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First Edition: September 11, 2009

Today's headlines are full of second-day stories about the policies and politics involved in President Obama's Wednesday night address to Congress.

11 Sep 2009

Clarus Research Group announces results of survey on President Obama's speech to a Joint Session of Congress

Immediately after President Obama's speech to a Joint Session of Congress last night, Clarus Research Group surveyed 44 of the nation's top political, legislative and communications strategists -- representing a broad array of expertise in politics, government, media consulting, lobbying, and public relations.

11 Sep 2009

HCD Research to conduct a national study during President Barack Obama's speech on health care reform

HCD Research announced today that it will conduct a national study during President Barack Obama's speech on health care reform tonight to obtain Americans' perceptions of the president and his plan for health care reform.

11 Sep 2009

Merck update on the status of telcagepant clinical development programs

Merck & Co., Inc. today updated the status of the clinical development programs for telcagepant (MK-0974) and MK-3207, the Company's investigational oral calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) receptor antagonists for the intermittent treatment of acute migraine.

11 Sep 2009

President Barack Obama's speech on health care reform receives mixed reactions

A new national media study among 951 viewers of President Barack Obama's speech to Congress in which he focused on his plan for health care reform revealed that more than half of all political parties reported that the speech was "somewhat or extremely effective."

11 Sep 2009

Health Insurer Regence supports Obama for comprehensive health care reform

President Obama's speech to Congress last night addressed many of the changes necessary to achieve comprehensive health care reform, changes that will move our nation toward the ultimate goal of universal coverage for all Americans. We certainly agree that the system is broken, it is too costly, outcomes are not what they should be, and not what the American public deserves.

11 Sep 2009

Michigan business owners asked to air their concerns about national health care reforms

Owners of small- to mid-sized businesses across Michigan need to stay informed and to speak out against potential higher taxes and other costs associated with national health care reform, according to the Michigan Business and Professional Association (MBPA) and the Michigan Food and Beverage Association (MFBA) in response to President Obama's speech on healthcare reform.

11 Sep 2009

Obama's speech leaves room for Snowe's compromise to put off public option

Kaiser Health News reports that President Obama's joint address to Congress last night appeared to leave room for compromise on a key issue: "By signaling his flexibility last night on a government-run insurance plan, President Barack Obama gave new impetus to a fallback 'trigger' approach that some believe could be essential to passing health care legislation this year" (Pianin and Carey, 9/10).

11 Sep 2009

Increasing coverage without raising the costs not possible: Gary Bauer

Former presidential candidate Gary Bauer on the eve of President Obama's health care address said Tuesday that he would be listening for specifics from the President about "compromises and concessions he is willing to make to show that his promises of bipartisan policy development were real."

11 Sep 2009

Overshadowed Republican reply asks for compromise, new beginning

The official Republican response to President Barack Obama's speech, delivered by Rep. Charles Boustany, R-La., was overshadowed by Rep. Joe Wilson's "You lie," remark Newsweek reports.

11 Sep 2009

Gastroenterologists applaud President's call for screening tests coverage

Gastrointestinal specialists from the American College of Gastroenterology applaud President Obama's call to cover preventive screening tests, such as breast cancer exams and colonoscopy. In his health care speech to a joint session of Congress last night, the President argued that "there's no reason we shouldn't be catching diseases like breast cancer and colon cancer before they get worse. That makes sense."

11 Sep 2009

Medicare reimbursement cuts will affect cancer care system

The Community Oncology Alliance (COA), a national non-profit organization that represents oncologists and other cancer care providers, strongly opposes cuts in Medicare reimbursement for cancer care outlined by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

11 Sep 2009

Personalities: Democrats continue to wrangle while GOP seeks to make use of summer momentum gains

Top health care negotiators for a group of fiscally conservative Democrats are seeking to bolster their positions with key Democrats and Republicans ahead of the stretch run at health care reform.

11 Sep 2009

Obama: 'Time for bickering is over' on health care reform

"Obama said the changes he has in mind would cost about $900 billion over [a] decade, 'less than we have spent on the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, and less than the tax cuts for the wealthiest few Americans' passed during the Bush administration."

11 Sep 2009

Democrats and Republicans take action, offer more reactions the day after President Obama's speech

Republicans are continuing to react to President Obama's Wednesday night speech while Democrats are counting votes and meeting with key groups within the caucus.

11 Sep 2009

Today's editorials and opinions

At Last, Firing Back On Health Reform The Washington Post [T]he most striking aspect of the address may have been its call to battle: The days of taking incoming fire without any return volleys are over (E.J. Dionne, Jr., 9/10).

10 Sep 2009

Fact checks on Obama's health care speech

Several news organizations offered fact checks of President Obama's health care speech to Congress and the nation.

10 Sep 2009

Early news reports suggest those with entrenched views were not swayed by speech

A new poll, conducted before President Barack Obama's speech Wednesday night, finds rising unhappiness with his handling of health care.

10 Sep 2009

Analyses of Obama speech generally agree: He reframed the debate without specifics

President Obama used his speech to highlight the major themes of his push at health care reform, but in reframing the debate, he also left out the specifics of his preferences according to a number of news stories analyzing the event.

10 Sep 2009

Democrats praise president's speech

The Hill reports: "Despite months on intraparty bickering -- for one night at least -- Obama allowed nearly all congressional Democrats to believe he was speaking directly to them. Whether that solves one of the biggest problems Obama came before Congress to fix -- a Democratic Caucus in the House split passionately between those who believe that no healthcare bill is worth the trouble without a public plan and those who believe that such a public option is bad policy and worse politics -- remains to be seen."

10 Sep 2009