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What did you think of the President? He was a very nice, tall guy. And he gives very good details. I liked interviewing him. He's just like a normal person. (Read a TIME cover on Obama and health-care reform...
...with an AR-15 assault rifle slung over his shoulder. The neatly dressed man carrying the AR-15 - who also had a holstered pistol on his hip - identified himself to a reporter from the Arizona Republic only as Chris as he argued with supporters of Obama's health-reform efforts. Asked why he had brought the guns to the gathering, he answered, "Because I can do it. In Arizona, I still have some freedoms left...
President Obama is pushing health-care reform for many reasons, and at different moments during the debate he has focused on different reasons. At times he has emphasized the skyrocketing health costs that are on track to bankrupt the country. At other times he has emphasized the promise of universal coverage. Lately he has shifted to the plight of the insured, who still face exorbitant out-of-pocket expenses and can lose their coverage if they get sick. But he has also tried to assure Americans that they'll be able to keep their existing insurance if they like...
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...skepticism may be based on the fact that the Larijanis were powerful critics of Iran's reform movement during the presidency of Mohammed Khatami. But the Larijanis also reflect a nuanced but significant difference from the hard-line principlist movement of President Ahmadinejad. In Iran's ever shifting political spectrum, the brothers are today considered pragmatic conservatives. (See the top 10 players in Iran's power struggle...