Obama, Clinton: First ladies of healthcare

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Former First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton wasn’t the only spouse in the White House with a hand in healthcare reform: First Lady Michelle Obama organized and ran a healthcare initiative in Chicago credited for cutting emergency room costs, a model that the House has built upon in a $1-trillion healthcare bill that Democratic leaders plan to take to a vote Saturday. See the Swamp report.

-- Mark Silva