Obama: Health Care Is 'Defining Struggle' Of Era

Courtesy NPR: Politics & Society  Thu, 09/17/2009 - 12:08

In an impassioned speech Thursday that aimed to rally the support of the nation's young people, the president recalled the struggles for civil rights and women's voting rights in pressing for an overhaul of the nation's health care system.

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