Presidential Candidates Battle Over Health Care Plans
On the campaign trail and in a new television advertisement, Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) has charged Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.)with planning to cut Medicare by $882 million to pay for his health care proposal. However, McCain's top domestic policy adviser says the charge is inaccurate.
- "Campaigns Tangle Over Health Care" (Sack, New York Times, 10/18).