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President Obama made remarks on health insurance reform from St. Charles High School in St. Louis.
Wednesday
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St. Louis, MO
: 40 min.
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 Pres. Obama Health Care Remarks
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Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) chaired a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on fiscal 2011 appropriations for the Department of Health and Human Services. HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius testified before the subcommittee.
Wednesday
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Washington, DC
: 53 min.
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Hearing with HHS Sec. Sebelius
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Treasury Secy. Timothy Geithner testified at a House Appropriations Subcmte. to outline the department's FY2011 budget. He fielded questions on his role in stabilizing the economy, reforming the financial regulatory system and IRS enforcement.
Wednesday
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Washington, DC
: 2 hr. 13 min.
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House Approps.: From Earlier  Treasury Dept. : FY 2011 Budget Request
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Spokesman Philip Crowley spoke with reporters at the State Department about upcoming elections in Myanmar or Burma, where the military government there has banned opposition leaders from participating. We also heard about Vice President Biden’s visit to the Israel.
Wednesday
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Washington, DC
: 28 min.
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State Dept. Briefing
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President Obama and President René Préval of Haiti met at the White House to discuss earthquake recovery aid. After the meeting, the two leaders made remarks to the press in the Rose Garden. The United Nations is holding a donor conference for Haiti later this month.
Wednesday
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Washington, DC
: 21 min.
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Pres. Obama & Pres. Préval
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Major General Terry Wolff talked with reporters at the Pentagon via satellite about the recent parliamentary elections in Iraq and the relationship between U.S. troops and Iraqi security forces.
Wednesday
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Washington, DC
: 26 min.
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Defense Briefing on Iraq
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Health policy experts and health insurance leaders spoke at the America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) 2010 National Policy Forum. Experts discussed the state of health care reform and its implications for the nation.
Wednesday
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Washington, DC
: 3 hr. 28 min.
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AHIP: From Earlier  AHIP's National Policy Forum 2010
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The Senate Homeland Security Cmte. held a hearing on the lessons learned and implications of the attempted Christmas Day bombing of Northwest Flight 253. The session focused on vulnerabilities in watch-listing and airport pre-screening systems. They also investigated how terrorist leads are tracked and used to identify potential terrorists.
Wednesday
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Washington, DC
: 2 hr. 3 min.
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Hearing: From Earlier
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