A diplomatic plum for ‘Obamacare’ designer, critic

By Stephen Ohlemacher

Published December 20, 2013 3:56pm ET

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A diplomatic plum for ‘Obamacare’ designer, critic — FILE--In this Oct. 10, 2013 file photo, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont., arrives to hold a hearing with Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew on Capitol Hill in Washington. Democratic officials say President Barack Obama intends to nominate Montana Sen. Max Baucus as ambassador to China. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, FIle) | J. Scott Applewhite

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Max Baucus, the Montana Democrat who helped Republican George W. Bush win sweeping tax cuts, led the design of President Barack Obama’s health law and then correctly predicted it would be a “train wreck,” is getting a diplomatic plum: Washington is shipping him to China.

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