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Will health care even get past Senate's starting gate?
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The Senate is poised to approve on Saturday the start of a historic debate over health care legislation aimed at making coverage easier, less expensive to obtain and harder to lose. It needs 60 votes to cut off a Republican-led effort to block consideration of the bill, however. A vote is scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. Saturday. Democrats control 60 seats, but two moderates are wavering. » read more
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Rep. Emanuel Cleaver wanted people to stop complaining for a day and count their blessings. What he got, however, was just more complaints. » read more
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