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	Obama's Health Summit Faces Long Odds Against Success
	Tuesday, February 09, 2010 Copyright 2010 Knight Ridder Washington Bureau Knight Ridder Washington Bureau Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune News Service February 8, 2010 Monday SECTION: WASHINGTON DATELINE ACC-NO: 20100208-BC-OBAMA-HEALTHCARE LENGTH: 755 words HEADLINE: Obama's health summit faces long odds against success BYLINE: By David Lightman, McClatchy Newspapers DATELINE: WASHINGTON   WASHINGTON _ Don't count on President Barack Obama's upcoming health care summit to thaw the bitter political climate that has stalled legislation for months, analysts said Monday, not least because Republicans remain wary of the plan... More >>

	Path Forward To Health Care Summit Uncertain; Republicans Want Obama To Start Over
	Tuesday, February 09, 2010 Taken at their word, both Democrats and Republicans say they want to work together on a health care reform bill - but it's not clear how a bipartisan summit at the White House later this month will accomplish that... More >>

	A.M. Best Special Report: Life Insurers Take Stock and Lay Groundwork for Recovery
	Tuesday, February 09, 2010 The life insurance industry so far has survived the financial crisisbruised certainly but generally healthier than its financial services peers... More >>

	ACLI: Ban Life Settlement Securities to Prevent STOLI Abuse
	Tuesday, February 09, 2010 The life insurance industry has come out strongly against securitizing life settlements, with a newly expressed policy from the American Council of Life Insurers calling for the practice to be universally banned.... More >>

	Sanford Health Plan Enters N.D. Health Insurance Market
	Tuesday, February 09, 2010 The nonprofit Sanford Health Plan has received approval from North Dakota insurance regulators to sell health insurance in the state... More >>