In a move that is sure to raise the hackles of his party’s liberal base, President Barack Obama will not insist that Congressional legislation to reform healthcare include the so-called public option to compete with private health insurers, according to a report Wednesday. Buried in a Politico report Wednesday was the fact that Obama officials have allegedly decided not to insist on a public option in a planned speech the President is set to deliver on healthcare.
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Obama won’t insist on public option, aides say
