Roundtable: Previewing Obama’s Press Conference
Tonight President Barack Obama holds a prime time press conference. The main topic is likely to be health care reform, but topics such as unemployment, the economy, and Afghanistan are all likely to make an appearance. Julie Mason, White House correspondent for the Washington Examiner joins The Takeaway to preview the presser. The Takeaway is also joined by Dr. Peter Ubel, physician and behaviorial scientist in Ann Arbor, Michigan; Kristen Rouse, 1st Lieutenant in the Army National Guard and a Veteran of the War in Afghanistan; and Akin Mckenzie, visual display artist
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