Van Rompuy comments on meeting with Obama
President of European Council, Herman Van Rompuy, on Monday described US-EU summit as "very useful". "We are real partners", Van Rompuy said referring to US-EU relations.
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President of European Council, Herman Van Rompuy, on Monday described US-EU summit as "very useful". "We are real partners", Van Rompuy said referring to US-EU relations.
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President Obama meets with members of the House and Senate on health care. This is right after the lunch break Distributed by Tubemogul.
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To maintain our mainstream media credentials we are required once a quarter to run a video of puppies, kittens, or cute kids. Our other option is running video of stuff blowing up or on fire.
This quarter we went with the puppy option. Here is the Washington press corp looking rather silly trying to take pictures of "Bo" the new White House dog.
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Linda Douglass of the White House Office of Health Reform answers a question from outside the recent town hall in New Hampshire on whether any government involvement in health care will end up limiting choices for consumers. This is a myth: even the addition of a public option will be just that â another option âand will not eliminate any choices to the consumer. To the contrary, this would bring down costs and expand choice.
Video from the White House
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Key quote:"After a long and thorough debate, we are on the verge of passing health insurance reform that will finally offer Americans the security of knowing theyâll have quality, affordable health care whether they lose their job, change jobs, move, or get sick. The worst practices of the insurance industry will be banned forever. And costs will finally come down for families, businesses, and our government." President Obama Distributed by Tubemogul.
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You might think the people out pushing for a public option health care plan are uninsured people who want a hand out. Not so in Eden Prairie where people stood out in the cold and held a vigil outside Congressman Erik Paulsen's office (R-MN). Paulsen is opposed to a public option. The people standing out in the cold support it because they are concerned about health care for their children and grandchildren.
"We as Americans should be hanging our heads in shame that we don't take care of these people" said one senior who said she was lucky enough to have enough money to pay $24,000 out of her own pocket for medical crisis.
"That our government allows people to be sick, even die and they won't do anything about it. It's a time to take action and it's a time to take responsibility.
"This is not a Democratic issue. This is not a Republican issue. This is not a religious issue. It's just the right thing for us to do — we (should) stop playing with millions and millions of people's lives . I'm …
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Anger is growing among Americans – who say less money should be spent on the country’s overseas military campaigns and more on tackling the country’s domestic problems. U.S. Congressman Dennis Kucinich, who spoke exclusively to RT’s Dina Gusovsky, says America can no longer afford war-based economy.
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