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With House Hurdle Cleared, Democrats Reflect On Health Bill Compromises

The Washington Post: "House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and her leadership team won a hard-fought victory on Obama's most critical domestic policy agenda item by neutralizing the most potentially toxic political issue well in advance of the final... Full Article at Medical News Today

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