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From: The Washington Times | July 1, 2009
President Obama touted his health care plan again Wednesday by at town hall meeting in Northern Virginia, pushing for a government-run insurance option but stopping short of threatening to veto a bill that does not include such a feature. Mr. Obama also showed an openness to taxing at least some benefits under employer-provided insurance programs, an idea he vigorously opposed during the presidential campaign when it was proposed by Republican rival Sen. John McCain of Arizona. The forum, in front of roughly 200 lawmakers, activists, and health care industry representatives at Northern Virginia Community College in Annandale, served mainly to …
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