White House: Obama weighing own health care bill
Washington -- White House spokesman Robert Gibbs says President Barack Obama is considering his own Health Care legislation to cut through the stalemate on Capitol Hill. Gibbs says Americans will know exactly where the president stands after his speech to Congress on Wednesday night. He says Obama is ready to "draw some lines in the sand." It's still unclear what Obama will do on a proposal for government-sponsored coverage to compete with private insurers. Gibbs says the president...

Obama to target Dems in health speech?: VIDEO
Sept. 6: NBC’s Lester Holt speaks with CNBC’s John Harwood. (Nightly News) Interested in discussing this NBC Nightly News segment? Leave your comments in the box below. For more video, visit the NBC Nightly News Discussion Club Front Page . {"canLink":false,"threadId":0,"isPrivate":false} Leave a Comment: Name: Email Address (will be verified, but never shown) : You're in Easy Mode. If you prefer, you can use XHTML Mode instead . You're in XHTML Mode. If you prefer, you can use...

Analysis: Speech a
In one swoop, President Barack Obama must regain the public's attention on Health Care, clarify in detail exactly what he wants in a final deal, unify a restless Democratic Party, prod Congress to get him a bill and bring clarity to a bewildering debate.

Arthur Feldman -- A Doctor Supports Health-Care Reform, but Not Obama's Plan
As a cardiologist and the administrator of a large practice that includes general internists and specialists, I spend much of my time trying to figure out how to provide Care for a growing number of uninsured or underinsured patients. I also have to battle billion-dollar private insurance compani...

CBS, ABC will air Obama speech
Getty ABC and CBS on Friday agreed to carry President Barack Obama's address to a joint session of Congress, which will air live at 8 p.m. ET Wednesday. FOX, which is expected to turn down the request , has yet to announce its final decision. ABC's highly rated "Wipeout," which airs in the time slot, will be pushed to 9 p.m., facing the results edition of NBC's summer hit "America's Got Talent." CBS' lineup is not affected as the network has only repeats scheduled for Wednesday. FOX is to...

No free health-care ride for Congress
In an Ideas piece, Frost says it's a myth that members of Congress get free Health Care.

White House ready to draft own health care bill, sources say
The White House is quietly talking about drafting formal Health Care legislation after allowing Congress to work on its own for months, CNN has learned.

Fox unlikely to air president's speech
President Barack Obama on television President Barack Obama's televised primetime addresses are becoming a tougher sale to the broadcast networks than his sweeping Health Care reform has been to Middle America. A day after news broke of the president's plan to address a joint session of Congress on Health Care issues in primetime on Wednesday, none of the Big Four networks had said it would carry the address live. After a brief honeymoon following Obama's January inauguration, the broadcast...

Obama speech being carried by ABC, CBS, NBC, but not Fox
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Analysis: Obama speech a sharp test of leadership - Yahoo! News
Washington – In one fell swoop, President Barack Obama must regain the public's attention on Health Care, explain in detail exactly what he wants in a final deal, unify a restless Democratic Party , prod Congress to get him a bill and bring clarity to a bewildering debate. Vacation is over. Obama's decision to give a prime-time speech to Congress on Wednesday underscores the stakes for a president, and even a young presidency. He's got to get a law passed in a form that would genuinely...

Barack Obama: Could his powers of indoctrination be overestimated? What are your favorite pop-culture moments in mind control?
President Barack Obama will be on television and in the classrooms next week. From the reception he has received, Obama isn't mandatory viewing in either forum. ABC, CBS and NBC will carry the president's speech to Congress at 8 p.m. Wednesday. Cable news channels and C-SPAN will carry Obama. But Fox Broadcasting is sticking to season premieres of "So You Think You Can Dance" at 8 and "Glee" at 9. (Hey, the News Corp.-owned broadcaster has spent a lot of money on...

Franken Calms Down Health Care Opponents (VIDEO)
While coverage of the Health Care reform debate has focused on yelling, booing and fistfights, not all engagements between lawmakers and constituents turn hostile. Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) discussed his beliefs and goals about Health Care reform at the Minnesota State Fair Wednesday with a group of constituents, and calmed down some who were upset, giving clear, honest answers to thought-out, sincere questions. "I thank you for your passion," he says to a vocal member of the crowd, "we need...

White House shifts on public health care option
White House officials are saying a government Health Insurance option is negotiable

White House shifts on public health care option: PHOTO
White House political adviser says public option 'shouldn't define' Health Care debate

Snowe falls in middle of health care overhaul: PHOTO
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Analysis: More fighting could doom health care
The patient isn't dead yet.

Up, stethoscope: NBC, CBS join crowded medical field
ER may be DOA. But the doctor is in. So are the nurses and paramedics.

Here are midseason plans
New and returning shows due at midseason include the following. (''Midseason'' is a flexible term, especially if a new fall show gets canceled quickly.) The list does not include shows held as late as summer 2010, such as America's Got Talent. 24 — Fox. 100 Questions — NBC. Comedy. A dating site's 100-question compatibility test sets up stories about friends looking for love. Arranged Marriage — CBS. Reality. Three adults let family and friends choose their spouses. The Bachelor...

Early show debuts for Fox, the CW
The bulk of the fall's new series - especially those on the old "big 3" networks (ABC, CBS and NBC) - premiere the third week of September. But Fox and The CW are jumping the gun and next week will premiere several new and returning series. Here's a look: NEW SERIES: -"Melrose Place" When/where: Tuesday at 9 p.m. on CW The deal: Update of the '90s Fox prime-time soap with several originals returning. -"Glee" When/where: Sept. 9 at 9 p.m. on Fox The deal: A high-school Glee club struggles to...

California Tea Party Holds Funeral For ObamaCare: VIDEO
A funeral was held in Northern California Saturday to pay final respects for President Obama's healthcare reform. Beginning in Pleasanton, a hearse carried a casket symbolizing HR3200 as well as the House-passed cap and trade bill. Accompanied by a limousine and about 40 cars, the funeral procession began across the street from Rep. Jerry McNerney's (D-Cal.) office, travelling through Dublin, San Ramon, Danville, and Alamo, making a brief stop at Rep. Pete Stark's (D-Cal.) office before ending...

Fox Said to Have Wanted Her to Stay -- at 30% Raise: PHOTO
Where do we go from here?   Now that the No. 3 star on America's No. 1 show has decided to up and quit, the aftershocks will continue for days, weeks -- maybe months. This story isn't exactly the death of Michael Jackson, but let's put it this way: The Obama administration has one more giant media circus to compete with as it tries to sell its Health Care plan.   First, an update on what went down.   Fox still isn't talking beyond its statement, but people familiar with the...

Await Sonia's decision: Jagan
HYDERABAD: Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, son of Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, on Sunday appealed to the party’s rank and file to await party president Sonia Gandhi’s decision on the issue of leadership in Andhra Pradesh. He declared himself ‘a loyal and disciplined Congress worker’ and called for halt to the campaign in his favour. Printer friendly page    Send this article to Friends by E-Mail Front Page News: ePaper | Front Page | National | Tamil Nadu | Andhra Pradesh |...