President Obama held a town-hall-style meeting yesterday at AARP’s headquarters in Washington to pitch his healthcare plan. He pledged not to worsen Medicare benefits or force anyone to switch insurers.
(Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)
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As deadline looms, key opponents demand changes in healthcare bill
President Obama held a town-hall-style meeting yesterday at AARP’s headquarters in Washington to pitch his healthcare plan. He pledged not to worsen Medicare benefits or force anyone to switch insurers.
(Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)
Top House Democrats sought yesterday to minimize the impact of a near-certain missed deadline for healthcare legislation as the leadership struggled to ease the concerns of rank-and-file critics. Among the problems facing Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the House leadership is a rebellious group of conservative and moderate Democrats demanding changes in the legislation as the price for voting ... (Full article: 642 words)
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