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625/Hour

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Today, the White House announced the third in a series of numbers that make the case for why we need health reform: 625.
That’s the number of people who lost their health insurance EVERY hour last year.
If you’re on Twitter, click here to change your icon to today’s number.
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"Day 2: Call for reform"

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From Organizing for America Director Mitch Stewart:

President Obama has called for the House to vote to move health reform forward as early as next week.
Today, across the country, supporters of President Obama are calling their representatives to thank them if they’ve been fighting for reform, and ask them to support it if they haven’t [...]

03/11/2010

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Cutting Edge.
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03/10/2010

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Massa ‘Bate.
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So That’s Why They’re Raising Rates So Much …

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If we enact health reform, it will restrict how much of your premium dollars can be spent on profits and overhead by requiring health insurance companies to spend 80-85% of the money they take in on care.
That’s worth keeping in mind. Because right after the Insurance companies announced huge [...]

A Number a Day to Make the Case for Reform

Obama Website

Starting today, WhiteHouse.gov is highlighting one key fact or figure each day to show how the numbers make the case for health reform.
Today’s number is $1,115: the average premium for employer-sponsored family coverage per month last year. Annually, it adds up to $13,375 — roughly the amount someone earning a minimum wage makes. If [...]

The Values Behind International Women’s Day

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Editors Note: Watch President Obama and the First Lady speak about the achievements of women around the world at a reception marking International Women’s Day.
I grew up in a time when graduating from high school was an accomplishment, and expectations of young women were very low…especially for women of color.
My [...]

Putting American Workers and Small Businesses in Charge of Their Own Health Care Coverage

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This morning, we see more word from opponents of health reform that they are amping up their efforts to kill the bill before it even comes to a vote.   The insurance industry lobby, which is holding its annual conference at the Ritz-Carlton today, announced that it is going to [...]

Six Days Left!

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There are only six days left for the nation’s public high schools to submit an application for the commencement speaker of a lifetime. That’s right — this spring President Obama will speak to the graduating class of the high school that best demonstrates how it is providing its students [...]

President Obama in Pennsylvania: "The need is great. The opportunity is here. Let’s seize reform. It’s within our grasp."

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On the road in Glenside, Pennsylvania yesterday, President Obama called on Congress to pass reform and asked the American people to make their voices heard to help get the job done.

The Los Angeles Times reported from the President’s speech in Glenside:
In an impassioned rally that evoked his campaign, President Obama left what he called [...]