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Vulnerable Democratic freshman abandon the health care bill

Some of the most vulnerable Democrats in the House are starting to flake off the health care bill. There are a dozen first-term Democrats representing districts that Republican presidential nominee John McCain won last year. Full Article at USA Today

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