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Obama Crosses the Border; State Legislature Makes a Deal
In the wee hours this morning, one final Republican signed off on a deal to stitch up California's $42 billion financial wound. But the state's a long way from fiscal stability. The state's voters will have to ratify the deal. We hear what Governor Schwarzenegger will have to campaign for. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, President Obama talked free trade today in Canada, where the government pays for healthcare.
By Warren Olney • • 1h 0m ListenPresident Obama talked free trade today in Canada, where the government pays for healthcare. On this rebroadcast of today's To the Point, we find out what his trip was about and hear a debate that's not happening in Washington. Also, in the wee hours of this morning, the logjam broke in Sacramento to the tune of $42 billion. But the fight is not over. Governor Schwarzenegger will have to go back on the campaign trail.
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2 storiesObama Crosses the Border, Canada's Single-payer Health Plan
Barack Obama crossed into Canada today on his first foreign trip as President. But he spent just a few hours and made no public appearances. Canada’s single-payer system is a model for many US healthcare reformers, but some of the major players in Washington have declared that it’s “off the table.”
Read the story26 minCalifornia's Budget Madness Comes to a Close...Sorta
Twelve billion dollars in tax increases, $15 billion in spending cuts, $11 billion in borrowing?
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