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Health Stakes: Pressure Builds on Democrats to Reverse Decades of Failure

White House pressure, union pressure, leadership pressure – no stone is being left unturned this weekend as Democrats move to a final House vote Sunday on the health care overhaul that was central to President Obama's campaign and has consumed much of his first 14 months in office. The procedural obstacle course faced by the 10-year, $940 billion package is a fitting end to the most suspenseful legislative journey of any bill in recent memory. One member at a time, House Democrats were slowly amassing the 216 votes they need to pass a bill that makes major strides toward the long-held ...

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