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U.S. health care’s from Mars

U.S. President Barack Obama stands with Democratic leaders including House Majority Whip James Clyburn, left, and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, after a caucus meeting on Capitol Hill on Saturday, November 7, 2009.

T uning into the House of Representatives vote last night, I see that 39 Democrats, mostly conservative, defected. And that, contrary to predictions by GOP leaders, one Republican, Rep. Anh "Joseph" Cao from New Orleans, voted with the majority. Full Article at Globe and Mail

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  1. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 21: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) listens during a news conference regarding the Senate's health care reform bill on Capitol Hill on November 21, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  2. Vice President Joe Biden speaks to fellow Democrats at the Jefferson Jackson Dinner, Saturday Nov. 21, 2009 in Des Moines, Iowa.
  3. DRESDEN, GERMANY - NOVEMBER 13: A visitor sits in a Tesla Roadster electric car at the stand of German utility RWE at the party congress of the German Social Democrats (SPD) on November 13, 2009 in Dresden, Germany.
  4. Former US President Bill Clinton talks with reporters after discussing health care legislation during the Democrats' weekly caucus on November 10, 2009 inside the Capitol in Washington, DC.
  5. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 10: Ed Edmondson, father of Former U.S. Army Specialist Eric Edmondson, speaks during a news conference about Democratic efforts to pass an omnibus veterans� health bill at the U.S. Capitol November 10, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  6. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 7: U.S. President Barack Obama makes a statement for the press in Rose Garden of the White House November 7, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  7. HOBOKEN, NJ - NOVEMBER 3: New Jersery Governor, Democrat Jon Corzine waves to supporters after casting his vote at a polling station November 3, 2009 in Hoboken, New Jersey. Corzine faces Republican Chris Christie and Independent Chris Daggett in today's election.
  8. NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 03: New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg speaks with the media after voting November 3, 2009 in New York City.
  9. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 29: Flanked by House Republicans, House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) speaks about a healthcare reform bill during a news conference on Capitol Hill October 29, 2009 in Washington, DC.

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