Sep 10 2009
Obama Impresses and Disappoints with Healthcare Speech
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Addressing a joint session of Congress last night, President Obama laid out his case for health care reform in the strongest terms yet. As expected, he did not push hard on requiring a public option, but he did strike back passionately at the falsehoods perpetuated by some conservatives and Republicans over the summer. Obama spelled out that under his …
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