Storm cancels Obama memorial day speach

Torrential rain, lightning, thunder and strong winds forced President Barack Obama to cancel a Memorial Day

speech at the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Illinois.Obama took the stage at midday under the cover of

a large umbrella to tell thousands of people who came to hear him speak that "a little rain never hurt anybody but

we don't want anybody struck by lightning."He asked people to return to their cars for safety.Obama waited out the storm in the cemetery's administration building. He later boarded a pair of buses to greet military families that came for the ceremony.According to White House spokesman Bill Burton, Obama personally made the decision to warn people in the open field to take shelter.

Health Care Bill

The President's Proposal for Health ReformOver the past year the House and the Senate have been working on an effort to provide health insurance reform that lowers costs, guarantees choices, and enhances quality health care for all Americans relating to proposed health care legislation. A pair of House Democratic leaders predicted Sunday the final tally on President Barack Obama's historic health care bill will meet or exceed the 216 votes required for passage. But they acknowledged having yet to nail down commitments from a handful of members, some of whom remained concerned about the abortion issue.There are questions over the constitutionality of the bill. For instance, there are clauses in the bill that require individuals to purchase insurance or pay 2% of their income or $750 in fees – which ever is higher.