NEW YORK — Health care is reuniting President Barack Obama (pictured left) and former President Bill Clinton (pictured). The two are set to appear together Tuesday to discuss Obama’s health care law at a session sponsored by the Clinton Global Initiative, the former President’s foundation. The joint appearance comes exactly one week before people who don’t have health insurance can start signing up on Oct. 1 for coverage plans through new insurance marketplaces. It also comes as the Obama administration and those who stand to benefit from the law’s success, such as insurance companies, launch a campaign to inform consumers about their options under the law. The Affordable Care Act requires everyone to carry health insurance or face penalties. Obama has said the goal is to make health care more affordable while extending coverage to millions of people who don’t have it. Clinton’s appearance will be his s ...
Arsenio Hall is coming back to late-night television tonight, Monday, Sept. 9, after 19-years away and the Dog Pound is ready to welcome him back with open arms. As previously reported by NewsOne, Hall partnered with CBS Television Distribution, previously named Paramount Domestic Television, for the new talk show. CBSTD is the same company behind Hall’s 1989-94 hit show, “The Arsenio Hall Show.” In an interview with USA Today, the veteran actor and comedian said that he had to take time away to be with his family, but that he’s ready to re-enter the fray — with his son’s permission: “I have no regrets. I’ve had an incredible time away. I was able to raise my son in a way that my parents were’t able to be in my life,” because they were so busy working, he says. “When I sat and talked to my son, I was like, ‘I love being a father. There’s nothing I love more than that. But as you need me a little less, I’m g ...
With the Affordable Care Act[1], also widely known as Obamacare[2], just under a month away from launching, the Obama administration has taken measures to simplify the complexities of the health care law. Employing former President Bill Clinton in his unofficial role of “Secretary Of Explaining Stuff,” the finer points of the Act were broken down with the Arkansas native’s straightforward style. RELATED: Officials Aim To Make Affordable Care Act Accessible To Blacks, Latinos[3] Speaking Wednesday morning from his presidential library in Little Rock, Ark., Mr. Clinton spoke to the invitation-only attendees in a first of events planned to ease public fears, urge political unity, and hit back at Republican lawmakers critical of the Act. Using data compiled by government agencies, Clinton first addressed the importance of the new law by the numbers. From the speech[4]: Now, the Affordable Care Act is designed to address all these issues by making health care coverage available and more ...
