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    Does Healthcare Reform Face an Endless Summer?

    Barack Obama is staking his first term as President on achieving healthcare reform . Despite Republicans dragging their heels and Democrats being divided, he yesterday had an upbeat assessment of progress. At tonight's prime-time news conference , the White House says the President will address the questions Americans want answered.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Barack Obama is staking his first term as President on achieving healthcare reform. Despite Republicans dragging their heels and Democrats being divided, he yesterday had an upbeat assessment of progress. At tonight's prime-time news conference, the White House says the President will address the questions Americans want answered. We address the political and economic realities that will still face the President and the Congress tomorrow morning. What are the hardest choices that will have to be made? What are special interest lobbyists up to? What if there's no bill by the Congressional recess in August?

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Rebecca Mooney

      Producer, The Treatment

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      Karen Tumulty

      columnist and deputy opinion editor, Washington Post

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      Marc Goldwein

      Policy Director, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget

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      John C. Goodman

      President, National Center for Policy Analysis

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