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Kennedy's health care plan gets frosty reception from GOP

WASHINGTON -- Congressional Democrats' bid to overhaul the nation'shealth-care system got off to a rocky start Tuesday when Sen. EdwardM. Kennedy, D-Mass., introduced his long-awaited plan -- only to facefurious criticism from even moderate Republicans.

Kennedy, whose fight to reshape the health care system spans morethan 40 years, would require all Americans to get medical insurance,establish...

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