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States Still Divided on Obamacare
In the aftermath of the President's re-election, states, hospitals and insurance companies are now faced with fully implementing the Affordable Care Act. How deeply rooted is the continued opposition? What are the prospects for affordable coverage for 30 million uninsured Americans?
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenIn the aftermath of the President's re-election, states, hospitals and insurance companies are now faced with fully implementing the Affordable Care Act. How deeply rooted is the continued opposition? What are the prospects for affordable coverage for 30 million uninsured Americans? Also, Hamas issues a "declaration of war" after Israel's targeted killing of a senior military leader, and the re-elected President faces the White House press corps.
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3 storiesHamas Issues "Declaration of War" after Israel's Targeted Killing
After days of missile- and rocket-fire from Gaza, Israel escalated the confrontation today with multiple airstrikes and the targeted killing of Ahmed-al-Jabari, a senior military leader of Hamas. Hamas, the elected Gaza government, called it the basis for "a declaration of war." Dan Ephron is in Tel Aviv for Newsweek and the Daily Beast .
Read the story7 minObamacare: the Battle Continues
Mitt Romney would try to repeal the Affordable Care Act , the biggest expansion of America's social safety net since 1965.
Read the story31 minObama Faces the Press in the Midst of a Sex Scandal
Wide-open meetings with the White House press corps were a casualty of President Obama's re-election campaign. Today's press conference was the first since last March. He opened with an announcement, as we hear from Rachel Smolkin, White House Editor for Politico .
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