A Feisty Obama Defends Public Option for Healthcare

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obama-8.jpgHealthcare reform has been stalled in Congress, in part because of what's called the "public option" to private insurance. Today, President Obama responded to criticisms from the insurance industry. The President's healthcare reform plan calls for a public option to private insurance, and today two major insurance conglomerates claimed it would put them out of business. Noam Levey reports on Congress for the Los Angeles Times.

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Warren Olney

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Sonya Geis, Katie Cooper