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Obama Uses Tele-Town Hall to Defend Health Care Reform

By Keith Koffler
Roll Call Staff
July 28, 2009, 3:21 p.m.

Although intended to promote his health care plans, President Barack Obama ended up using a Tuesday telephone “town hall meeting” with AARP members to mollify concerns about his proposals.

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