can catch him at 10 pm weeknights on KCPT2 Hell still air at that ridiculous hour 11 pm on KCPT (Hey what about Thvis Smiley?) If you like nature programs tune in Monday night If you like local and regional programs Tbesday and Wednesday night's lineups will belousy with them (why look ifs "TYustees for die Public: 200 Years of Missouri Newspapers" at 8 pm on Wsdnesdayi) And lots of regional flavor too from Nebraska to the Ozarb "Stations in the area all know I will run their stuff if ifs Murphy said fiercely loyaL So Thursdays will be sort of the "great books" night with classics such "Jazz" featured while cm Fridays KCPT2 will feature "Masterpiece" the kind of snooty PBS import that Bands at die other mid of the CALLUSES? DIABETES? BACK FAIN? HAMMERTOES? HARD TO FIT FEET? FLANTAR FASCIITIS? OBBfflLliXiAftf let oar experts customize rotation for you! 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