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cnn.com - 20 days ago

Obama visits Capitol Hill as abortion issue looms

— cnn.com — Questions about an abortion-related provision threaten to derail a health care bill in the U.S. House.... (more) Obama visits Capitol Hill as abortion issue looms

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tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - 21 days ago

Capitol Hill Tea Party Getting Bigger

— tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com — The Capitol Hill Tea Party crowd is now at roughly 8,000 people. A TPM reader texts to... us that the subway to the Capitol is clogged with protestors. Hundreds of people are still streaming in. It's fair to say at this point the crowd rivals that ... (more) Capitol Hill Tea Party Getting Bigger

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abcnews.go.com - 21 days ago

AARP Endorses House Health Care Bill As Protestors Gathered on Capitol Hill

— abcnews.go.com — Even as a wave of conservative protestors took over Capitol Hill, House Democrats' health care bill picked... up the support of several influential organizations that could turn the tide in their favor among the most concerned groups: medical ... (more) AARP Endorses House Health Care Bill As Protestors ...

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ThinkFast: November 6, 2009
Think Progress — ... President Obama will make his first visit as president to Walter Reed Army Medical Center this afternoon. The White House says the visit was scheduled before the fatal shootings at Fort Hood yesterday. Obama is also pushing back a planned trip to Capitol Hill “aimed at discussing the proposed health care overhaul with lawmakers” from today to Saturday. ...

Townhall.com Staff: Behind Closed Doors: The Obamacare Arm Twisting Begins
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog — ... “House Call” tea party event at the U.S. Capitol: “There may be some members hiding right now. They may be in the basement. They may be in the cafeteria, pretending they’re not a Congressman.” So special gatherings are created, not only to communicate but also to attract the reluctant to join their party’s herd. Then they can be culled out by party leaders for individual attention, much as a sheepdog picks out individual sheep from a flock. That’s one benefit of scheduling a group meeting with President Obama, as party leaders have set for Saturday . It’s also a reason for ...

Visiting Walter Reed
The Page by Mark Halperin — Getty Obama stops by the military hospital in D.C. Friday afternoon.

Aftermath (part 2)
Mudville Gazette — The Associated Press WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is pushing back a trip to Capitol Hill aimed at discussing the proposed health care overhaul with lawmakers. Obama had planned to head to the Capitol on Friday. Now the White House schedule shows Obama planning to visit the Capitol on Saturday. On Friday afternoon, Obama plans to visit Walter Reed Army Medical Center.The trip report: WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama spent nearly two hours visiting wounded U.S. ...