President Obama's current proposal calls for insuring 30 million more Americans at a cost of about $1 trillion over ten years.

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President Obama is fighting hard timing is now,". for his top domestic priority, an overhaul of the current health care system that would cost at least $1 trillion, a priority he asserts that can be achieved without adding to the federal budget deficit.

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At their current cost, electric vehicles are not competitive without significant government subsidies.

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High-voltage DC can carry power over long distances at lower cost than alternating current, but the transformers still cost too much to make the idea widespread.

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According to Lockheed officials, VentureStar will be able to take cargo into space at a tenth of the current cost, and could be ready to fly every two or three days.

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