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LiveBlog for Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009
• Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) calls in at 7:30am Pacific to talk about health care reform.
• Rep. Joe Sestak (D-PA) calls in at 8:05am Pacific to talk about the National Defense Authorization Act, Iran, health care reform, and military readiness.
• Lt. Dan Choi calls in at 8:30am Pacific to talk about his efforts to repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” and his work with Knights Out.
• Iran’s Guardian Council has ruled out the possibility of nullifying the results of the country’s disputed presidential election, saying irregularities were reported before the balloting – not during or after. The announcement was another in a series of inconsistent stances by the council on how to handle the unrest stemming from the disputed June 12th race.
• President Obama signed legislation yesterday, giving the FDA new power to regulate tobacco. The law gives the FDA power to ban candy-flavored and fruit-flavored cigarettes and prohibits tobacco companies from using terms such as “low tar,” “light” or “mild” and required larger warning labels on packages.
• President Obama yesterday praised a decision by the nation’s pharmaceutical industry to agree to a deal cutting drug costs for elderly Americans, calling it an example of the kind of compromise required for successful national health care reform.
• The death toll climbed to nine in a rush-hour collision between two Metro trains north of Washington, D.C. yesterday. Dozens of others were treated at the scene.
Tags: Barack Obama, Dan Choi, DC Metro, FDA, Health Care Reform, Iran Election, Jan Schakowsky, Joe Sestak, Knights Out, Tobacco
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