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11 hours ago ago from Newsweek Blogs
Today in public opinion polls that shock no one, Gallup has a new poll showing American approval of Obama’s handling of health care reform is down to an all time low. A mere 36 percent of us think the President is doing a good job on the issue. But, once again, dig a little deeper and you find some interesting stuff. Here’s what I’ve got: First, despite months of delays, deadlock and general grousing about the death of health care reform ...
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House Minority Leader John Boehner and the Republican whip, Rep. Eric Cantor, have notified the White House that Republicans may not participate in the president's bipartisan health care summit unless the ground rules of the meeting are changed. In a lengthy letter to White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel released Monday night, Ohio's Boehner and Cantor of Virginia balked at the idea of Republicans attending the Feb. 25 event simply to ...
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