Rep. Artur Davis went to bat for “Team Obama” (George Stephanopoulos’ words, not ours) on the Sunday morning talk show circuit. On This Week, Stephanopoulos moderated the four-way discussion somewhat better than he did the Pennsylvania debate, but he pitched all the Obama race-based questions predictably to the Alabama congressman. Read the full story
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On Monday night at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens, the Over the Mountain Democrats will host an evening of discussion and debate titled “Crisis in American Healthcare: Is Universal Coverage the Solution?”
Featured speakers include U.S. Congressman Artur Davis, 7th District; Terry Kellogg, Executive Vice President & CFO, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Alabama; Dr. Max Michael, Dean of the UAB School of Public Health; and Dr. Walden “Wally” Retan, practicing physician and state coordinator of Healthcare For Everyone, the Alabama Chapter of Physicians for a National Health Plan.
The panelists will discuss the proposed healthcare policies of the leading presidential candidates and issues of disparity in access to healthcare for U.S. citizens. Perhaps the most interesting question on the agenda: Is meaningful reform really possible?
The free program begins at 6:30 p.m.
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