latimes.com - 11/11/2008
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Groups representing retirees, business and labor call for comprehensive healthcare reform in the new administration's first 100 days.
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Four leading advocacy groups representing business, labor and retirees are starting a campaign today to press Barack Obama to enact comprehensive healthcare reform, upping the pressure on the president-elect to tackle the issue quickly after he takes office.
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Advocacy Groups to Obama: Fix Healthcare ASAP!
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