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The healthcare industry isn't going to play nice (www.salon.com) TMC

Barack Obama and his aides learned a simple lesson last year, in the seemingly endless 2008 presidential race: The guy is a very good campaigner. So it wasn't much of a surprise that they sent him... More

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Why So Scared of a Public Plan? (www.truthdig.com) TMC

Within the coming weeks, Americans will begin to consider critical issues concerning the future of health care for themselves and their children, including universal coverage, taxation of benefits,... More

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Healthcare Roundtable: Obama’s Engine For Healthcare Reform: Can It Work? (lauraflanders.firedoglake.com) TMC

The battle over healthcare reform continues to play out on the Capitol, where Congress is preparing to review Sen. Kennedy's long-anticipated bill. President Obama recently presented the economic... More

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Health Care: Does Single Payer Have a Chance? The OBAMA Bash-a-thon (www.newsdissector.com) TMC

There are deep divisions over how to pay for the reform with the very unpopular taxing of health benefits now being considered. This was something President Obama opposed during the 2008 campaign.... More

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Obama's Health Care Reform Goals (uptake-editorial.groups.theuptake.org) TMC

In his weekly address, President Barack Obama described his goals for fixing our broken health care system. With skyrocketing costs threatening fiscal collapse, real reform that provides quality,... More

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TIME TO DELIVER (www.washingtonmonthly.com) TMC

In his weekly address yesterday, President Obama talked almost exclusively about health care reform, arguing, "Fixing what's wrong with our health care system is no longer a luxury we hope to achieve... More

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The Devil Is in the Health Care Reform Details (www.prospect.org) TMC

Despite budget pressures, President Obama to his credit has not backed off his commitment to universal health reform. But the devil is in the details. And if he is not careful he could end up with a... More

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A Seat at the Table for Single-Payer (www.thenation.com) TMC

This week, Senator Bernie Sanders has been firing on all cylinders as he continues his advocacy for real healthcare reform that controls costs while extending quality care to every American. Monday he... More

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HEALTH CARE VS. HEALTH SCARE (www.washingtonmonthly.com) TMC

As the debate over health care reform progresses, it was inevitable we'd see some pretty deceptive advertising from the right. But what they've come up with so far tells us quite a bit -- some... More

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The only sure way to fund universal healthcare (www.salon.com) TMC

During the presidential campaign, I thought Obama made only one big policy mistake. He criticized John McCain for proposing to tax all employer-provided health benefits. McCain's overall health plan... More

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