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Healthcare: Policy and Partisan Politics
With Barack Obama presiding, Democrats and Republicans hashed out the details of healthcare reform for several hours across the street from the White House. We look at the possible impact of today's televised "summit." Also, the Afghan flag is raised over Marjah, and a gruesome incident at Sea World in Florida raises new demands to release whales from captivity.
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenWith Barack Obama presiding, Democrats and Republicans hashed out the details of healthcare reform for several hours across the street from the White House. We look at the possible impact of today's televised "summit." Also, the Afghan flag is raised over Marjah, and an Orca at Sea World in Florida has now been involved in he deaths of two trainers. Should he and other whales be released from captivity?
Banner image: President Obama hosts today's televised bipartisan meeting on healthcare. White House photo: Chuck Kennedy
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3 storiesAfghan Flag Raised over Marjah
The government of Afghanistan took official control of the Taliban stronghold of Marjah today, raising the national flag and installing an official administrator. US-led troops are reportedly working to root out the pockets of remaining resistance. Anand Gopal has been reporting from Afghanistan for two years.
Read the story7 minHealthcare: Policy and Partisan Politics
Some 40 Democrats and Republicans joined the televised healthcare summit today, with President Obama asking not where they differed but where they agreed.
Read the story36 minThe Plight of the Orca Held in Captivity
At SeaWorld in Orlando, Florida yesterday, a killer whale snatched a trainer in its jaws and thrashed her around under water. She was drowned in front of a horrified audience. That's led to new demands to free the orcas. The same creature also killed another trainer, when she fell off a platform in Victoria, British Columbia in 1995.
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