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President Obama addresses Congress on health care

September 13, 2009 By Tim Wheeler

President Obama lays out health care reform specifics in a speech before Congress on Wednesday. Here is a transcript of the speech.

Attempt to alter textbooks at center of Republican frenzy over Obama speech on education

September 13, 2009 By Mike Towson

While President Obama’s address to students was a consoling speech on education, staying in school and students’ taking personal responsibility for their learning, David Bradley, a Republican member of the Texas State Board of Education and...

Groups condemn attacks on Van Jones, green jobs leader

September 13, 2009 By Marilyn Bechtel

In the aftermath of Van Jones’ abrupt Labor Day weekend resignation as the Obama administration’s special advisor for environmental jobs, human rights and environmental organizations are expressing outrage at the barrage of attacks against the green...

Decisive battle for health care reform lies ahead

September 13, 2009 By John Bachtell

The fight for health care reform has been full of twists and turns and changes on a daily basis reflecting the epic nature of this battle. Some conclude from whatever President Obama and the Democratic leadership...

Obama:‘Workers will lead the nation out of crisis’

September 13, 2009 By John Wojcik

The president of the United States stated clearly to 20,000 at the AFL-CIO’s Labor Day picnic in Cincinnati whose side he is on.