FUSsa-talk Mailing List: Fw: President Obama to speak at Target Center on Saturday, September 12th at 12:30pm

[Carol Koepp (carolkoepp]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Barb Lutz 
Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009 12:46 PM
Subject: President Obama to speak at Target Center on Saturday, September 12th 
at 12:30pm


> President Obama will land in the Twin Cities Saturday to drum up support
> for his embattled Health Care Reform plan.
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> White House staffers confirm that the rally will be held at Target Center
> at 12:30 pm. The event is free and open to the public. Doors will open at
> 9:30 am. All attendees will go through airport-like security and should
> bring as few personal items as possible. No bags, no sharp objects, no
> umbrellas, no liquids, no strollers, and no signs will be allowed into the
> venue. Cameras are permitted.
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> The first rumblings of a Presidential visit began Tuesday, when David
> Brauer reported the story on MnPost. A political staffer for one of
> Minnesota's senators told KARE the stop is a natural as Mr. Obama has
> pointed to Minnesota as a leader in 'what works' in health care.
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> Two Minnesotans will also be on hand Wednesday night for President Obama's
> health care speech to Congress.
> The University of Minnesota's Peter Olsen and Jeffrey Korsmo of Mayo's
> Health Policy Center will be in Washington as Obama attempts to dislodge
> stalled health care insurance legislation.
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> Olsen is a guest of Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar. He spoke up during a
> recent roundtable she held to stress the need for more primary care
> physicians, particularly in rural areas.
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> Korsmo was invited by Democratic Rep. Tim Walz. Mayo has been cited in the
> health debate for offering high-quality and low-cost medical care.
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