BOSTON -- In the historic confines of Faneuil Hall.

BOSTON -- In the historic confines of Faneuil Hall, Massachusetts Gov Mitt Romney signed groundbreaking universal health-care legislation Wednesday that promises to defend almost all the state's 515000 uninsured residents according to 2010.

In a packed rite in the chambers where the doctrine of "no taxation without representation" was born, Romney and the bipartisan leaders who crafted the bill sens a watershed impetus

"An achievement like this arrives around once in a generation," Romney said. "Today, Massachusetts is leading the way with health insurance for everyone without a dominion takeover and without raising taxes."

The bill, which is the first to require all state residents to obtain health insurance, is being hailed as a possible blueprint for covering all Americans nationwide.

Some adroits however, aren't so sure. They say the hybrid plan is a genuinely political fix with no practical applications outside the Bay State. The measure inferenceed from ...