{"id":1001,"date":"2009-08-19T18:39:11","date_gmt":"2009-08-19T18:39:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/stevenwaldman\/2009\/08\/the-obama-conference-call-with.html"},"modified":"2009-08-19T18:39:11","modified_gmt":"2009-08-19T18:39:11","slug":"the-obama-conference-call-with","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/stevenwaldman\/2009\/08\/the-obama-conference-call-with.html","title":{"rendered":"The Obama Conference Call with Religious Leaders on Health Care (Audio)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here is the conference call with religious leaders about health care.  Obama speaks toward the end<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;\" border=0 width=0 height=0 src=\"http:\/\/counters.gigya.com\/wildfire\/IMP\/CXNID=2000002.0NXC\/bT*xJmx*PTEyNTA3MjE1Mzc1NjUmcHQ9MTI1MDcyMTU*NDYyOCZwPTQ1MDk3MiZkPSZnPTImbz1hZjMwNmQ5ODcwMDY*YzZjOWJkYzA4NGU1YThlNTNiNiZvZj*w.gif\" \/><embed src=\"https:\/\/www.blogtalkradio.com\/BrandingPlayer.swf?file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eblogtalkradio%2Ecom%2FFaith%5FPlay%5FList%2Exml&#038;autostart=false&#038;bufferlength=5&#038;volume=100&#038;borderweight=1&#038;bordercolor=#999999&#038;backgroundcolor=#FFE20F&#038;dashboardcolor=#0098CB&#038;playlistcolor=#999999&#038;playlisthovercolor=#333333&#038;cornerradius=10&#038;slogan=Click 40mins to pledge!&#038;callback=www.blogtalkradio.com\/FlashPlayerCallback.aspx&#038;backgroundfile=www.blogtalkradio.com\/swf\/bg1.swf&#038;backgroundscaling=2\" width=\"215\" height=\"204\" quality=\"high\" pluginspage=\"http:\/\/www.adobe.com\/go\/getflashplayer\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" wmode=\"transparent\" menu=\"false\"><\/embed>More info about 40 Days for Health Reform visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.faithforhealth.org\/\">Faithforhealth.org  <\/a> For info about conservative opposition, try the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.frcaction.org\/\">FRCAction.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is the conference call with religious leaders about health care. 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