Obama Urges Dems: Pass My Health Bill to Save My Presidency

WASHINGTON (New York Post) - President Obama yesterday pushed wavering House members to OK health-care legislation for his own political standing and for theirs, as the battle came down to a bare-knuckle brawl for votes.

Obama met with groups of liberal and more conservative Democrats in the White House to try to assemble a winning coalition.

"To maintain a strong presidency, we need to pass the bill," Obama told the liberals, according to Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-Ariz.), who attended the meeting.