Daily Political Wire 9-23-2010

George Wenschhof

Yesterday, President Obama put the spot light on Health Care Reform legislation - he spoke on the six month anniversary of the passing of the landmark legislation. he pointed out that children with pre-existing conditions were now covered. Also, no longer were term limits on insurance allowed and parents can now cover children up to age 26 on their insurance. First Read has more here.

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New Republican Pledge to be announced today - you can read the 21 page manuscript here. Hardly worth the wait and less than awe inspiring, it mainly highlights basic Republican themes of less taxes and less government. RollCall.com has a good read here.

Former President Bill Clinton says Democrats should announce their own pledge prior to the mid term elections. You can read more here.
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Obama to ask UN for support of Israel/Palestinian peace process - the president will address the UN meeting today in New York. TheHill.com has more here.

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Democrats push to pass renewable energy bill prior to mid terms - renewable electricity standard would reqire utilities to obtain 15% of their energy from renewable sources by 2021. A reasonable and essential goal. Politico.com has more here.

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