Muted Reaction To Obama Health Care Town Hall

Courtesy NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Wed, 08/12/2009 - 3:40am

Over the past week, members of Congress have been shouted down and booed at town hall meetings around the country, but President Obama got a far different reaction Tuesday when he came to talk health care in coastal New Hampshire.

The loud debate over the issue took place outside the president's forum.

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