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World › House Dems struggle for final votes on health care

Amid intense lobbying by the Obama administration, House Democratic leaders struggled Friday for the final votes needed to pass sweeping health care legislation, weighing fresh… ...full story at Japan Today

from Japan Today on Sat, Nov 07 2009

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