From the NY Times by Robert Pear and David M. Herszenhorn: www.nytimes.com/2009/08/10/health/policy/10facts.html

WASHINGTON — With the debate over the future of health care now shifted from Capitol Hill to town halls, supporters and critics of the Democrats’ legislative proposals are polishing their sound bites and sharpening their attack lines.

Increasingly, the battle looks like a presidential contest, with expensive advertising campaigns and Internet-driven efforts to mobilize local support. It can be difficult to sort fact from fiction, as angry protesters denounce the legislation at raucous public forums.

www.nytimes.com/2009/08/10/health/policy/10facts.html