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White House Officials Reiterate Public Option Is Preferable, Not Required

By Shira Toeplitz
Roll Call Staff
Oct. 18, 2009, 1:11 p.m.

Senior White House aides used their respective appearances on Sunday morning talk shows to reinforce the message that having a public insurance option would not be completely necessary for President Barack Obama to sign a health care reform bill into law.

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