Archive for September 9th, 2009
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GOP’s Boustany urges bipartisan health care plan
U.S. Rep. Charles Boustany urged Congress to pass a health-care plan by “working together in a bipartisan way” in remarks delivered after President Obama’s address to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday.
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Commentary: Where are the young voices on health care?
As Congress returns to Capitol Hill, back from a recess of contentious town halls on health care reform, one new voice has the potential to break through the seemingly endless deadlock: the voice of young Americans.
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GOP complains Obama still stuck on bad plan (AP)
AP – President Barack Obama’s Republican adversaries remain ready to rumble in the aftermath of his impassioned push to reform America’s health care system. -
Remarks by the President to a Joint Session of Congress on Health Care
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Fix health care. But fix the deficits, too
President Obama says reforming health care is central to the task of getting the government’s long-term financial problems under control. And he’s right.
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12% of eligible borrowers helped by Obama plan
Mortgage servicers have picked up the pace of loan modifications over the past month, after coming under fire for not doing enough to help troubled borrowers.
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Dems cite health care in Kennedy-successor debate (AP)
AP – The governor should be allowed to name an interim replacement to the late Edward Kennedy’s vacant Senate seat because it would help ensure health care overhaul legislation gets passed, Democrats told a packed Statehouse public hearing Wednesday. -
High court hears ‘Hillary: The Movie!’ campaign finance case
The Supreme Court heard new arguments Wednesday in a dramatic case that started with a movie attacking Hillary Clinton — but that could have far-reaching implications for U.S. elections.
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Senate shakeup won’t change liberal control (AP)
AP – A leadership shake-up announced Wednesday by Senate Democrats due to Ted Kennedy’s death will continue to empower the party’s more left-leaning members on crucial issues, with Sen. Tom Harkin set to take over health care. -
Commentary: Obama’s moment of truth
On Wednesday, President Obama will make the most important speech of his presidency. We hear this phrase so much that it has become a cliché. But, in this case, the cliché is accurate.
