Live Video Chat at 1:45: Nancy-Ann DeParle on the President's Health Reform Proposal

Published Feb. 24, 2010 at 9:30 a.m.

On Monday the President released his proposal to move forward on health reform that will finally put American families and small businesses in charge of their own health care.  The President will bring the proposal to tomorrow's bipartisan meeting on reform as a starting point for discussion ... While we tried to address many of the questions we knew Americans would have about any change to their health care system, we also asked for people to tell us what else they wanted to know.  To answer

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Glee Cast To Play White House Easter Egg Roll

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Published Feb. 24, 2010 at 6:59 a.m.

Sources confirm to me exclusively that First Lady Michelle Obama has invited the cast of Glee to perform at the annual White House Easter Egg ...

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It Doesn’t Get Any Clearer Than This

Published Feb. 23, 2010 at 8:01 p.m.

When it comes to keeping track of the score in Washington, the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office is commonly considered to be as independent as they come.  As one noted Republican Member of Congress said, CBO “speak[s] the truth to power here in Washington” and does “an important service by telling us the facts.”  As the Recovery Act hit the one-year mark last week, you may have seen some Washington game-playing about its effectiveness.  Well now, once again, the CBO, has

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Repealing the Antitrust Exemption for Health Insurance Companies

Published Feb. 23, 2010 at 7:52 p.m.

In his press briefing today, Press Secretary Robert Gibbs announced another step to make sure our health care system works for the benefit of American families, not for the benefit of health insurance companies: ... [T]oday the President announced the administration’s strong support for repealing the antitrust exemption currently enjoyed by health insurers.  At its core, health reform is all about ensuring that American families and businesses have more choices, benefit from more competition,

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The President and First Lady at the National Governors Association

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Published Feb. 23, 2010 at 4:07 p.m.

Yesterday, President Obama and The First Lady hosted the National Governors Association in the State Dining Room at the White House. We thought we'd pass along some photos and excerpts from their remarks: ... Click here to see the photo gallery ... President Obama: ... One of the things that I've always said about governors that Washington could learn from is that it's hard to be overly ideological as a governor, because the fact of the matter is, the rubber hits the road with you.  You guys

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Make Your Voice Heard

Published Feb. 23, 2010 at 2:57 p.m.

On February 6, the White House Open Government Initiative launched a government wide public participation opportunity unprecedented in the history of our democracy. As part of the Open Government Directive issued in early December, every major agency published an open government website. These pages went live in early February complete with the latest news and updates, downloadable data unique to that agency, and information about how each agency is moving to implement the President’s call for

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Intellectual Property and Risks to the Public

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Published Feb. 23, 2010 at 2:22 p.m.

Hi, I am Victoria Espinel, the U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator. I am honored to have been appointed by President Barack Obama and confirmed by the U.S. Senate to serve in this new position created by Congress in the Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008.  Given the unique nature of this job, I’d like to describe what I’m doing in my office and how we want to engage the public to get input on what we, as a government, should be doing

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National Governors Association

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Published Feb. 23, 2010 at 1:51 p.m.

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama met with the nation’s governors as they gathered In Washington, D.C., for their annual winter meeting ...

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GOP Leaders Assail Health Bill But Will Attend Summit

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Published Feb. 23, 2010 at 12:56 p.m.

Republican leaders in Congress continued to assail the comprehensive health care overhaul that Democrats are trying to enact this year, even as they prepared to attend a White House summit called by President Obama ...

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Gibbs: The Public Plan Doesn't Have The Votes

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Published Feb. 23, 2010 at 8:59 a.m.

The White House made it official on Tuesday: the president doesn't think the votes are there to get a public option passed through reconciliation and consequently won't make a push to include or pass the provision ... Speaking at the daily briefing, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs was asked again why the administration did not include the government-run insurance option in its final health care proposal in light of the fact that 23 Democratic senators signed a letter calling for its

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