The welfare and healthcare reform debate

Letter from America by Alistair Cooke

The presidential race, US welfare and healthcare reform and the prurience and pressure surrounding the TWA flight 800 crash investigation.

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Fri 2 Aug 199621:00

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Fri 2 Aug 199621:00
BBC Radio 4

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