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Obama Featured In New Ad Targeting African Americans

Fri, 03/12/2010 - 11:09
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 ...
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Obama Delays Healthcare Trip

Fri, 03/12/2010 - 10:02
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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What a week: Chile's aftershocks, Kansas City's school closures

Fri, 03/12/2010 - 01:00
Here are five stories to keep you in The Loop. ...
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Podcast: 'Both Sides Of The Loop' 9

Sat, 02/27/2010 - 02:07
The latest edition of 'Both Sides of the Loop' ...
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Health Care Marketer To Cut 1,400 Jobs

Wed, 02/17/2010 - 10:36
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 ...
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Obama Encourages Fight For Healthcare Reform In Speech

Thu, 01/28/2010 - 17:35
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 ...
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Pelosi: Senate Healthcare Bill Cannot Pass House

Thu, 01/21/2010 - 17:30
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 ...
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Blacks and Hispanics still the losers in health care reform

Wed, 12/30/2009 - 01:00
Blacks and Hispanics have the most to gain from real reform. ...
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Democrats Signal Public Option May Be Dropped From Final Healthcare Bill

Mon, 12/28/2009 - 16:43
According to CNN, House Democrats are signaling that a final health care bill will drop the government-run public health insurance option. Liberal Democrats in the House have said they want to keep the public option, but one of their leaders -- Rep. James Clyburn of South Carolina, the chamber's third-ranking Democrat -- said Sunday that he could vote for a bill without the gov ...
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New podcast series: 'Both Sides Of The Loop'

Mon, 12/28/2009 - 09:37
In a new series, Marvin King and Lenny McAllister discuss politics from two varying perspectives. ...
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