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Decision 08: Health Care Issues

Inside the Pepsi Center
July 22, 2008 6:54 PM by Frank Irving
Prior to his Mideast trip, Barack Obama made news by announcing his plan to accept the Democratic nomination at an open-air event to be staged at Denver's INVESCO Field at Mile High. On Aug. 28, Obama will give his acceptance speech before a crowd expected Read More...
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Slight Edge to McCain on Health Care Policy
July 14, 2008 11:51 AM by Frank Irving
The current opinion poll on the ADVANCE Web site's home page asks, Which of the two presumptive nominees for president has the best plan for using information technology to improve health care? As of mid-day on July 14, John McCain (52 percent of the Read More...
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Every Vote Counts
June 27, 2008 3:10 PM by Frank Irving
Projecting the 2008 general election to be "one of the most consequential in U.S. history," George Stephanopoulos, chief Washington correspondent for ABC News, points out how slim the voting margin can be: "The 2000 election was settled by the U.S. Supreme Read More...
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Pollster Expects Close Race
June 18, 2008 4:36 PM by Frank Irving
Results of a Reuters/Zogby poll released today give Democrat Barack Obama a 5-point edge over Republican John McCain in the general election for president. The national survey of 1,113 likely voters, taken June 12-14, had a margin of error of 3 percentage Read More...
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Clinton Pledges 'Full Support" for Obama
June 10, 2008 6:15 PM by Frank Irving
In a speech in Washington June 7, Hillary Clinton announced the suspension of her campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination and congratulated Barack Obama on his hard-fought victory. "I endorse him, and throw my full support behind him," Clinton Read More...
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Hill's Still in, But Bill's a Potential Problem
June 4, 2008 12:52 PM by Frank Irving
With a win in yesterday's Montana primary and the more significant public endorsements of Democratic superdelegates, Barack Obama easily moved past the count of 2,118 delegates needed to clinch the party's presidential nomination. The Associated Press Read More...
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As Obama Closes In, Will Clinton Concede?
June 3, 2008 2:34 PM by Frank Irving
According to an Associated Press (AP) tally, Barack Obama entered today's Montana and South Dakota primaries with 2,076 total delegates, 42 short of the number needed to secure the Democratic presidential nomination. Hillary Clinton has 1,917 delegates, Read More...
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Humor at the Cabinet Level
May 21, 2008 8:05 AM by Frank Irving
HHS Secretary Michael Leavitt prefaced his keynote address at the 2008 World Health Care Congress in Washington last month with an amusing anecdote. Click the video player below to watch him recap a “Centenarian Day” encounter during his governorship Read More...
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Edwards Endorses Obama
May 15, 2008 8:44 AM by Frank Irving
Former rival John Edwards endorsed Barack Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination last evening. The annoucement came at an Obama campaign appearance in Grand Rapids, Mich. According to a Bloomberg.com report , Edwards said Obama is the candidate Read More...
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McCain Plan Deemed 'Most Feasible'
May 9, 2008 3:32 PM by Frank Irving
According to those who responded to ADVANCE 's most recent Opinion Poll, posted April 28 through May 9, John McCain's health plan presents the most feasible solution among the proposals espoused by three main candidates for president. As of this posting, Read More...
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Video Clips from Each Camp
May 7, 2008 7:30 PM by Frank Irving
Advisors to the Obama, McCain and Clinton campaigns participated in a panel discussion titled "The Presidential Health Care Agenda" at the World Health Care Congress April 21 in Washington. ADVANCE attended the session and captured video highlights from Read More...
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McCain's Running Mate
April 29, 2008 9:18 PM by Frank Irving
The ADVANCE Online Poll that appeared on our Web site's main page from April 14-28 asked readers who John McCain would select as his running mate on the Republican ticket. Respondents could choose among the following frequently mentioned possibilities Read More...
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'Elevator Pitches' to Superdelegates
April 17, 2008 8:31 PM by Frank Irving
At the conclusion of last night's debate between Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama in Philadelphia, moderator Charlie Gibson of ABC News posed the following question: "It is hard to see how either one of you win this Read More...
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Clinton Describes Cancer Research Plan
April 7, 2008 2:22 PM by Frank Irving
During a discussion with talk show host Ellen DeGeneres scheduled to air today, Hillary Clinton described a plan under which the government would provide $300 million per year in increased funding for breast cancer research. An Associated Press (AP) article Read More...
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NCAA Hoops: Obama Backs Tar Heels
March 20, 2008 2:30 PM by Frank Irving
As I write this entry, the NCAA men's basketball tournament is already underway. Earlier today, Barack Obama revealed his picks for the Final Four and eventual champion. He's got Kansas , North Carolina , Pitt and UCLA making it through to the semifinal Read More...
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