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Daschle Withdrawal Deals Obama Healthcare Plan a Blow

Posted By Sheldon Richman

“The abrupt collapse of Tom Daschle’s cabinet nomination on Tuesday undercut President Obama’s mission to expand health care by depriving him of an unusually well positioned architect for a big legislative campaign and leaving him without a backup plan.” (New York Times [1], Wednesday)



Unforutnately, the move toward more government control will recover.



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“Medical Care and Market Forces” [2] by Russell Roberts


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[1] New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/04/us/politics/04assess.html?_r=1&hp

[2] “Medical Care and Market Forces”: http://www.thefreemanonline.org/columns/medical-care-and-market-forces/

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