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  • Obama's message to voters: Things could be worse

    ERICA WERNER Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON

    President Barack Obama, who rocketed to the White House promising "change you can believe in," is now telling voters they shouldn't change a thing. His message for the fall elections, which are looking ominous for his Democrats, is that Republicans caused the nation's economic troubles, but he and the Democrats are starting to fix them. So stick with the Democrats and don't go back to the GOP. "This is a choice between the policies that led us into the mess or the policies that are leading out of the mess," Obama said...

  • Obama to sign health bill, take it on the road

    ERICA WERNER Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON

    President Barack Obama is preparing to sign a transformative health care bill ushering in near-universal medical coverage for the first time in the nation's history — and then hit the road to sell it to a reluctant public. Obama will travel to Iowa City, Iowa on Thursday, the White House said, as he now turns to seeing a companion bill through the Senate and selling the health care overhaul's benefits on behalf of House members who cast risky votes. It is most likely that he will sign the bill on Tuesday, but plans are not y...