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Dear Friend,=20



On March 5, Pres. Obama will hold a summit to discuss healthcare reform--no=
t one single-payer advocate has been invited to attend, even though the maj=
ority of Americans support a national health plan. Send the president an em=
ail TODAY , asking what happened to transparency and accountability?=20



The Massachusetts-style plan is deeply flawed as is any system with healthc=
are corporations at the core. Recent Congressional Budget Office (CBO) stud=
ies concur.=20



You can bet we won't be throwing good money after bad for healthcare reform=
 that basically delivers the same type of system we have now-healthcare cor=
porations making decisions based on the bottom-line instead of doctor and p=
atient needs.=20



PDA and the Leadership Conference for Guaranteed Healthcare urge you to att=
end a protest at Lafayette Park on March 5 from noon to 1:00 p.m.-click her=
e for details.=20



In solidarity,=20



Tim Carpenter National Director,=20



Laura Bonham, Deputy Director,=20



Conor Boylan, Field Coordinator=20



P.S. For good measure, please sign the Healthcare NOT Warfare petition.=20



Progressive Democrats of America is a grassroots PAC that works both inside=
 the Democratic Party and outside in movements for peace and justice. Our g=
oalin 2009: Work with and increase the progressive majority in Congress as =
we build on our 2008 electoral successes. PDA's advisory board includes sev=
en members of Congress and activist leaders such as Tom Hayden, Medea Benja=
min, Thom Hartmann, Jim Hightower, and Rev. Lennox Yearwood.