President Barack Obama is directing the Food and Drug Administration to take steps to reduce drug sh

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68 بار بازدید - 9 سال پیش - (3 Nov 2011) HEADLINE: Obama
(3 Nov 2011) HEADLINE: Obama orders FDA to help reduce drug shortages
CAPTION: President Barack Obama is directing the Food and Drug Administration to take steps to reduce drug shortages, action he says will help stop a "slow-rolling problem" that puts patients at risk and raises the potential for price gouging. (Oct. 31)
   (Location: White House - Oct. 31, 2011)
  (Source: AP)
  (VO: Obama signs exec order)
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WITH A STROKE OF THE PEN, PRESIDENT OBAMA ORDERS THE FDA TO ATTACK GROWING SHORTAGES OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS, SAYING TOO MANY DOCTORS AND PATIENTS ARE SCRAMBLING.
  (SOT/President Barack Obama - Approx 2:00 from start of fotoop)
  "And that drives up prices. And it increases patient risk."
  (VO: FILE medical, drug stores)
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HIS ORDER TELLS REGULATORS TO GET BETTER SUPPLY WARNINGS FROM DRUGMAKERS, AND TO CHASE ALLEGATIONS OF PRICE-GOUGING.
  (VO: Obama cutaways)
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AND HE'S ACTING BECAUSE CONGRESS HASN'T. IT'S OBAMA'S LATEST SALVO TO PERSUADE VOTERS HE'S ON THE MARCH ...
  (VO: FILA any GOP news conf)
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... WHILE REPUBLICANS IN CONGRESS JUST SAY NO, ESPECIALLY ON JOBS.
  (VO: Student loan event in Denver, mortgage event in San Fran)
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LAST WEEK, THE "WE CAN'T WAIT" CAMPAIGN ANNOUNCED REFINANCING HELP FOR STRUGGLING
HOMEOWNERS ... AND AID FOR STUDENTS TRYING TO CUT LOAN PAYMENTS.
  (VO: Back to Obama at signing)
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THE FDA SIGNING CONTINUED THE THEME.
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  "We can't wait for action on the Hill. We've got to go ahead and move forward."
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POLITICAL STRATEGISTS HAVE A WORD FOR THIS: SMALL BALL. FACING PARTISAN GRIDLOCK ON THE BIG ISSUES OF THE DAY, THE PRESIDENT IS CREATING HIS OWN VICTORIES ON THE SMALL ONES  --
HOPING THE CUMULATIVE PICTURE WILL BE ONE OF DECISIVE ACTION.
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THE ACKNOWLEDGED MASTER OF SMALL BALL WAS BILL CLINTON. CHECKMATED ON HEALTH CARE AND OTHER BIG PLANS, HE TEED UP SMALL ACTIONS TO TAKE ON HIS OWN -- AND ENDED UP CRUISING TO RE-ELECTION.
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BUT IS THIS A WINNING STRATEGY FOR OBAMA?
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UNLIKE CLINTON, WHO RODE A RECORD BOOM, OBAMA'S FACED A RECORD DOWNTURN.
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PLUS, IN DENOUNCING OBSTRUCTION, HE'S NOT ALONE.
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REPUBLICANS SAY OBAMA'S ALLIES HAVE BLOCKED ACTION ON 15 JOB-CREATING MEASURES PASSED BY THE HOUSE.
  (VO: RNC release on FDA announcement sent separately via email)
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AND THEY SAY ON DRUG SHORTAGES, IT'S HIS WHITE HOUSE THAT IGNORED YEARS OF SCARY
HEADLINES.
  (VO: Back to Obama campaign event handshaking)
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IN SHORT, AS THE CAMPAIGN SEASON HEATS UP, SMALL BALL IS NO END-RUN AROUND PARTISAN
BICKERING.

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