Sacramento Adult Entertainment: Barack Obama’s £600bn healthcare reform bill is passed in Congress
After the U.S. House of Representatives passed the landmark bill in a cliffhanger vote, the jubilant President declared, ‘This is what change looks like’ – a reference to his campaign mantra.
Supporters compared the vote on Sunday night to the enactment of civil rights laws in the 1950s and 1960s.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi paid tribute to the ‘extraordinary leadership and vision’ of Mr Obama for making healthcare the defining issue of his presidency.
‘This is the civil rights act of the 21st century,’ added Congressman Jim Clyburn, the top-ranking black member of the house.
Obama support organisation closed by prostitute scandal
A powerful group that endorsed Obama during the 2008 election campaign has disbanded after a prostitute scandal.
ACORN announced yesterday that it was closing amid falling revenues, six months after video footage emerged showing some of its workers giving tax tips to conservative activists posing as a pimp and prostitute.
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