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Obama to challenge lawmakers on healthcare

By Edward Luce in Washington

Published: September 8 2009 19:45 | Last updated: September 8 2009 22:24

Barack Obama gave what sounded like a possible teaser on Monday of the do-or-die address he will give on Wednesday to the joint houses of Congress on healthcare reform.

Barack Obama addresses the Labor Day unions' picnic Getty
Barack Obama addresses the Labor Day unions’ picnic at Coney Island.
“I have got a question for all those folks [opposing reform],” the fired-up president told a large union rally on Labor Day. “What are you going to do? What is your answer? What is your solution? And you know what? They don’t have one.”

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