Obama: GOP wants political points, not healthcare reform


	Obama: GOP wants political points, not healthcare reform

masbury

7-21-2009 2:19 PM

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masbury says:

Which is why they want to delay it: with the industry spending a million and a half every day to lobby Congress and America, the GOP's betting the industry will be the last one standing

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7-23-2009 1:43 PM

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