Subject: Republican moderates are messing up health care
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Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2017 05:03:19 -0400 (EDT)

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Hey, Mueller, You Should Check Out Iceland

It seems an unlikely place for the Justice Department to look for evidence of President Donald Trump's links to Russia, admits Timothy L. O'Brien. But Russia's roots in Iceland's banks run deep -- and Iceland is where a shady Trump associate got some of his money.

Those Moderates Are Screwing Up Health Reform

The Senate's Obamacare replacement aims to please Republican centrists. And that's why it's such a mess, laments Ramesh Ponnuru. What senators have come up with is politically risky, and even harder to defend as policy. It's also clear they gave the new plan's biggest issues the minimum amount of thought that they could.

Mylan Shareholders Tilt at Executive-Pay Windmill

Pharmaceutical company Mylan NV had a terrible 2016, highlighted by the controversy over skyrocketing costs of its EpiPens. It comes as little surprise that shareholders rejected the company's executive pay package -- which included chairman Robert Coury's $97 million payday. Whether the drugmaker will actually listen to the shareholders is another issue entirely, says Joe Nocera.

The Secret to Restaurants' Woes? Check the Freezer Aisle

Who wants to cook? (And now that it's summer, let's be honest with ourselves.) There are so many alternatives to standing in front of the stove in the golden age of dining out, but according to Megan McArdle, restaurants are actually suffering financially. Why? Some of the answers can be found in the ever-increasing variety sitting in grocery stores' frozen foods sections.

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