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"There are many health insurance plans that will cover Viagra but won't cover birth-control medication."
Republican John McCain on Monday, July 7th, 2008 in remarks to reporters by campaign adviser Carly Fiorina in Washington, D.C.
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Her health care plan will cost $110-billion in the first year, which can be paid for with savings.
Democrat Hillary Clinton on Monday, September 17th, 2007 in a speech in Des Moines, Iowa.
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“What they will do is socialized medicine.”
Republican Rudy Giuliani on Monday, September 17th, 2007 in a comment to reporters in Tampa.
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Recent stories by Kris Hundley
Fiorina's factual dysfunction: McCain adviser Carly Fiorina trips up the Truth-O-Meter when she says many health insurance plans cover Viagra but not birth control. Her candidate trips on the subject, too.
Clinton's health care Rx: many options, fewer specifics: Clinton's health plan is not the "socialism" its critics declare, but it's skimpy on details and relies on optimistic math.
Kris Hundley covers health care for the St. Petersburg Times.
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