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State of health reform: Still grim
Politico - 1/27/10 - With Democrats in Congress looking for a way out of the health care impasse, President Barack Obama offered them words of encouragement but little else —no concrete plan to jump-start progress on a bill, no timeline for getting it done and no guidance on what he wants to see in what was once his top legislative initiative.
Analyzing the Address
New York Times - 1/27/10 - In his first State of the Union address, President Obama promised to focus intently on the issue of most immediate concern to the nation, jobs.
First State of the Union speech by President Obama: 'We face a deficit of trust'
Washington Post - 1/28/10 - President Obama delivered an urgent plea for unity on Wednesday night during his first State of the Union address, seeking to recapture the energy that propelled him into office and to reverse his party's trajectory after a series of recent setbacks.
Health Care Gives Way
New York Times - 1/28/10 - President Obama drew sustained laughter from Congress, especially Democrats, on Wednesday when he declared in his State of the Union speech that "by now it should be fairly obvious that I didn't take on health care because it was good politics."
Congress wants details about Obama's healthcare reform deals
Christian Science Monitor - 1/27/10 - In an unusual bipartisan move, Rep. Henry Waxman (D) of California joined Republicans on the House Energy and Commerce panel Wednesday in a call for the Obama White House to produce documents and details on the deals cut with industry groups on healthcare reform.
Pelosi Says Abandoning Health-Care Bill Not an Option
Wall Street Journal - 1/27/10 - Giving up on health-care overhaul is not an option, the top House Democrat said Wednesday as lawmakers looked to President Barack Obama for guidance in his State of the Union address on how to revive the stalled legislation.
