The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. October 31, 2013 Romney Rejects Obama Comparison to Massachusetts Health Law ------------------------------------------------------------ Obama cited problems faced during the rollout of the Massachusetts health reform law signed by former Gov. Mitt Romney in 2006. Romney, who unsuccessfully challenged Obama for the presidency last year, rejected the comparison, tweeting "had President Obama actually learned the lessons of Massachusetts health care ... the installation of the [federal] program would not have been a frustrating embarrassment." .