Obama to Congress: The 'time for bickering is over'

Wednesday, September 9, 2009 | 9:17 p.m. CDT; updated 10:09 p.m. CDT, Wednesday, September 9, 2009

WASHINGTON — Shaking off a summer of setbacks, President Barack Obama summoned Congress to enact sweeping health care legislation Wednesday night, declaring the "time for bickering is over" and that the moment has arrived to protect millions who have unreliable insurance or no coverage at all.

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