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corner.nationalreview.com - 3/6/2009
The Health-Care "Summit"
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Yesterday, the White House assembled more than 100 politicians, special-interest lobbyists, and left-wing ideologues in a room to carve up Americans' earnings and their access to medical care. Can President Obama solve the problems of high-cost, low-quality, insecure health care by giving more ...
The Health-Care Crisis Hits Home
time.com - 3/5/2009
The Health-Care Crisis Hits Home
— time.com — When you've been strong and fit your whole life, it can be easy to discount your body's... first whispers of sickness as merely the side effects of daily living. Looking back over the past three years, my older brother Patrick now understands the ... (more) The Health-Care Crisis Hits Home

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Poll: Do Americans want government health care reform?
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com - 3/5/2009
Poll: Do Americans want government health care reform?
— politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com — Recent national polling suggests that nearly three out of four Americans support government programs to improve the... country's health care system. WASHINGTON (CNN) – As President Barack Obama hosts a Thursday summit at the White House on ... (more) Poll: Do Americans want government health care reform?

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Andrew Card: Health Care is a 'want,' not a 'need' (video)
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youtube.com - 3/6/2009
Andrew Card: Health Care is a 'want,' not a 'need' (video)
— youtube.com — On Neil Cavuto's Fox News show, 3/5/09 (more) Andrew Card: Health Care is a 'want,' not a 'need' (video)

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Opinionator:  Health Care Summit: Quick Takes

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Health Care Summit: Quick Takes
Opinionator — ... signaled his anxiety on this issue. What was a surprise was that Obama rejected Grassley’s plea to think it over and instead replied on the spot with a strong articulation of the case for a public plan. “The thinking on the public option has been that it gives consumers more choices, and it helps give — keep the private sector honest, because there’s some competition out there. That’s been the thinking.” For Michael Cannon at The Corner, the whole effort was something less than a a yes-we-can day: Yesterday, the White House assembled more than 100 politicians, ...

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