Posts Tagged ‘health’

March 11 2010

Deal reached on ground zero health claims

NYC reaches settlement with thousands of ground zero responders over health claims.

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March 11 2010

White House, Democrats close in on health bill

March 11: As congressional Democrats continue to work out differences on health care reform, the president says the time for talk is over. NBC’s Chuck Todd reports. (Today Show)House Democratic leaders abandoned a long struggle to appease the most ardent abortion opponents in their ranks, gambling Thursday that they can secure the support for President Barack Obama’s sweeping health care legislation with showdown votes looming next week.






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March 11 2010

Pelosi: Democrats close to health care deal

Demonstrators display placards supporting President Barack Obama's proposed health care overhaul during a demonstration in Washington on March 9.Democrats claim momentum in their drive to enact the sweeping health care legislation sought by President Barack Obama, citing near agreement on crucial issues.


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March 8 2010

Obama appeals for support on health care

President Obama made his appeal as Democratic leaders in Congress worked on a rescue plan for sweeping changes in health care that seemed earlier in the year to be on the brink of passage.President Barack Obama ratcheted up his attacks against insurance companies Monday in a last-ditch attempt to get a reluctant public and skittish Democrats behind his health overhaul legislation.


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March 8 2010

Obama takes health care push on the road

In a speech Monday in Philadelphia, President Barack Obama will try to persuade the public to back his plan to remake the nation’s health care system.

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March 7 2010

Obama’s health care pitch to Dems: Trust me

Republicans say President Barack Obama is marching his party toward political suicide in a year when he's not on the ballot.In private pitches to Democrats, President Barack Obama says he will persuade Congress to pass his health care overhaul even if it kills him.


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March 5 2010

Chile fears health crisis, but slow to let aid in

A boy is vaccinated in Constitucion, Chile, on Friday.Chile launched a hepatitis and tetanus vaccination campaign Friday and doctors warned of outbreaks of diarrhea and infection among thousands of quake and tsunami survivors.






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March 4 2010

Obama nudges House Dems on health care

March 4: President Obama signaled his blessing for using a tactic known as “reconciliation” to make the health care overhaul a done deal. Republicans see the tactic as a threat. NBC’s Savannah Guthrie reports. (Today Show)Support from his own party in doubt, President Barack Obama summoned more than a dozen House Democrats to the White House Thursday, pleading with them to put aside their qualms, seize a historic moment and vote for his massive health care overhaul.






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March 4 2010

Some Dems still wary of Obama’s health push

March 4: President Obama signaled his blessing for using a tactic known as “reconciliation” to make the health care overhaul a done deal. Republicans see the tactic as a threat. NBC’s Savannah Guthrie reports. (Today Show)Rank-and-file Democrats in Congress remain wary of health care legislation in spite of President Barack Obama’s closing argument for overhauling the system.


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March 4 2010

Dems ready to oppose health bill over abortion

March 4: President Obama signaled his blessing for using a tactic known as “reconciliation” to make the health care overhaul a done deal. Republicans see the tactic as a threat. NBC’s Savannah Guthrie reports. (Today Show)A congressman says he and 11 other Democrats will vote against the overhaul bill unless a provision subsidizing abortion is removed.


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