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Dems down to the wire lobbying for reform votes
5:35 PM on 03/19/2010
VIDEO - They've made some progress. A fourth Democrat, John Boccieri of Ohio, has switched his vote from "no" to "yes."...
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Obama: 'We are going to fix health care in America'
1:40 PM on 03/19/2010
FAIRFAX, Virginia (AP) - President Obama delivered a closing argument for the goal to which he has devoted much of his presidency...
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Obama skips Asia trip to push health care bill
9:16 AM on 03/19/2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - A trip to Asia must wait as President Obama's sweeping $940 billion U.S. health care reform plan heads for a long-awaited vote this weekend...
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Presidential disrespect goes prime-time in Obama's Fox interview
11:22 AM on 03/18/2010
OPINION - Republicans should realize that when they disrespect the presidency, they are disrespecting themselves...
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Congressional Black Caucus calls current jobs bill 'inadequate'
4:49 PM on 03/17/2010
VIDEO - Some lawmakers claim that the benefits of the $18 billion jobs bill are not being distributed to the communities that need it most...
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Late-innings hardball in health care push
9:25 AM on 03/17/2010
VIDEO - With time and tempers short, everyone's playing hardball in the drive to pass - or stop - Obama's massive health care legislation by the weekend...
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House Dems defend 'deem and pass' health care plan
5:02 PM on 03/16/2010
VIDEO - Democrats defended plans to push massive health care legislation through the House without a direct vote and Republicans assailed the strategy...
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Obama woos wavering Dems on health vote
9:28 AM on 03/16/2010
VIDEO - Days away from a make-or-break vote on his fiercely contested health care overhaul, President Obama is turning up the pressure on wavering Democrats...
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It's 'do or die' week for health care reform - how did we get here?
8:37 AM on 03/16/2010
OPINION - While it may feel like déjà vu all over again, democrats actually are closer than ever to passing health care reform...
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Obama seeks to reassure seniors on health care
5:20 PM on 03/15/2010
VIDEO - With a fresh sense of urgency, President Obama sought to reassure seniors Monday about health care legislation approaching a final vote in Congress...
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A look at Democrats' health care overhaul
9:47 AM on 03/15/2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama and congressional Democrats are pulling together a final version of a health care overhaul bill and pushing for votes as early as this week...
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Democrats look to resurrect ambitious college aid plan
6:49 PM on 03/12/2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Congressional Democrats want a stalled overhaul of college aid programs to get strapped onto a fast-track health care bill ...
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Pelosi promises swift passage of health care reform
4:46 PM on 03/12/2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - At the White House, officials worked to maximize Obama's influence over lawmakers who control the fate of legislation that has spawned a yearlong struggle...
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Obama enters home stretch on health care reform
11:22 AM on 03/10/2010
VIDEO - President Obama is making his closing arguments for a health care overhaul, pushing a new anti-fraud plan...
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Obama supporters rally for health care reform votes
4:22 PM on 03/09/2010
VIDEO - Protesters marched outside a Washington conference of the big insurance companies that are opposing reform on Tuesday...
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Oscar winner Gossett, Jr. addresses prostate cancer stigma before Congress
4:02 PM on 03/04/2010
VIDEO - As health care reform continues to dominate the agenda in Washington, a hearing today focused on prostate cancer...
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Will Dems heed Obama's eleventh hour call for health care reform?
9:10 AM on 03/04/2010
OPINION - Obama has come closer than any president to passing comprehensive health care reform, yet he has much more work to do...
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Obama calls for final up-or-down vote on health care reform
2:07 PM on 03/03/2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - "I don't see how another year of negotiations would help. Moreover, the insurance companies aren't starting over," Obama said...
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Top Dems looking to Obama for health care momentum
9:12 AM on 03/03/2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Democratic leaders hope President Obama's unveiling of his final health care package Wednesday will help resuscitate an effort to enact his top domestic priority...
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Obama to announce way forward on health care next week
6:08 PM on 02/26/2010
The White House will announce next week -- "probably closer to Wednesday" -- the president's preferred path forward for getting health care legislation passed...
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Obama to Dems: Health reform 'is in your hands'
VIDEO - Victory within reach, President Obama exhorted House Democrats on Saturday to stay true to their party's legacy and make history...
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