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Political Memo: Trick for Democrats Is Juggling Ideology and Pragmatism

WASHINGTON Democrats have displayed a striking degree of pragmatism in seeking to push the health care bill through Congress, embracing or rejecting ideological considerations as needed to keep the legislation moving. Full Article at The New York Times

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