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The final tally of votes as the House passed historic health care legislation.
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House OKs historic health care overhaul, with one GOP vote
By David Lightman | McClatchy Newspapers
The final 220-215 vote came after a day of rancorous debate and a personal push from President Barack Obama. The bill, if ulitmately adopted into law, would bring about the most sweeping health care revamp since Medicare was approved 44 years ago. Critical to the bill's success was a last-minute deal to ban government-subsidized health insurance policies from covering elective abortions. » read more
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McClatchy has partnered with Kaiser Health News, an editorially independent news service, to provide expanded coverage of the current debate over health care in Washington.
