Administration Aims to Reassure Older Americans Fearful of Losing Access to Care By Ceci Connolly Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, August 9, 2009 Senior citizens are emerging as a formidable obstacle to President Obama’s ambitious health-care reform plans. The discontent in the powerful and highly organized voting bloc has risen to such a level that [...]
Archive for August 9th, 2009
9 Aug
Afghanistan
Published on Sunday, August 9, 2009 by The Washington Post Analysts Expect Long-Term, Costly US Campaign in Afghanistan by Walter Pincus As the Obama administration expands U.S. involvement in Afghanistan, military experts are warning that the United States is taking on security and political commitments that will last at least a decade and a cost [...]
9 Aug
Commentary: This country needs an outburst of common sense
By Joseph L. Galloway | McClatchy Newspapers If ever there were a time for comprehensive health care reform, it’s now, and yet the forces of darkness are lining up against this urgent need, buttressed by lies, mobs inflamed by those lies and millions of dollars changing hands and changing votes in Washington, D.C. The idea [...]
9 Aug
Will Obama fight for his health plan?
By Joan Vennochi Globe Columnist / August 9, 2009 PRESIDENT OBAMA is supposed to be the great communicator. If he wants healthcare reform, he better start communicating. Ask Sean Hannity what’s so American about allowing him access to the best medical care in the country – while the poor guy who just lost his job [...]
9 Aug
Seniors Remain Wary of Health-Care Reform
Administration Aims to Reassure Older Americans Fearful of Losing Access to Care By Ceci Connolly Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, August 9, 2009 Senior citizens are emerging as a formidable obstacle to President Obama’s ambitious health-care reform plans. The discontent in the powerful and highly organized voting bloc has risen to such a level that [...]
