A ray of hope at a time of great national shame.

And the fact that 19 other countries have better rates remains what many have called a mark of national shame.

That would be nothing short of a national shame.

"I do not want to be part of the national shame," she said.

In short, who is doing what about eradicating this "national shame"?

The way they are housed and preserved must not become a national shame.

It is at once their affliction and our national shame.

This year we should end our national shame with respect to health care and join the civilized world.

In addition, our country's health care system remains a national shame.

The best thing Washington can now do about this national shame is to shut it down.