Highlights: Obama's Speech On Health Care Reform In St. Louis

As part of his campaign to push Congress to pass a health reform bill, President Barack Obama spoke before a crowd in a St. Charles, Missouri high school auditorium on March 10, 2010. Here are some excerpts of the speech, in which the president called for an end to the politicization of the issue.

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<h1>Highlights: Obama’s Speech On Health Care Reform In St. Louis</h1>
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			March 11, 2010		</time>
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