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POTUS news conference

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June 23, 2009 12:31 PM

POTUS news conference: 1st issue he addressed is a statement on Iran.

POTUS news conference: 2nd issue he addressed is a clean energy policy.

POTUS news conference: 3rd issue he addressed is health care reform.

1st question is on whether or not he is still willing to engage Iran’s leadership as he said during the campaign in light oof recent events.

2nd question is a query from Iran via the Huffington Post about support of POTUS for the election demonstrators

3rd question on the performance of the Fed and Ben Bernanke.

4th question Major Garrett You said in your opening statement that you are outraged and appalled. “What took you so long?”

5th question follow-up by Garrett, are the Iranian diplomats still invited for 4th of July celebrations?

6th question from USA Today on health care reform initiative.

Long answer. POTUS Health care is leading problem dragging down the economy and federal debt…

POTUS: “If you like your plan and your doctor you do not have to do a thing…”

7th question follow up isn’t the govt health insurance going to drive private insurance out of business?

8th question Were you influenced by McCain and Lindsey Graham to be more forceful in a response to the Iranian election demonstrators.

9th question follow-up Isn’t your stronger statement today going to used by Iranian regime?

10th question You have avoided spelling out consequences...

11th question on healthcare reform – “the public plan” – the government health insurance plan…

12th question How about your promise that Americans will not have to change their health insurance…

13th question Margaret How many cigarettes do you smoke a day…

14th question On meeting Chilean president

15th question follow-up on South American politics. POTUS responds with discussion of the Brazilian president

16th question Do we need a second stimulus package? POTUS: I don’t think we need a second stimulus package at this point…

17th question follow up on unemployment figures… POTUS: if we had not done the stimulus the recession would have been much worse.

POTUS: we have a strategy in place for long-term growth.

POTUS: I have time for two more questions.

18th question about the African-American unemployment rate.

19th question Suzanne Malveaux question about whether or not POTUS has seen the video of Neda

20th question follow up as to whether or not the Iranian dissent has gone underground as a result of the Iranian govt response

1:24 PM News conference over. TV news says it was 13 questions… Iran, health care, the economy, his cigarette smoking…

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