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Weekly Address: Milestones on the Economy and the Recovery Act

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New Media Director Natalie Foster just sent out the following email, announcing the top 20 finalists — as well as the opening of public voting — for the Health Reform Video Challenge: We just finished going through the submissions to OFA’s Health Reform Video Challenge, and they’re great. There are personal stories that grab your heart, brilliant summaries of what reform would really mean, and plenty of biting satire that calls out the insurance lobbyists. Out of nearly a thousand excellent videos submitted, we’re down to the top 20

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From OFA Director Mitch Stewart: On Thursday, Vice President Biden called out the insurance industry’s escalating war on health reform in a special message to OFA, and asked for your help in fighting back. Sure enough, the insurance industry is already stepping up the attack: Reports just leaked from a closed-door meeting where insurance industry lobbyists frantically warned Republican members of Congress that it was not in their interest to "ever vote for this thing" and said supporting reform is like "giving comfort to the enemy." USA Today is reporting that groups opposing reform are lobbying at "a record pace" — and the Associated Press notes that they’ve already spent an astounding $32 million on TV ads this year

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The President’s Weekly Address: "Working with Small Business to Drive Recovery"

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Earlier today, Vice President Joe Biden sent out the following email: We’ve got a fight on our hands.

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A message from Mitch Stewart, sent out very late last night: It’s late; I know you’ve gotten a lot of messages from us recently, and everyone here at OFA headquarters is pretty tired. But the last reports of calls and commitments are just coming in from events on the West Coast, and I wanted to share the news with you. As you know, we set a big goal: 100,000 calls to Congress placed or committed to in a single day by OFA supporters and allied organizations

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President Obama is scheduled to speak live at a New York call party starting at 8:05 p.m. Click here to watch a live webcast of the event.

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From OFA Deputy Director Jeremy Bird: With health insurance reform finally ready for consideration before the full Congress, we’ve set a big goal for this Tuesday: 100,000 calls to Congress made or committed to in a single day. We’ll make our voices heard above the din created by the insurance industry’s campaign of misinformation and fear and make sure our representatives know it’s finally time to deliver on health reform

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The deadline for entries into the OFA Health Reform Video Challenge is midnight tonight . Making a 30-second ad is a unique opportunity to add your voice and your creativity to the health reform debate. The top 20 videos will be seen by millions of OFA supporters nationwide, and the winning entry will be aired on national television.  Supporters across the country will have the opportunity to view and weigh in on their favorites, alongside a panel of judges that includes Black Eyed Peas front man will.i.am; director and animator Seth MacFarlane; actors Kate Walsh, John Cho, Rosario Dawson, Olivia Wilde, and Dulé Hill; Democratic National Committee Chairman and Virginia Governor Tim Kaine; and David Plouffe, campaign manager for President Obama’s campaign.

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