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Obama 'All Fired Up' Again, but Is It Too Little, Too Late?
President Obama is back on the campaign trail, asking crowds to tell fellow Democrats to vote for healthcare reform. Can he rally his own party in the Senate and Congress? Will Republicans seize an advantage, either way? Also, Also, Vice President Biden pushes for renewal of peace talks. On Reporter's Notebook, are unemployment benefits becoming a new entitlement?
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenPresident Obama is back on the campaign trail, asking crowds to tell fellow Democrats to vote for healthcare reform. Can he rally his own party in the Senate and Congress? Will Republicans seize an advantage, either way? Also, Also, Vice President Biden is in the Middle East, pushing for renewal of peace talks, and unemployment payments began in the Great Depression for temporary relief. Is the Great Recession making them semi-permanent?
Banner image: President Barack Obama delivers a speech on his healthcare plan for the nation on March 8, 2010 at Arcadia University in Glenside, near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images