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swampland.blogs.time.com - 9/9/2009
John Dingell Sr.: A Legacy
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As Michael notes, the President's speech begins with a tribute to John Dingell Sr., a New Deal Congressman who was fighting for universal coverage 65 years ago, and whose son carries on the fight. Here's a story I wrote on the father and the son, all the way back in the pre-internet-link days of ...
huffingtonpost.com - 9/10/2009
Obama Health Care Speech: Text
— huffingtonpost.com — The White House has released advance excerpts from President Obama's address to Congress tonight. In them, Obama... proclaims that he is "determined to be the last" president to take up health care reform. The president later says that his plan will ... (more) Obama Health Care Speech: Text

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politicalwire.com - 9/9/2009
Preview of Obama's Speech Tonight
— politicalwire.com — The White House released a partial transcript of President Obama's remarks tonight before a joint session of... Congress: I am not the first President to take up this cause, but I am determined to be the last.  It has now been nearly a century ... (more) Preview of Obama's Speech Tonight

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Overlooked? -- By: Kathryn Jean Lopez — The Corner on National Review Online
The president said: "A bill for comprehensive health reform was first introduced by John Dingell Sr. in 1943. Sixty-five years later, his son continues to introduce that same bill at the beginning of each session." Isn't that a succinct and compelling case for term limits?
Dingell: Obama Made the Public Option More Viable with This Speech — TPM Election Central
Rep. John Dingell (D-MI) is a single-payer supporter, and no parser of words, but he tells me he thinks President Obama did a superb job tonight, and increased the chances that a public option will survive the legislative process. "It was quite an experience for me because first it was one ...
Obama's Remarks — Swampland
Read along after the jump. Members named: John Dingell, John McCain, Ted Kennedy and Chuck Grassley. Remarks of President Barack Obama – As Prepared for Delivery Address to a Joint Session of Congress on Health Care Wednesday, September 9th, 2009 Washington, DC Madame Speaker, Vice President ...