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TOP STORY.

What Happens If Nothing Happens to Health Care?

A month ago, President Barack Obama was on the verge of a victory that eluded all his predecessors, as Congress neared approval of legislation to expand health-insurance coverage to nearly all Americans. Today, this initiative is in critical condition, perhaps even dying.The initial idea was logical: Cover nearly everyone and control the rise in health costs. The emerging House-Senate compromise was ugly and unpopular. The left said it did too little of the first, and did too much to protect health-care profits. The right said it didn't do enough of the second, and did too much to enlarge government's already formidable role.

 

ENTERTAINMENT.

Michael Jackson's death Investigation might be coming to conclusion.

There were growing signs Wednesday morning that the half-year investigation into the death of Michael Jackson could be coming to a conclusion.L.A. prosecutors continue to decline comment on when -- or if -- they will charge Jackson's personal physician in connection with the pop star's death. But law enforcement sources have told The Times it's possible a decision will come sometime this week.A lawyer for the Houston-based doctor, Conrad Murray, said Tuesday that his client is in Los Angeles and prepared to surrender if authorities file charges against him."I don't have any specific information that leads me to believe he is going to be charged this week," lawyer Ed Chernoff said, "but if he is, we've made it clear he's available to turn himself in."The arrival of Murray and Chernoff, his lead attorney, from Houston set off a new round of speculation that authorities, who have been mulling a manslaughter case against the doctor since last summer, were about to file charges. v

SPORTS

Meet Tom Moore: The 'mad scientist' with Peyton Manning.

FORT LAUDERDALE — Even now, 12 years deep in a relationship among the most productive in NFL history, Tom Moore can startle MVP Peyton Manning . It might only take a bit of military lingo."He uses a lot of expressions that a lot of guys don't know what they mean," the Indianapolis Colts quarterback says of the only offensive coordinator he has had in the NFL. "Even I wasn't sure of what they mea

 

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