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

ECONOMIST: Health-care reform

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

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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