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In a prime-time address tonight, President Barack Obama will address the nation and outline how he wants to expand health care. Experts state that the President will explain his case on why he thinks a government-run health care system is the best way to introduce great competition in health care and touch base on all the “major points” of the reform.

Overall the markets were slightly up this morning, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.4%, the S&P 500 added 0.5% and the Nasdaq jumped 0.7%.

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Kevin Grewal contributed to this article.