MEDINA, Ohio — A local woman, frustrated by the rising costs of health care, wrote a letter to the president. Much to her surprise, President Obama didn’t just read her letter. He also read it out loud at a health care reform meeting at the White House
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Local Woman’s Health Care Plea Catches President’s Eye
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