Health Care Reform

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February 25, 2010

Health care summit fact check: Obama has edge in premiums debate

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Obama and a Republican lawmaker sparred Thursday over what might happen to health insurance premiums in…
February 25, 2010

Obama’s last stand on health care reform

OPINION - For the first time in a while, Obama is taking the lead and seizing the reins in the…
February 24, 2010

Limbaugh’s ‘reparations’ crowing hits a new, racist low

Once in a while, the dog-whistle messages from the far-right are enough to make one's ears bleed...
February 23, 2010

Obama: repeal health insurers antitrust exemption

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama urged Congress on Tuesday to strip health insurers of their decades-old exemption from federal…
February 22, 2010

Obama releases his own health care bill in final push for reform

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Obama made a last-ditch effort Monday to save his signature issue...
February 22, 2010

Obama to propose limits on health insurance rates

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Obama is making a fresh attempt to rescue his health care overhaul by proposing a measure…
February 19, 2010

Obama to offer health bill to ease impasse as bipartisan meeting approaches

WASHINGTON -- President Obama will put forward comprehensive health care legislation intended to bridge differences between Senate and House Democrats...
February 18, 2010

White House: Dems near accord on health care bill

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House and congressional leaders are preparing a detailed health care proposal designed to win passage…
February 8, 2010

Obama to GOP: Let’s talk about health care – live

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Obama says it's time for Republicans who have attacked his health care proposals from the sidelines…
January 28, 2010

Obama urges nervous Dems to fight for his agenda

TAMPA, Florida (AP) -- President Barack Obama voiced determination Thursday to change the tone of Washington politics and urged Republicans…
January 28, 2010

Obama focuses on 'the Benjamins' in State of the Union

OPINION - President Obama used his standard recipe of charisma, charm and vocal rhythm to renew his national agenda...
January 27, 2010

Obama's State of the Union goal: Get agenda moving, people believing

VIDEO -- Facing a divided Congress and a dissatisfied nation, President Obama will unveil a jobs-heavy agenda in his State…
January 26, 2010

Obama should scrap health care reform in State of the Union

OPINION - It will take courage for President Obama to tell Congress to start anew with health care reform. Yet…
January 22, 2010

How Obama and the Dems can make a comeback

OPINION - The future still looks bright for the Democrats, provided they take a number of important steps...
January 20, 2010

Coakley ignored black voters at her own peril

OPINION - Hopefully Martha Coakley's loss will be a wake-up call for the Democratic party because black folks are certainly…
January 19, 2010

Massachusetts election could unhinge health care

WASHINGTON (AP) - Amid the Democratic hand-wringing, Obama continues to court Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe, the only GOP lawmaker to…
January 19, 2010

Much at stake for Obama in tight Mass. Senate race

BOSTON (AP) - In Washington, White House aides and Democratic lawmakers have been hashing out plans to save the health…
January 15, 2010

Obama to campaign for Coakley in Massachusetts

BOSTON (AP) - His health care bill at stake, President Obama plans a weekend trip to Massachusetts to campaign for…
January 13, 2010

Preserving the public option: the case for the House health bill

OPINION - As this final stage in the legislative process begins, the public, and especially black folks, need to actively…
January 8, 2010

Ex-Speaker Newt Gingrich praises GOP Chair Steele

ATLANTA (AP) - Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich is praising Michael Steele in his first year as chairman…