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Headline Roundup July 10th, 2016

Changes to the Democratic Platform

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Changes for minimum wage and healthcare, but not trade, made it into the Democratic platform.

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Clinton Reaffirms Support For Public Option In Bid For Sanders Supporters
Clinton Reaffirms Support For Public Option In Bid For Sanders Supporters

HuffPost

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Hillary Clinton reaffirmed her support on Saturday for creating a “public option” within Obamacare and allowing people to enroll in Medicare at age 55.

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In nod to Sanders, Clintons offers new health care proposals
In nod to Sanders, Clintons offers new health care proposals

Washington Times

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In another nod to primary rival Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton is proposing to increase federal money for community health centers and outlining steps to expand access to health care across the nation.
Clinton’s campaign says the proposal is part of her plan to provide universal health care coverage in the United States. The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee also is reaffirming her support for a public-option insurance plan and for expanding Medicare by letting people age 55 year and older opt in.

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In platform fight, Sanders loses on trade but wins on minimum wage
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Bernie Sanders' campaign is declaring victory after striking deals with Hillary Clinton's allies over climate change, health care and a $15-an-hour minimum wage as Democrats finalized the party's 2016 platform.

The primary rivals' negotiators never found common ground on trade -- with Clint

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