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ហេតុដូចម្តេចបានជា CIA រកប៊ីនឡាដេនឃើញ?

engmaradypage — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 08:44:31 +0000

ដោយ ៖ អប្សរា ថ្ងៃពុធ ទី១៣ ខែកក្កដា ឆ្នាំ២០១១ ម៉ោង ១៥:១៦ គេហទំព័របរទេស ព្រឹត្ដិការណ៏អន្តរជាតិ ជាច្រើនទៀត លោកគីមជុងអ៊ីលរៀបចំផ្ទេរ

អំណាចឱ្យកូនប្រុសលោក គណៈកម្មាធិការរៀបចំការបោះឆ្នោតថៃមិនទាន់អនុម័តលើសមាជិកភាពសភារបស់លោកស្រីយីងឡាក់ បាតុករអេហ្ស៊ីបទាមទារឱ្យដកតំណែងប្រមុខក្រុមប្រឹក្សាយោធាកំពុងកាន់អំណាច ឥរិយាបថចម្លែករបស់ព្រះអង្គម្ចាស់ ALBERT ម៉ូណាកូនិងម្ចាស់ក្សត្រី CHARLENE ក្រោយរៀបអភិសេកហើយ លោកអូបាម៉ា នឹងចូលរួមកិច្ចប្រជុំកំពូលអាស៊ីខាងកើតនៅកោះបាលី ប្រទេសឥណ្ឌូនេស៊ី ទំព័រ ព្រឹត្ដិការណ៏អន្តរជាតិ ភ្នាក់ងារ CIA របស់អាមេរិកបានរៀបចំធ្វើយុទ្ធនាការក្លែងបន្លំមួយ ដើម្បីតាមរកអតីតប្រមុខអាល់កៃដាអូសាម៉ា ប៊ីនឡាដេន ។ យុទ្ធនាការនោះជាយុទ្ធនាការចាក់វ៉ាក់សាំងប្រឆាំង ជំងឺថ្លើមប្រភេទ B ។ វាអាចឱ្យ CIA កំណត់ដឹងកន្លែងស្នាក់នៅរបស់អូសាម៉ា ប៊ីនឡាដេន ជាមនុស្សដែលគេតាមរកបំផុតលើពិភពលោកមុន ពេលត្រូវសម្លាប់ដោយកងកុំម៉ង់ដូមួយក្រុមរបស់អាមេរិកកាលពីថ្ងៃទី២ ឧសភា កន្លងមកនេះ ។ រឿងនេះត្រូវបានអះអាងកាលពីថ្ងៃទី១២ កក្កដា ដោយកាសែតអង់គ្លេសឈ្មោះ GUARDIAN ដែលដកស្រង់ប្រភពនានារបស់បណ្តាអ្នកទទួលខុសត្រូវអាមេរិក និងប៉ាគីស្ថាន ព្រមទាំងរបស់ប្រជាជនមូលដ្ឋាន ។ យោងតាមកាសែតនោះថា យុទ្ធនាការនេះចាប់ផ្តើមពីរដូវក្តៅកន្លងមកនេះ ពេលដែល CIA បានរកឃើញដានរបស់អ្នកនាំសារម្នាក់របស់អាល់កៃដាដែលមានឈ្មោះថា អាប៊ូអាម៉ាដ អាល់ឃ្វៃទី ដែលត្រៀមទៅជួបជាមួយប៊ីនឡាដេន ។ CIA បានធ្វើយុទ្ធនាការចាក់វ៉ាក់សាំងក្លែងបន្លំហើយអាចកំណត់ដឹងថា ប្រមុខភេរវកម្មរូបនេះលាក់ខ្លួនក្នុងនិវេសនដ្ឋានមួយនៅក្រុង ABBOTTABAD របស់ប៉ាគីស្ថាន ។ ភ្លាមៗ CIA បានធ្វើការត្រួតពិនិត្យនិវេសនដ្ឋាននោះតាមផ្កាយរណប ចំណែកភ្នាក់ងារ CIA ម្នាក់បានទៅបន្លំខ្លួនរស់នៅក្នុងផ្ទះមួយនៃសង្កាត់ដែលប៊ីនឡាដេនរស់នៅ ។ ក៏ប៉ុន្តែហេតុដូចម្តេចបានជាគេអាចចូលទៅខាងក្នុងផ្ទះប៊ីនឡានដេនដោយគ្មានការសង្ស័យ? មុនពេលចូលទៅក្នុងផ្ទះនេះ បណ្តាភ្នាក់ងារអាមេរិកបានជ្រើសរើសគ្រូពេទ្យប៉ាគីស្ថានម្នាក់លោកសាគីល អាហ្វ្រី ឌី ជាអ្នកទទួលខុសត្រូវ ខាងសុខាភិបាលខេត្តឃីប័រនៅតំបន់កុលសម្ព័ន្ធ មួយតាមបណ្តោយព្រំដែនជាមួយអាហ្វហ្គានីស្ថាន ។ គ្រូពេទ្យនោះត្រូវបានបញ្ជូនទៅកាន់ក្រុង ABBOTTABAD កាលពីខែមីនាជាផ្លូវការ ដើម្បីចាក់វ៉ាក់សាំងដោយឥតគិតថ្លៃដល់ប្រជាជនប្រឆាំងនឹងជំងឺថ្លើមប្រភេទ B ។ ក៏ប៉ុន្តែផែនការរបស់អាមេរិក គឺល្អិតល្អន់ ។ តាមពិតភ្នាក់ងារ CIA បានស្នើដល់គ្រូពេទ្យរូបនោះ យកគំរូឈាមក្នុងនោះមាន NDA ដែរ របស់គ្រួសារប៊ីឡាដេន ដើម្បីធ្វើការប្រៀបធៀបទៅនឹងឈាម ឬ NDA របស់ប្អូនស្រីប៊ីនឡាដេន ដែលស្លាប់នៅក្រុងបូស្តុនកាលពីឆ្នាំ២០១០ ព្រមទាំងឱ្យទទួលបានការអះអាងពីវត្តមានរបស់ប៊ីនឡាដេនក្នុងសង្កាត់នោះ ។ យោងតាមកាសែត GUARDIAN ថា យុទ្ធនាការក្លែងក្លាយនៃការចាក់វ៉ាក់សាំងនោះអាចធ្វើទៅបានតាមរយៈការផ្តល់ប្រាក់យ៉ាងច្រើនដល់បណ្តានិយោជិតសុខាភិបាលមូលដ្ឋានដែលទទួលការអនុញ្ញាតឱ្យទៅក្បែរនិវេសនដ្ឋានរបស់ប្រមុខអាល់កៃដារូបនេះ ៕

ពលរដ្ឋអេហ្ស៊ីបច្រើនពាន់នាក់លើកគ្នាធ្វើបាតុកម្មទៀតហើយ

engmaradypage — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 03:57:37 +0000

ដោយ ៖ អប្សរា

ថ្ងៃសុក្រ ទី៨ ខែកក្កដា ឆ្នាំ២០១១ ម៉ោង ១៦:៤៧

ពលរដ្ឋអេហ្ស៊ីបច្រើនពាន់នាក់លើកគ្នាធ្វើបាតុកម្ម

ពលរដ្ឋអេហ្ស៊ីបជាច្រើនពាន់នាក់ បានប្រមូលផ្តុំគ្នាកាលពីថ្ងៃទី៨ កក្កដា នៅទីលាន TAHRIR នៃទីក្រុងគែរ ដើម្បីទាមទារឱ្យមានការកែទម្រង់ថែមទៀត និងឱ្យដាក់ទោសធ្ងន់ធ្ងរថែមទៀត ប្រឆាំងបណ្តាមេដឹកនាំនៃរបបមុន ៥ខែក្រោយការដួលរលំរបស់លោកប្រធានាធិបតីហូស្នី មូបារ៉ាក់ ។

បាតុករមួយចំនួនបានបោះតង់ដេកនៅទីលាននោះ ។ បដាពាក្យស្លោកទាំងឡាយដែលពួកបាតុករបានលើកសរសេរថា «បដិវត្តន៍របស់យើងបន្តទៀត» ឬ «ប្រជាជនស្នើឱ្យអនុវត្តការសន្យានានារបស់ពួកនិទាឃរដូវអារ៉ាប់» ។ បាតុករទាំងឡាយនាំគ្នាស្រែកថា យើងពុំបានឃើញមានការផ្លាស់ប្តូរឡើយ ។ យើងបានផ្តួលរំលំ លោកមូបារ៉ាក់ ក៏ប៉ុន្តែយើងទទួលការឡើងជំនួសវិញ ដោយសេនាប្រមុខមួយរូប ដែលចង់និយាយសំដៅលើសេនាប្រមុខ HUSSEIN TANTAOUI ប្រមុខក្រុមប្រឹក្សាយោធាដែលដឹកនាំប្រទេសអេហ្ស៊ីបនាពេលនេះ ៕

កម្មវិធីប៊ីគីនីរបស់ទូរសទស្សន៍ត្រូវរំខានពីសំណាក់មិត្តប្រុស

engmaradypage — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 03:53:36 +0000

កោះសន្តិភាព ដោយ ៖ សាម៉ន

ថ្ងៃព្រហស្បត្ត៏ ទី៧ ខែកក្កដា ឆ្នាំ២០១១ ម៉ោង ០៩:៤៨

ឈុតវីដេអូឃ្លីប មួយបង្ហាញពីភាពខឹងសម្បារបស់បុរសជាមិត្តប្រុសដែលឃើញមិត្ត ស្រីរបស់ខ្លួនចូលរួមកម្មវិធីប្រកួតបវរកញ្ញាប៊ីគីនីកំពុង ត្រូវបានមនុស្សនៅទូទាំងពិភពលោកមានការចាប់អារម្មណ៍យ៉ាង ខ្លាំងក្នុងពិភពអ៊ីនធើរណេត ។ បុរសដែលមិនស្គាល់ស្ថានីយទូរទស្សន៍កំពុងដំណើរចាក់ផ្សាយបន្ត ផ្ទាល់ដោយបានបង្កការអុកឡុកក្នុងពេលមិត្តស្រីរបស់ខ្លួន ចូលប្រកួតបវរកញ្ញាប៊ីគិនី ។ ក្នុងវីដេអូនោះ បុរសនោះបានស្រែកខ្លាំង ទៅកាន់ស្រីម្នាក់ថា «តើអូនឯងធ្វើអ្វី? នរណាប្រាប់ឱ្យអូនឯងមក» ? ម៉េចមិននិយាយថា ទៅធ្វើការទៀតទៅ ។ បន្ទាប់មកបុរសនេះបានចាប់ដៃមិត្តស្រីរបស់ខ្លួនអូសនិង ទះកំផ្លៀងនាងទៀតផង ។

បើទោះជាស្ត្រីម្នាក់ដែលទំនងជាម្ចាស់កម្ម វិធីទូរសទ្សន៍នោះព្យាយាមបញ្ចប់ការប្រើអំពើហិង្សាដោយបានច្រាន បុរសនោះចេញពីមិត្តស្រីដែលនៅស្ងៀមក៏មិនអាចបញ្ឈប់កំហឹង របស់បុរសនោះបានឡើយ ។ ក្នុងពេលឈ្លោះគ្នានោះ ធ្វើឱ្យមនុស្សម្នាគ្រប់គ្នានៅទីកន្លែងនោះមានការភ្ញាក់ ផ្អើលជាខ្លាំងពេលបុរសជាសង្សារទាញអាវទ្រនាប់ដែលមិត្តស្រី ពាក់ក្នុងពេលប្រឡង ពីលើចុះមកក្រោម និងថែមទាំងចង់សម្រាតខោខ្លីនាងផង តែជាសំណាងល្អដែរ ដែលបុរសនោះមិនអាចស្រាតខោខ្លីនាងដែលស្លៀកនោះ ។ ថែមពីនេះទៀតបុរសនោះស្រែកថា ឱ្យគេមើលគ្រប់គ្នាតែម្តងទៅ។

បន្ទាប់មកនាងជាសង្សារក៏ដួលលើកម្រាលឥដ្ឋ ស្របពេលដែលសុដន់ទាំងគូលេចចេញ ។ មុនពេលបុរសនោះចេញពីឆាកនោះ គាត់បានគប់អ្វីម្យ៉ាងដែលនៅលើតុទាំងកំហឹងទៅលើមិត្តស្រីរបស់ ខ្លួន ហើយនិយាយថា Fuck Yourmother ។ ចំពោះអ្វីដែលបានកើតឡើងនោះបានបង្កើតឱ្យមានការងឿងឆ្ងល់ ជាច្រើនដែលថា ហេតុអ្វីក៏គ្មានសន្តិសុខ សម្រាប់ការរក្សាសណ្តាប់ធ្នាប់ ៕

មេព្រៃកំពង់ត្រឡាចសហការជាមួយប៉េអឹមស្ទាក់ចាប់រថយន្តដឹកគ្រញូង

engmaradypage — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 03:41:43 +0000

កោះសន្តិភាព ខេត្តកំពង់ឆ្នាំង ៖ ឈើគ្រញូង២រថយន្តកាមរីគូទស្វិទ ត្រូវបានមន្ត្រីផ្នែករដ្ឋបាលព្រៃឈើកំពង់ត្រឡាច សហការជាមួយកម្លាំងកងរាជអាវុធហត្ថស្នាក់ការ៥០០ ស្ទាក់ចាប់បានជាបន្តបន្ទាប់តាមបណ្តោយផ្លូវជាតិលេខ៥ ក្នុងទឹកដីស្រុកកំពង់ត្រឡាច កាលពីល្ងាចថ្ងៃទី៧ កក្កដា។

លោកម៉ន វុទ្ធី នាយផ្នែករដ្ឋបាលព្រៃឈើ កំពង់ត្រឡាចបាននិយាយថា នៅវេលាម៉ោង៥ល្ងាចថ្ងៃទី៧ កក្កដា នោះ កម្លាំងរបស់លោកស្ទាក់ចាប់បានរថយន្តកាមរីគូទស្វិតមួយ គ្រឿង ពណ៌ស ពាក់ស្លាកលេខ ក៥២៣៧ ភព២ នៅចំណុចរោងចក្រស្បែកជើង ស្ថិតក្នុងភូមិព្រៃពីស ឃុំឈូកស ។ ក្រោយពីត្រូវស្ទាក់ចាប់ អ្នកបើកបរ២នាក់រត់គេចខ្លួនបាត់ ហើយក្រោយពីយករថយន្តមកស្នាក់ការរាប់ឃើញមានឈើគ្រញូងចំនួន១០០ដុំ ស្មើនឹង៣១២គីឡូក្រាម។

ចំណែករថយន្តមួយគ្រឿងទៀតម៉ាកកាមរីគូទស្វិត ពណ៌.សដូចគ្នា គឺបានសហការជាមួយមន្ត្រីកងរាជអាវុធហត្ថស្នាក់ការ៥០០ ស្ទាក់ចាប់បាននៅមុខស្នាក់ការតែម្តង ដែលរថយន្តនោះពាក់ស្លាកលេខ ខ៤៥១៥ ភព២ ។ ក្រោយពេលត្រូវចាប់អ្នកបើកបរក៏រត់គេចខ្លួបាត់ដែរ ហើយឈើគ្រញូងក្នុងរថយន្តនេះមានចំនួន៦៧ដុំ ស្មើនឹង៣៤១គីឡូក្រាម ហើយទាំងឈើ និងរថយន្តត្រូវបាននាំយកមករក្សាទុកនៅផ្នែករដ្ឋបាលព្រៃឈើ កំពង់ត្រឡាច ។

លោកនាយផ្នែកបានបញ្ជាក់ថា ក្នុងរយៈពេល៦ខែដើមឆ្នាំ២០១១នេះ កម្លាំងសមត្ថកិច្ចរបស់លោកបង្ក្រាបបានឈើគ្រញូងចំនួន២.៧៤៨ដុំ ស្មើនឹងជាង៧ម៉ែត្រគូប ឈើអារចំនួន៦៧សន្លឹក ស្មើនឹងជាង១ម៉ែត្រគូប រថយន្ត៨គ្រឿង និងរណារយន្ត (ត្រង់សឺន័រ) ចំនួន២ ដែលបច្ចុប្បន្នកំពុងរក្សាទុកនៅផ្នែករដ្ឋបាលព្រៃឈើកំពង់ត្រឡាច ទាំងអស់ ។

មានការកត់សម្គាល់ថា ជំនួញឈើគ្រញូងសព្វថ្ងៃនេះកំពុងតែក្តៅគគុកព្រោះថា មានតម្លៃថ្លៃ តែការបង្ក្រាបគឺបានតែរថយន្តតូចៗ ចំណែករថយន្តធុនធ្ងន់ដូចជាយីឌុបជាដើមដឹកខូងផ្លូវជាតិអស់ទៅ ហើយ ៕

Takeo road row intensifies

engmaradypage — Mon, 10 May 2010 07:32:02 +0000

(From phnompenhpost.com)

MORE than 300 villagers from Takeo province on Thursday began a petition in a bid to seek intervention from Prey Phkorm commune officials in a land dispute with a local developer, which they have accused of falsifying documents in an effort to build a road through their village.

The move for intervention came one day after a protest outside the National Assembly in the capital, during which residents of Trung Phum village accused military police officers of using violence to break up a protest the day before near the proposed location of the three-metre-wide road.

Military police have denied those allegations.

Min Mao, the chief of Prey Phkorm commune, said he had been ordered by district authorities on Wednesday to advise the protesters to prepare a formal complaint.

“I will work the case out next week when I receive the thumbprinted complaint,” he said.
Nhek Chhiv, a representative of the villagers, said their main goal was to halt construction of the road, but that they hoped the National Assembly would eventually investigate their complaint against the military police.

“We will focus on our request about the road first, and let the National Assembly take care of the other case in which military police beat the villagers,” he said.

Villagers have accused the developer, Ith Klaut, of presenting a falsified document stating that they had granted permission for the road to be built. Ith Klaut could not be reached Thursday.

Villagers freed in SR land dispute

engmaradypage — Mon, 10 May 2010 07:24:59 +0000

Siem Reap Province

SIEM Reap provincial court on Thursday released 14 Banteay Srei district villagers who earlier this week were ordered to serve pretrial detention after being charged with the destruction of trees on state land, an investigating judge said Thursday.

The villagers had been among a group of 32 who were arrested Monday after officials accused them of clearing land that is also claimed by Royal Cambodian Armed Forces soldiers.

Investigating Judge Hok Pov said that no trial date had been set in the case. “I order [authorities] to release them on bail because I think they will not create any hurdles for our investigation,” he said.

The arrests had been swiftly condemned by rights groups, which said the case had offered evidence of two worrying trends: an increase in arrests related to land disputes, and the use of military personnel to resolve them. Military police had carried out the arrests.

The ongoing row in Banteay Srei concerns 150 hectares of land in Phnom Kulen National Park, and pits more than 50 families against the soldiers.

The families say that Prime Minister Hun Sen granted them the disputed land, located in Siem Reap’s Tbeng commune, in 2006.

But local officials say the villagers are already living on the land they were awarded, and that the area in question is owned by the state.

Kao Sophy, the wife of one of the 14 villagers, said she was relieved that her husband had been released. “I am so happy when I learned this information. I hope we can return to our homes,” she said.

Suos Narin, a provincial investigator for Adhoc, also applauded the release of the villagers, and said he hoped the conflict would soon be resolved. Neither Siem Reap provincial officials nor Banteay Srei district officials could be reached for comment on Thursday.

Villagers feuding over Dangkor district land

engmaradypage — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 11:43:55 +0000

(The text here was taken from Phnom Penh Post)

MORE than 80 families from Dangkor district’s Choeung Ek commune protested in front of Wat Botum in central Phnom Penh on Thursday, requesting Prime Minister Hun Sen to intervene in a land dispute with recent arrivals in the area, villagers said Thursday.

Protestor Theb Korn, 47, who represents 84 families in Choeung Ek village, said a 60-metre by 265-metre plot of empty land has been illegally occupied by 26 families since 2007, and that it has been under the joint control of the villagers since 1980.

“In 2007, [three businessmen] come to ask our villagers to construct temporary houses to live [on the land], and promised to give it back to the 84 families when we needed it,” she said.

Villager La Luot said residents agreed for the three men to construct a 5-by-10-metre temporary house on the vacant land, but that the land was then illegally sold to the 26 families, who were previously landless.

“We would like to ask the prime minister to help us order the 26 families who settled on that land to tear down their houses and give the right back to us to control and share it among us,” he said.

Choeung Ek commune chief Cheng Soeun said the authorities had divided the remaining land into 5-by-10-metre plots to give to the 84 families, but that they wanted the newcomers to leave so they could get larger plots.

Hem Hen, one of the three men alleged to have illegally sold the land, could not be reached for comment Thursday.

Takeo villagers forced to sign land over to NGO: witnesses

engmaradypage — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 11:31:33 +0000

POLICE in Takeo province’s Kirivong district surrounded the homes of 50 villagers on Thursday, ordering them to go to the district police office, where they were told to sign an agreement turning over their land to a local conservation NGO, villagers said.

The villagers, who had participated in a land dispute-related protest broken up by police in the capital a day earlier, have accused the NGO Chamreun Chiet Khmer of planting acacia trees on land they claim to have inhabited for more than 20 years.

Chan Sophal, a member of the premier’s bodyguard unit who lives on the disputed land in Takeo, said six police officers arrived at his village early on Thursday morning to arrest the leaders of Wednesday’s rally.

After those officers were unable to find the leaders, about 100 police officers returned and escorted the 50 villagers to district police headquarters, he said.

“Police came to find the representatives who went to Phnom Penh, but when they could not, they spread throughout the commune and forced 50 to go to their office to give the land to the NGO,” Chan Sophal said.

He added that all 50 had received summonses last month to appear in Takeo provincial court on April 23, but that they feared they would be arrested if they went.

“If we appear at the court on the scheduled date they will arrest us. And if we do not they will still arrest us. So now there are more than 500 families who really don’t know what to do,” he said.

Three villagers – Kov Pisey, 49, Chhoun Sarith, 49, and Hem Moeun, 48 – were arrested in connection with the case when the summonses issued on March 25.

One more villager, 31-year-old Em Tha, was arrested on Wednesday, Chan Sophal said.

The NGO began planting trees on the land in December 2008, he said. Hem Sakhorn, its director, could not be reached for comment Thursday.

Provincial Governor Srey Ben said Thursday that he believed the village would benefit from the work of the NGO, which he said was “providing free trees for villagers who want to plant them”.

However, Ouch Leng, a land programme officer for the rights group Adhoc, said Thursday that the fresh round of summonses amounted to an act of intimidation on the part of the court and local officials.

“The authorities should not release summonses for villagers,” he said.

“Villagers have lived there for 20 years already. It’s a violation of their rights.”

Accident

engmaradypage — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 02:51:04 +0000

On Jan 9, 2010 there was a car accident in Roesey village, Monireth st, Stoeng Meanchey

Obama seeks $634 billion for health care

engmaradypage — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 08:46:57 +0000

President calls for a significant ‘down payment’ over 10 years

President Barack Obama announces his nominee for Commerce Secretary on Wednesday.

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama’s first budget will seek $634 billion over 10 years as a down payment on health care reform — a little more than half what it may ultimately cost to provide every American with medical coverage.

The budget also proposes a mix of tax cuts for the middle class and tax increases for upper-income households. That includes extending beyond 2010 the $400 annual tax cut in the stimulus plan just signed into law.

The disclosures came from two administration officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the budget won’t be made public until Thursday.

Obama claims his plan can reduce the extraordinary $1.5 trillion deficit this year to $533 billion in 2013 — an uncertain goal given the turbulent economy.

The health care provisions are meant to start a dialogue with Congress over how to provide coverage for an estimated 48 million uninsured while also slowing health care costs, which amount to $2.4 trillion a year and keep rising even as the economy is shrinking.

Independent experts say providing coverage for all could easily cost more than $1 trillion over 10 years, a figure the Obama administration does not dispute. Lawmakers on Capitol Hill, however, are concerned about that cost.

Broad policy principles
Budget documents provided to The Associated Press show that Obama will not lay out a detailed blueprint for a health care overhaul, but rather a set of broad policy principles and some specific ideas for how to raise a big chunk of the money.

Whatever Congress does, the documents said, “must put the United States on a clear path to cover all Americans.” Obama has called on Congress to send him a health care reform bill this year.

Obama’s principles include guaranteeing people a choice of insurance plans and doctors and continuing employer-based coverage. He also says Americans should be able to take their health care benefits with them when they change jobs.

The $634 billion would be on top of recent health care expansions approved by Congress and also described by the administration as down payments toward overhauling health care. Those include $32 billion to expand coverage for the children of low-income workers and $19 billion to speed the adoption of computerized health records.

Apart from health care, the budget will extend Obama’s signature $400 tax cut for workers, and $800 for married couples.

The budget also calls for an increase in the top income tax rate, from 35 percent to 39.6 percent for married couples with incomes above $250,000 a year, said another administration official.

The biggest tax adjustment, however, would come from updating the alternative minimum tax for inflation. That would add $150 billion to the deficit by 2013. The AMT was originally designed to make sure the wealthy paid at least some taxes, but it threatens to ensnare some 24 million middle- to upper-income taxpayers next year.

The budget would also freeze the estate tax at current levels rather than allowing it to permanently expire next year.

Senior lawmakers concerned
Even before the budget arrives on Capitol Hill, senior lawmakers from both parties are saying they are concerned about the cost of health care reform.

Almost no one believes that Americans are getting good value for their health care dollars. Some experts say 30 percent or more of what the nation spends may be going for tests and treatments of little or no lasting benefit. But bringing the uninsured into such a costly system won’t be easy.

Against that backdrop, “it’s very hard for me to understand why the answer is to put more money into the system,” Senate Budget Chairman Kent Conrad, D-N.D., said at a hearing Wednesday.

Sen. Charles Grassley of Iowa, the senior Republican on the Finance Committee, warned that Obama is walking “a razor’s edge between a broken health care system and fiscal catastrophe.”

But administration officials say overhauling the health care system to slow increases in costs and get everybody covered is essential to solving the nation’s long-term budget problems. They argue that it may take a big investment up front to reap significant dividends over the long term.

The $634 billion Obama wants to set aside for health care would be almost evenly divided between spending reductions and tax increases.

Obama’s plan would trim $316 billion over 10 years from Medicare. Some of the savings would come from scaling back payments to private insurance plans that serve older Americans, which many analysts believe to be inflated. Other proposals include charging upper-income beneficiaries a higher premium for Medicare’s prescription drug coverage.

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The health care proposal would also limit tax deductions for upper-income individuals and families, raising about $318 billion over 10 years. Married couples making more than $250,000 would get a limited deduction for charitable contributions, local taxes and other expenses. Rather than reaping close to 40 cents on the dollar, they would be limited to 28 cents.

Such proposals are deeply controversial, particularly with nonprofit institutions that depend on wealthy donors.