Obama continues to push health care reform in Washington
Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-CT, looks on as U.S. President Barack Obama pushes for health care reform during a statement in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on July 15, 2009. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)
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