On the Meet the Press, President Obama said it was still possible the White Sox could make the playoffs.
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In interviews that were remarkably alike, President Obama hit his talking points -- and hit them again. We check whether he was right about the uninsured and the White Sox.
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Families are paying $900, on average, "in higher premiums because of uncompensated care."
"Mathematically, the White Sox can still get in the playoffs."
The Obama administration's cap-and-trade plan would create "a $1,761 yearly energy tax."
Health insurance companies deny "1 out of 5 treatments prescribed by doctors."
Insurers delayed an Illinois man's treatment, "and he died because of it."
For middle-class families under the Baucus plan, "13 percent of what they make could be deducted directly from their paychecks . . . the so-called 'Max Tax.'"
Health insurance companies pay CEOs $24 million a year
"Medicare began as a public option and now holds 97 percent of the market share."
"Every other democracy in the world has a health care system that covers everybody, and we don't."
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Tracking Obama’s promises
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Promises we have rated recently
No. 49:
Provide easy-to-understand comparisons of the Medicare prescription drug plans
No. 339:
Support human mission to moon by 2020
No. 119:
Appoint a special adviser to the president on violence against women
No. 335:
Work with international allies on space station
No. 333:
Speed up development of the next-generation space vehicle
Of Obama's 515 promises, most are still rated No Action. Here’s a random sampling of five of them:
No. 165:
Train and equip the Afghan army
No. 34:
Enforce pay-as-you-go (PAYGO) budget rules
No. 381:
Open new consulates "in the tough and hopeless corners of the world"
No. 71:
Allow imported prescription drugs
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