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At 11 pages, a health plan we can work with

President Barack Obama speaks during a meeting with

Photo credit: Getty Images | President Barack Obama speaks during a meeting with members of the National Governors Association. (Feb. 22, 2010)

Joye Brown

Newsday columnist Joye Brown Joye Brown

Joye Brown has been a columnist for Newsday since 2006.

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Finally, a health care proposal I can hold in my hands.

That doesn't mean I'm ready to endorse President Barack Obama's proposal to get health care reform moving. It means something more than that.

For the first time in the furious national debate on health care reform, Obama's proposal creates a ledge for us to stand on, a place where mere mortals have a chance to crowd out flamethrowers.

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