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The 'Public Option' Stays Alive for Another Day
Rumors that the "public option" was dead "were greatly exaggerated," according to one senior Democrat. Now, both the House and the Senate will debate healthcare reform bills including a government-run insurance plan.
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenRumors that the "public option" was dead "were greatly exaggerated," according to one senior Democrat. Now, both the House and the Senate will debate healthcare reform bills including a government-run insurance plan. We hear about that, about cost control and other issues today. Also, the economy's improving, though still dependent on economic stimulus. On Reporter's Notebook, President Obama goes to Dover, Delaware at 4am to observe the return of 18 combat casualties from Afghanistan.
Banner image: Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks during an event at the US Capitol unveiling the House of Representatives' "Affordable Health Care for America Act" today in Washington, DC. Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images)
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Read the story37 minObama Makes His Own Statement as a War-Time President
For 18 years, there was a ban on media coverage of the return of fallen American soldiers from overseas combat. President Obama lifted the ban this year. Early this morning he flew from the White House to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware to observe the transfer of 18 coffins from a military plane to the custody of grieving families.
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