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Obama Makes Backstage Push for Public Option

Despite public retreat, president plying Senate moderates

By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff

Posted Oct 5, 2009 11:03 AM CDT

(Newser) – Though Barack Obama has publicly backed off in his support for the public option, behind the scenes he’s campaigning hard to make it happen. He’s spent a lot of time in recent weeks calling moderate senators like Olympia Snowe, Ben Nelson, and Maria... Read full story »

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