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• Obama sets his sights on health care reform
  Despite the nation's financial crisis, the Obama administration has proposed the largest expansion of taxpayer-subsidized health insurance in more than four decades. Midmorning looks at the battle to come over health care reform.9:06 a.m.
  Guests
  David B. Kendall: Senior fellow for health policy at the Progressive Policy Institute.
  Stephen Parente: Director of the Medical Industry Leadership Institute at the Carlson School of Management.
  More from MPR
  Obama names two to lead health care reform efforts (03/02/2009)
  Big job awaits Kan. Gov. Sebelius as health chief (03/01/2009)
  Resources
  About David Kendall
  About Stephen Parente
• How the insurgency shifted U.S. strategy in Iraq
  As a military correspondent covering the war in Iraq, Tom Ricks got a firsthand view of how the U.S. military changed its approach to the Iraqi insurgency and transformed the situation on the ground.10:06 a.m.
  Guests
  Thomas Ricks: Senior Fellow of the Center for a New American Security and currently a special military correspondent for the Washington Post. His latest book is "The Gamble: General Petraeus and the American Military Adventure in Iraq, 2006-2008."
  Resources
  About Thomas Ricks
  Thomas Ricks' Foreign Policy blog

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