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House Passes Sweeping Health Care Reform Legislation

by: Jason Leopold, t r u t h o u t | Report

Saturday began with a morning pep talk from President Obama during a private meeting with Democratic lawmakers on Capitol Hill and a public appeal from the presidential podium in the Rose Garden shortly thereafter. "Rise to this moment," said Obama, who has made health care reform his top domestic priority. "Answer the call of history...finish the job." »

Rethinking Afghanistan - Alternatives to War

by: Robert Dodge M.D, t r u t h o u t | Op-Ed

President Obama is reviewing the way forward in Afghanistan. His decision will define his presidency much as Vietnam defined the legacy of President Johnson's presidency in the 1960s.

At a time when so much opportunity and necessity for change is at stake from health care reform to climate change legislation, education and nuclear weapons policy and the economy, the war and its costs will trump all.

Obama Leaning Toward 34,000 More Troops for Afghanistan

by: Jonathan S. Landay, John Walcott and Nancy A. Youssef, McClatchy Newspapers

Washington - President Barack Obama is nearing a decision to send more than 30,000 additional U.S. troops to Afghanistan next year, but he may not announce it until after he consults with key allies and completes a trip to Asia later this month, administration and military officials have told McClatchy.

As it now stands, the administration's plan calls for sending three Army brigades from the 101st Airborne Division »