Obama quietly tries to shore up Senate support for public option

Los Angeles Times by Noam N. Levey, Janet Hook | Oct. 5, 2009 (Special Report)

The president has backed off from vocally supporting the idea of government-run healthcare, but he's quietly building a coalition of supporters. The challenge: Find a version that can pass. Full Story »

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by Derek Hawkins - Oct. 5, 2009

The challenge is to go to the Senate floor and hold the deal, said Steve Elmendorf, a lobbyist who served as chief of staff to former House Democratic leader Dick Gephardt. “They are more involved than people think,” he said. “They have a plan and a strategy, and they know what they want to get, and they work with people to get it.”

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