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blogs.wsj.com - 12/11/2008
Obama’s Remarks on Health Care and the Illinois Scandal
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The prepared remarks of President-elect Barack Obama in Chicago as he named key members of his health-care team. Before we get into the subject of today’s press conference, there are a couple of issues I’d like to address. Today, we received more unsettling news about our economy: jobless claims are now the highest they’ve been in 26 years, with more than 570,000 people filing for unemployment benefits for the first time. And this news comes at a moment when our auto industry is ...
change.gov - 12/6/2008
The Obama-Biden Transition Team | Health Care Community Discussion
— change.gov — Sign up to host a health care community discussion over the holidays Health care is a top... priority for President-elect Obama, and he wants your help in reforming the system to provide quality, affordable health care for all Americans. That's why this ... (more) The Obama-Biden Transition Team | Health Care ...

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msnbc.msn.com - 12/6/2008
Obama: Tell us how to fix health care
— msnbc.msn.com — In between the tree trimming and gift-giving, President-elect Barack Obama is inviting Americans to spend part of... the holiday season talking about health care — and report back to him. (more) Obama: Tell us how to fix health care

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Barack Obama aide named in Illinois scandal
telegraph.co.uk - 12/12/2008
Barack Obama aide named in Illinois scandal
— telegraph.co.uk — One of Barack Obama's closest aides faces claims he had repeated conversations with the governor accused of... trying to sell Senate seat. (more) Barack Obama aide named in Illinois scandal

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'This is part of the emergency'
Political Animal — ... accessible health care for every single American." [...] Mr. Obama, noting that more than 45 million people have no health insurance, said, "The runaway cost of health care is punishing families and businesses across the country." A major health care initiative "has to be intimately woven into our overall economic recovery plan," Mr. Obama said, adding: "It's not something that we can put off because we are in an emergency. This is part of the emergency ." (emphasis added) Obama left no doubt that this issue ranks near the top of his priority list: "[S]ome may ask how, at ...

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