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ObamaCare, RomneyCare and Presidential Politics
Healthcare reform is being used as a campaign issue against President Obama and against Republican challenger, Mitt Romney. Obama's plan is only partially in effect.
By Warren Olney • • 51m ListenHealthcare reform is being used as a campaign issue against President Obama and against Republican challenger, Mitt Romney. Obama's plan is only partially in effect. On this archived edition of To the Point, what's the history of the plan Romney established five years ago when he was governor of Massachusetts? (Since we first broadcast this program in July, the US Supreme Court has agreed to hear challenges to the Obama healthcare plan.) Also, the worst predictions for 2011, and that familiar background music in political campaign commercials.
Banner image: Then Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney signs into law a new healthcare reform bill on April 12, 2006 in Boston, Massachusetts. Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images
In this episode
3 storiesThe Worst Predictions for 2011
We catch up with Joshua Keating of Foreign Policy magazine for a look at the worst predictions for 2011.
Read the story8 minObamaCare, RomneyCare and Presidential Politics
The US Supreme Court will make a decision on healthcare reform before the next presidential election, but Republicans plan to use it against President Obama whatever the Court decides in the meantime.
Read the story34 minThe American Music behind Campaign Ads
During the recent Republican presidential campaign, TV ads have been ubiquitous, including background music that sounds very familiar. Alex Ross is music critic for the New Yorker magazine.
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