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Obama to hold televised summit on healthcare
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Obama to hold televised summit on healthcare

Obama said healthcare reform was the best way to cut the US deficit - courtesy CBS

US President Barack Obama will hold a televised, summit-style meeting to discuss healthcare reform with both Democratic and Republican lawmakers.

Speaking on CBS News, he said the discussions would aim to explore the "best ideas", "step-by-step".

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said "shelving" the bill would be best to reach consensus.




Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8503403.stm
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  -Obama to hold televised summit on healthcare kpete  Feb-08-10 12:28 PM   #0 
  - Thanks for the heads up. I suppose there is no time and date yet.  Cleita   Feb-08-10 12:30 PM   #1 
  - They should only let moderate Repub's come to the meeting.  harun   Feb-08-10 01:31 PM   #14 
     - Disagree strongly - make the opposition determine their own reps  24601   Feb-08-10 04:38 PM   #32 
  - Explore the "best ideas" like single-payer?  Oregone   Feb-08-10 12:32 PM   #2 
  - Right, we all know single payer is the best idea.  Deep13   Feb-08-10 12:34 PM   #4 
  - And he knows it too. His mantra while running for the Senate was  truedelphi   Feb-08-10 12:51 PM   #7 
     - +1  Mithreal   Feb-08-10 02:11 PM   #18 
  - I thought when Obama was sworn in we put irony behind us  Mithreal   Feb-08-10 02:13 PM   #19 
  - What are you trying to do, get the Secret Service to have you arrested?  No Elephants   Feb-08-10 04:01 PM   #28 
  - I other words he's going to chew them out in front of everyone.  Deep13   Feb-08-10 12:33 PM   #3 
  - please please please let this happen! nt.  abelenkpe2   Feb-08-10 12:34 PM   #5 
  - Or talk to a bunch of empty chairs with names tags on them......  FrenchieCat   Feb-08-10 12:50 PM   #6 
  - Yep.  Andy823   Feb-08-10 01:01 PM   #8 
  - Chew them out for what?  dflprincess   Feb-08-10 01:06 PM   #10 
  - For an absolute failure to act. nt  Deep13   Feb-08-10 01:21 PM   #12 
  - When their inaction should have been totally irrelevant, given  No Elephants   Feb-08-10 04:04 PM   #29 
  - swishhhh, all net  Mithreal   Feb-08-10 02:19 PM   #21 
  - Chewing out or universal healthcare? Chewing out or UHC? Chewing out or UHC?  Mithreal   Feb-08-10 02:17 PM   #20 
  - Exactly!!!  Kahuna   Feb-08-10 05:23 PM   #34 
  - so another opportunity for the Chimps to throw dung...  LeftHander   Feb-08-10 01:03 PM   #9 
  - And will this be confined to ideas offered, or will anyone be  Jefferson23   Feb-08-10 01:07 PM   #11 
  - This was the headline in July, 2009, wasn't it?  Doctor_J   Feb-08-10 01:24 PM   #13 
  - Rather Like Grilling the BBQ After the Charcoal's Burned Up and Ashes  Demeter   Feb-08-10 01:31 PM   #15 
  - There's only 2 outcomes: 1) The Pukes say "hell no"; or 2) The Pukes say "hell yes" and water down  BP2   Feb-08-10 01:45 PM   #16 
  - He can talk all he wants, I still won't support mandated health insurance  ixion   Feb-08-10 01:55 PM   #17 
  - I'll notify the press immediately.  Lil Missy   Feb-08-10 04:30 PM   #30 
  - I'll notify the press immediately.  Lil Missy   Feb-08-10 04:30 PM   #31 
  - It's not like this would be corporate MEDIA controlled, right?  Mithreal   Feb-08-10 02:26 PM   #22 
  - Republicans will say ANYTHING is better that appearing on TV holding a discussion with Obama  DFW   Feb-08-10 02:40 PM   #23 
  - Let's See How This Plays Out  DallasNE   Feb-08-10 02:48 PM   #24 
  - This is a fabulous idea and hope that it occurs soon  Tumbulu   Feb-08-10 03:33 PM   #25 
  - To McConnell: Going and fucking yourself would be a good place to start.  JBoy   Feb-08-10 03:37 PM   #26 
  - I can remember back in the day when Obama promised that ALL the negotiations would be on C-Span.  No Elephants   Feb-08-10 03:52 PM   #27 
  - I'm thinking a, 'Thrilla in Manilla' beatdown for the repukes.  Kahuna   Feb-08-10 05:20 PM   #33 
 

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