The president has used appearances in St.Louis,and earlier this week in Philadelphia, to appeal for public support in advance of a hoped for vote in the House of Representatives, a crucial step in the final stage of his push for a health care bill.
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"What we need to do is ask Musharraf, push him, push him to step aside for the good of the country, because he is widely unpopular, " he told CNN.