House passes major health reform - Update
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Washington - The US House of Representatives late Saturday passed a landmark health reform bill aimed at cutting costs and extending coverage to Americans who lack insurance. The House vote marked the biggest victory yet for President Barack Obama's top domestic priority and comes after months of wrangling in Congress and fierce debates in the country. The road is even tougher in the Senate, which has yet to start debating its own version of health-care legislation.
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Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:18:16 GMT
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The Obama administration tried hard and successfully posted a victory towards health reform last Saturday November 7 2009. It was big and important news for the entire World except in South Carolina. I was looking today in the local paper, The State, and on the very very buttom of the page it mentions: Health Care Bill Squeaks by in House.!!
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