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Friday, June 12, 2009 9:16 AM

In this week's National Journal: (subscription)

  • As the health care reform debate continues to heat up, Bara Vaida takes an in-depth look at America's Health Insurers Plan and the National Federation of Independent Business, two of the key advocacy groups that helped to sink President Clinton's health care reform initiative 15 years ago. This time around, AHIP and the NFIB have been at the negotiating table working with Congress and the White House on a health care reform bill. What might cause these groups to walk away? The story also highlights Families USA. See article.
  • Also on the topic of health care, this week's political insider poll asks politically, how important is it to President Obama that health care be bipartisan. 48 percent say "very important." See the poll here.
  • Labor and business groups have stepped up their grassroots efforts over the Employee Free Choice Act - a bill that would make it easier for unions to organize. Their aim is to influence moderate lawmakers. Peter Stone gives an update on the ongoing battle. See story.
  • From On The Move: William (Bill) Sweeney has become the new president and CEO of the International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Previously Sweeney was EDS's vice president of global government affairs. Heath Weems is leaving the National Association of Manufacturers as director of human-resources policy to cruise to Bermuda with his wife.

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