For Democrats on Capitol Hill who still love sweeping initiatives and bold new programs, there was not a lot to chew on.

Established in 1965, Medicaid was one of many sweeping initiatives under President Lyndon Johnson's war on poverty.

A1 In Seoul, six students were seized in the most politically significant arrests since the Government announced sweeping democratic initiatives two months ago.

A1 A fair profit for insurance companies is at issue now that the California Supreme Court has upheld the main provisions of a sweeping insurance-reform initiative.

Attacking one of Brazil's most shameful but deeply rooted social problems, the country's new left-wing government has announced a sweeping initiative intended to eliminate slave labor.

It was an unusually sweeping diplomatic initiative by China, which until recently had tended to focus mainly on domestic development rather than overseas expansion.

They paid $500 or $1,000 a person, raising nearly $150,000 to support a sweeping environmental initiative that is expected to be put to California voters in November.

The review is part of a sweeping initiative by the federal government to assess the vulnerability of the nation's infrastructure.

However, I am alarmed by the unholy haste in pushing through such a sweeping, power-shifting and undemocratic initiative as the proposed European Constitution.

The United States has approached the current round of trade talks with a sweeping initiative addressing distortions in all fiber markets, as well as textiles and clothing.