Welcome to the second installment of Week in Review for Saturday, January 30, 2010. Some of the top political issues and stories of this week are presented below.

1. Obama Takes on the GOP
2. SOTU
3. Single Payer Passes!

Obama Takes on the GOP!

Yesterday, President Obama took on House members of the GOP and fielded questions from the floor. Fortunately, the entire showdown was captured on video.

For more than an hour, the President had the opportunity to take on all challenges and talking points regarding his proposals and policies. Sit back and watch why some political analysts are calling it one of the most brilliant moves of Obama’s presidency.

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State of the Union

President Obama mapped out his legislative agenda for the year in his SOTU address on Wednesday night. Catch the speech below.

Single Payer Passes!

The talk about developing a national healthcare policy overshadows the ability of states to develop their own. On Thursday, the California Senate passed a measure to create a state-run, single-payer health system. Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/01/29/BAON1BP9AE.DTL&tsp=1#ixzz0e6u1fl8S

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/01/29/BAON1BP9AE.DTL&tsp=1

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