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Obama Takes the Healthcare Debate Public
Is it just bravado or is President Obama really as confident as he seems about next week's bipartisan White House summit on healthcare reform? Guest host Lawrence O'Donnell talks about what advantages Republican leaders will have in the unprecedented televised negotiating session. Will it be the President's final meeting on healthcare reform or the beginning of a new bipartisan strategy to pass a bill? Also, Toyota considers another recall, and the judge who changed the face of Little League Baseball.
By Lawrence O'Donnell • • 50m ListenIs it just bravado or is President Obama really as confident as he seems about next week's bipartisan White House summit on healthcare reform? Guest host Lawrence O'Donnell talks about what advantages Republican leaders will have in the unprecedented televised negotiating session. Will it be the President's final meeting on healthcare reform or the beginning of a new bipartisan strategy to pass a bill? Also, Toyota considers another recall, AND how a New Jersey judge changed the sports horizon for American girls.
Banner image: President Obama (2nd R) meets with House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH), House Assembly Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) on February 9. White House photo: Pete Souza
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