Obama hugs cancer patient, pitches health care overhaul, but questions remain. Philip Elliott & Charles Babington, Associated Press, July 1, 2009 Annandale, VA - President Barack Obama wanted to put a human face on his plans to overhaul health care, and a Virginia supporter did just that Wednesday. Fighting back tears, Debby Smith, 53, told Obama of her kidney cancer and her inability to obtain health insurance or hold a job. The president hugged her - she's a volunteer for his political operation - and called her "exhibit A" in an unsustainable system that is too expensive and complex for millions of Americans. ... Emotion