German Left Partys Lafontaine to Step Down for Health Reasons (Bloomberg)
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Jan. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Oskar Lafontaine , the chairman of Germanys anti-capitalist Left Party, said he wont stand for re-election at a congress in May for health reasons.
Top Democrats: We will push ahead with health care (AP via Yahoo! News)
President Barack Obama and top congressional Democrats insist they will push ahead with efforts to overhaul health care, though they aren't explaining how they will proceed in that uphill fight.