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President Obama has set a new record for appearing on Sunday morning TV talk shows. He became the first president to appear on five of those programs in one day.

It's part of the president's stepped-up efforts to sell a sweeping overhaul of the nation's health care system.

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President Obama has been taking to the airwaves and holding rallies and town hall meetings in an effort to win over Americans who are cautious about his plan to overhaul the health care system.

On Sunday he'll appear on five TV talk shows in an effort to sway public opinion in his favor.

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Republicans spent much of the summer framing the health care overhaul debate in terms of big government versus small government — or even socialism versus liberty.

In his speech to Congress Wednesday night, the president laid out what changes he wants to see to the health care system.

Did the president succeed in reframing the debate?

Millions watched as President Obama called on Congress to get moving on his effort to overhaul the country's health care system.

Wednesday night's speech and reaction to it, are likely to be a source of next-day, water-cooler talk. We hear from three groups of people, who listened to the speech in Denver, Delray Beach, Fla., and a Chicago suburb.