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In a bid to stiffen the resolve of wavering congressional Democrats, President Barack Obama boasted that he will put his reelection on the line if that is what it takes to get a bill passed and not “cower from confrontation like a former occupant of this office did when faced with similar opposition.” The “cowering” predecessor would be former President Bill Clinton who backed off from his administration’s health care legislation as opposition poured in from voters across the nation. Press Secretary Robert Gibbs explained that “as far as the President is concerned, his most important accomplishment—being the first African-American...

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said he is “fervently looking forward to working with President Obama to bring social justice to the Western Hemisphere. “Together we will strangle the capitalist oppressors of the working class,” Chavez declared. Chavez said he is heartened by Obama’s pledge to meet with him. “I feel he is a man of progressive views,” Chavez opined. “Luckily, we don’t have to reinvent the wheel. Castro has laid out a blueprint for those of us who come after him.” As an example, Chavez pointed out that Cuba’s national health care program covers sex-change surgery. “Under capitalism, people are...