She detests the mandatory public plan, but says she would accept some form of triggered version.

ECONOMIST: Health-care reform

This could be combined with some form of mandatory private savings plan, which has been implemented in many countries worldwide with good results.

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While the archdiocese's plan isn't mandatory for schools that prove financial stability, its success hinges on the participation of most parishes.

WSJ: Archdiocese Alters Course on Schools

People living here illegally could begin to get green cards in 10 years, but only if a new southern border security plan is in place, employers have adopted mandatory electronic verification of their workers' legal status and a new electronic exit system is operating at airports and seaports.

NPR: AP Source: Senate Plan To Stiffen Border Security

The Justice Secretary Ken Clarke recently announced plans to extend mandatory life sentences for many other crimes as part of a plan to do away with indeterminate sentences.

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