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January 27, 2010

Obama to Deliver SOTU as Healthcare Bill Delayed
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President Obama is set to deliver the State of the Union address tonight
in Washington. Aides have already disclosed Obama will call for a
spending freeze on non-military spending. The address comes one day
after Democrats further downplayed hopes of passing healthcare
legislation in the coming weeks. After a meeting with Senate Democrats,
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said there is now “no rush” to pass a
healthcare bill. Democrats lost nominal control of a filibuster-proof
sixty-seat majority last week in Massachusetts’ special election.
Meanwhile, two Democratic senators—Evan Bayh of Indiana and Blanche
Lincoln of Arkansas—added a new obstacle to quick passage by announcing
they would oppose bypassing Republican opposition through use of budget
reconciliation.



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