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Study: 44 million could lose Medicaid coverage under GOP plan
House Republican plans to repeal the new healthcare law and to convert the Medicaid insurance program into a block grant to states could force as many 44 million poor and disabled Americans out of the program over the next decade, according to a new...Tags: Insurance, Sports, Healthcare Laws, Politics, Health Insurance
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Philip Hersh: Vonn shakes cobwebs, wins silver in world downhill [Updated]
The Fabulous ForumLindsey Vonn has won everything -- Olympic gold, world championship gold, World Cup titles, more World Cup races than any U.S. skier in history. So second place at a major event should be no big deal to her. But there...... -
Philip Hersh: In finishing 12th, Bode Miller adds to legend
The Fabulous ForumBode Miller showed again why he is the greatest and most charismatic skier in U.S. history. And he did it by finishing 12th in Tuesday's Super-G at the World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. (Yes, at times -- notably the 2006...... -
Philip Hersh: Julia Mancuso adds another big line to her impressive ski record
The Fabulous ForumIt seems a contradiction: Julia Mancuso, long one of the most outgoing personalities in sports, quietly putting together a resume that makes her one of the most outstanding people in her sport. Mancuso added another line to it Tuesday, finishing...... -
Philip Hersh: 24th annual awards to international sports figures
The Fabulous ForumSo here we are, at the end of another year, finding ourselves looking back at an Olympics with tragedy and triumph, with good sports and sore losers (you know who you are, Evgeny Plushenko), a year with stirring achievements and...... -
World Cup skiing update: Lack of speed training hurts Americans
The Fabulous ForumSimply stunning fall day here in Denver. Not quite so nice a couple of hours away at Beaver Creek, Colo., where the men’s downhill had to be canceled earlier Friday because of high winds. That wasn’t the problem in last...... -
'Law & Order' scene won't push Vonn from slippery slope
L.A. Times Olympics BlogLindsey Vonn as Alicia and Jeremy Sisto as Det. Cyrus Lupo on the upcoming May 24 episode of NBC's "Law & Order." (Eric Leibowitz / NBC) By Philip Hersh Lindsey Vonn has a scene on Law & Order's 20th season...... -
Mirai Nagasu not on par with Rachel Flatt? Huh?
L.A. Times Olympics BlogI am trying to figure out how U.S. Figure Skating decided Mirai Nagasu does not belong on the same level as Rachael Flatt in the "team envelopes" for the 2010-11 season that USFS announced Friday. That means Nagasu will get...... -
Lindsey Vonn clinches third straight World Cup overall title
L.A. Times Olympics BlogAmerican alpine superstar Lindsey Vonn added to her growing legacy Friday by following up her Olympic gold medal in Vancouver with her third straight World Cup overall title. Vonn, the first American woman to win the Olympic downhill, edged out...... -
Vonn thinks tireless Billy Demong may be two tacos short of a Nordic combination
L.A. Times Olympics BlogAmerican ski queen Lindsey Vonn, who thinks she worked hard to earn her gold medal in the downhill, says she is in awe of nordic combined long hill gold medalist Billy Demong. "I love Billy," Vonn said Friday after she...... -
Bode Miller wins gold medal in men's super combined
L.A. Times Olympics BlogU.S. skier Bode Miller won the gold medal in the men's super combined at the Vancouver Winter Olympics on Sunday. It is the first Olympic gold medal of Miller’s career and fifth medal overall. He already has three silvers and...... -
Looks like a gold medal for Bode Miller in men's super combined
L.A. Times Olympics BlogWith all of the top skiers down the mountain, it looks like Bode Miller of the U.S. will win the gold medal in the men's super combined. Miller put up a time of 2:44.92 (adding his downhill and slalom times).......
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