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Insurers are now Dems' foes

Sep. 22, 2009
President Obama and Democrats have gone from praising health insurers to demonizing their erstwhile partners as they try to rally support for a health care overhaul. From the high point in May when Mr. Obama praised the industry for helping to find $2 trillion in savings over 10 years, its been a...
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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch