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Show DAILY coverage the bill is calling for. The company, which had 40 Amputees Continued claims filed since 2006, also works w it h prost net ic prov who is helping Rep. David to find additional cost savLake City, carry ings for customers. But, said a bill in the legislative session spokesman Jason Burgess, no that would mandate insurance one likes facing a mandate, even if you're probably not gocompanies to at least match what Medicaid offers: 80 pering to be affected. It won't be cheap for the cent of the cost of a prosthetic limb with no cap. state either. The bill carries a whopping $2.5 million fiscal note because the state's Public Heavy burden Employees Health Program The cost isn't cheap for has 78 employees who could be affected. That works out to amputees and it's not cheap about $32,000 each. for insurance carriers either. k While the cost is high, And mandating an increase in said he sees that as coverage isn't likely to go over well The bill has already been ognition of the problem a multiyear battle in which "This can't be described as Stanley got only a sympathetic your typical mandate," he said. "This speaks to the heart of ear from her lawmakers in Orem who don't like the idea what insurance is supposed to of government burdening pribe about." from A 1 id-e- lt vate enterprise. 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Periodicals postage paid at Provo, Utah. Postmaster: Send address changes to The Daily Herald. P.O. Box 717, Provo, Utah 84603-0717- . Ttrw. MEMBER, AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATIONS All contents Copyright 2008. Daily Herald. Any reproduction or other use is strictly prohibited without written permission. said "we would like to stress that Sudan does not provide any assistance to any side" Monson, assistant director of the Center for Elections and Democracy at Romney's alma mater, Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. Kelly Patterson, the center's director, agreed: "People have long memories in politics." In the background of the dispute lies a long simmering argument in Utah over whether Romney has overstated his role in saving the Olympics. In debates and on the campaign, McCain highlights his history as a watchdog of "wasteful" government spending. Over the years, he has challenged Senate colleagues who inserted earmarks in legislation to fund "pet projects," from new courthouses to catfish farms, and to bypass normal budget -- d ; Cutting federal aid for the Olympics and other sports events became one of McCain's goals, He repeatedly denounced "pork barrel subsidies" for the 2002 games, identifying earmarks for construction projects, road improvements, new post offices and other infrastructure in and around Salt Lake City. His bark had little bite, however. As chairman of the commerce committee, McCain held no hearings into the alleged overspending and failed in his one attempt to cut Olympic spending, according to his Senate staff. In early 2001, McCain proposed shifting $30 million 3 m y& w 4 chase. She even has a financial donor who helps pay for her leg. But amputees should be at least given that much, she contends, especially when many insurance companies cover 80 percent of such operations, such as breast and penile im- ASHLEY leg can take working at a some squeaky days," she said referring to when a valve on the prosthesis needs to be cleaned. Stanley is spearheading a billon behalf of the Amputee Coalition of America toput insurance coverage for prosthetic care on par with other basic, medical services. Representative David Litvack is the sponsor of the bill plants. "I think we've got our priorities misconstrued here," Stan- ley sighs. McCain's angry rhetoric put him at odds not only with Romney, but with Sen. Robert F. Bennettthe Utah Republican w ho sat on the appropriations committee and who personally led the fight for federal aid to the Olympics. In October 191)9, Bennett took to the Senate floor to condemn a claim on McCain's Web site that called an allocation of $2.2 million to improve Salt Lake City sewers "a direct result of unlimited contributions from special interests." McCain's staff had found the sewer aid in an emergency appropriation to fund U.S. military operations in Kosovo in the Balkans. In a rancorous exchange, Bennett demanded that McCain identify who the special interests were and how they benefited. McCain replied that he was attacking "the system." not individual members, and refused to amend the Web site. The sewer money stayed in. Bennett, who has endorsed Romney's presidential bid, could not be reached Friday due to a death in the family, according to his spokesr d ran FRANSCELLDaily Herald that Tami Stanley's prosthetic urology clinic in Provo. "1 have Fifteen hours a week is about all woman. McCain doesn't mention his concerns about Olympics spending on the campaign trail, according to aides. Romney, however, cites his stew-- . ardship of the games as core to his candidacy. The Boston-basebusiness tycoon took over the operation in February 1999 after organizers in Salt Lake City were accused of providing more than $1 million in cash and gifts to members of the from the Treasury DepartInternational Olympic Comment, which sought the money mittee to secure the city's bid. for "salaries and expenses of The local organizers later law enforcement personnel" at were acquitted of all criminal the Olympics, to the Pentagon. charges. The amendment was overOn the campaign trail, Romwhelmingly defeated. ney cites his efforts to rescue the games from scandal, lure Romney "takes credit for cleaning everything up," complained Stephen Pace, who helped run Utahns for Responsible Public Spending, a local nonprofit group. "How much he really did, how to tell." much initiative he showed, is hard new corporate sponsors, and fix a massive budget shortfall. The Olympics ultimately proved a sporting and financial success. But some critics claim Romney overstates his influence. They argue that federal tax dollars effectively provided huge subsidies for each ticket sold, and that the largest corporate sponsorships were in place before he arrived. "He had his role, but he didn't save the games by any stretch of the imagination," said Ken Bullock, a former board member of the Salt Lake City Olympic Committee, and now head of the Utah League of Cities and Towns, a nonpartisan municipal group. "He was very opportunistic in trying to portray himself as the white knight." Romney "takes credit for cleaning everything up," complained Stephen Pace, who helped run Utahns for Responsible Public Spending, a local nonprofit group. "How much he really did, how much initiative he showed, is hard to tell." Romney's describes his version of events, including his with McCain, early face-off- s in his 2004 autobiographical book, "Turnaround." At a time when the games fedneeded "record-breakineral support," he wrote, McCain and a few of his Senate colleagues were threatening to revoke the tax deductibility Of corporate sponsorships. "That would nail the coffin of the Salt Lake Olympics and future Games," Romney worried. McCain, he added, "had g ' iii' f fi Fast Phone 1 m , , Continued from A 1 w ' '? Source; Amputee Coalition of America Continued from Al scrutiny. Amputees There are approximately 2 million people with limb loss in the United States (excluding fingers and toes). There are more than 185,000 new amputations preformed each year in this country. Olympics "Any developments in Chad reflect on Sudan and any instability there would have a negative impact on Sudan," he said. The U.S. Embassy in N'Djamena said Sunday it was temporarily closing and relocating all of its operations and remaining staff to the airport. It had authorized the departure of its nonessential staff. The United Nations also said it was temporarily evacuating its staff. French soldiers in N'Djamena began evacuating foreigners on Saturday night, and nearly 400 had left by midday Sunday, said a French military spokesman, Capt. Christophe Prazuck, One foreign aid worker described the scene in N'Djamena on Sunday as "bloody and chaotic" with bodies littering the streets and looters breaking into shops during lulls in the fighting. Gunfire could be heard coming from the area around the presidential palace, said the aid worker, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk with reporters. The death toll from the fighting was not knowa But the French organization Mede-cin- s sans Front ieres reported they had operated on about 50 wounded people only one a combatant since Saturday at a hospital in the capital. A spokesman in Paris said the Chadian Red Cross had told MSF doctors that they had counted about 200 wounded. The civilians had been hit by stray bullets, MSF said, HOME DELIVERY U.S. Chad in Chad. The Herald corrects errors of fact appearing in Its news and opinion columns. If you have a . correction, call CORRECTIONS: 375-510- spite the initial cost. At 49 years old and with one leg, Stanley still bikes, goes to the gym, skis and is trying to become the driver of the U.S. Disabled Bobsled Team. It's mostly due to having good prosthetics and a good attitude. But there are amputees who can't afford a prosthetic or whose prosthetic is so old that it's unusable. Those people become less active, stop working and can develop health problems. An acquaintance of Stanley died in October after developing complications from inactivity. He had the same limb for nearly 20 years because his insurance wouldn't provide for another, and it was so broken down and that it was unusable. "It's not allowing people who want to be contributing members of society to get back and be able to do that," she said. Stanley said even at 80 percent of funding, prosthetics are going to be difficult to pur- - Monday, February 4, 2008 HERALD earned the unfair reputation of being out to destroy the Games." After their first meeting, in early 1999, he decided that McCain "did not oppose he simply opthe Olympics posed the federal government paying for the Games, particularly when he saw any waste and abuse. And he had plenty of examples." After the Sept. 11,2001, attacks, however, McCain "made clear there would be no problems from him when we came to Congress for the funding necessary to keep the games secure," Romney wrote. In the end, neither Romney nor McCain were correct in their public statements about how much the Olympics cost. In response to a request from McCain, the General Accounting Office, the research arm of Congress, reported in September 2000 that federal agencies would spend $1.3 billion in and around Salt Lake City, or less than McCain claimed. Most of the money was allocated to improve or build highways and transit systems, not expenses directly related to staging the games. Sen. Bennett, Romney's chief backer, struck back the following year. He asked the GAO to recalculate the federal tab minus the heavy construction and infrastructure. Not surprisingly, the tally was far less; $342 million, but still more than Romney had said. Additional security measures added after Sept. 1 1 raised the total to ' about $400 million, subsequent reports showed. Quotes No salesman will visit you. Fast quotes from your rough measurements. ; Final measurement done at time ; VmiJ V V of order, our showroom! - Visit CALL (801 suron A CLYDE 2 )-- 2 350 2-- 3 (Have your measurements ready!) Women: Get Cut FREE ESTIMATES! Not Big & Toned Bulky SHOWROOM COJ4fAy & 35 East 400 South Springville Hours: Mon-Sa- t 8a. m to 6p.m. Best Open Fit Technology Value SIEMENS V . . v " intuitive technology! 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