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Obama makes case for overhaul

The president is calling Senate Democrats to the White House to say it's time to come together and pass legislation embracing a wholesale remodeling of America's health care system. Full story

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Rural Ill. prison to house Gitmo detainees

Obama orders feds to proceed with acquisition of an underutilized state prison in rural Illinois to be the new home for a limited number of Gitmo terror suspects.