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Senate to take up health care reform after landmark legislation passes House in close vote

The 220-215 vote late Saturday cleared the way for the Senate to begin a long-delayed debate on the issue that has come to overshadow all others in Congress. Full Article at Macleans.ca

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  1. U.S. Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) (C) waves off reporters after talking with them about healthcare legislation outside of the senate Democrats' weekly policy lunch at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, December 8, 2009.
  2. WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 6: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) pauses while speaking after a meeting with President Barack Obama and other Senate Democrats on Capitol Hill December 6, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  3. 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.
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  6. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 7: House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) walks to the House floor on Capitol Hill November 7, 2009 in Washington, DC. Members of the House of Representatives continued debate on healthcare reform legislation.

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