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Obama Featured In New Ad Targeting African Americans President Obama is featured in a new television commercial targeting African American voters, where he is seen asking for help in pressuring Congress to approve health care reform legislation, CNN reports. "The special interests are marshaling their forces for one last fight to save the status quo and we can't let that happen," Ob ...

Obama Delays Healthcare Trip President Obama's departure for an upcoming overseas trip has been pushed back three days as Democrats prepare for a final push on health care reform, CNN reports. Obama will leave for his trip to Indonesia and Australia on March 21 instead of March 18, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs announced Friday. The president previously expressed a willingness to delay the trip to wor ...

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Nancy Pelosi talks healthcare
Mon, 03/01/2010 - 01:00
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi talks about President Obama's health car ...

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Health Care Marketer To Cut 1,400 Jobs According to The Wall Street Journal, health insurance marketer Humana announced that it is looking to eliminate 5 percent of its work force, or about 1,400 employees. Human Inc. made the decision after recording a decline in customer enrollments. The company will cut 2,500 jobs in total but will in turn fill 1,100 positions in ...

Obama Encourages Fight For Healthcare Reform In Speech According to ABC News, President Barack Obama urged Congress to maintain its work towards reforming U.S. health care in his recent State Of The Union address. "Here's what I ask of Congress, though: Do not walk away from reform," said Obama yesterday in his first ...

Pelosi: Senate Healthcare Bill Cannot Pass House According to Reuters, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday she did not think the Senate's version of healthcare reform had enough support to pass the House of Representatives. "I don't see the votes for it," Pelosi told ...