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The Rose Garden: Obama Aides Lay Groundwork for Health Reform

By Keith Koffler
Roll Call Staff
May 11, 2009, Midnight

Even though health care reform still hovers just below the radar, White House personnel are fully engaged in laying the groundwork for an expected summertime debate over some version of the overhaul President Barack Obama promoted during his campaign.

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February 9, 2012

Rep. Michele Bachmann, who recently suspended her campaign for the presidency, speaks at the 2012 Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 9.

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