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House passes key hurdle on health
washingtonpost.com - 13 days ago
House passes key hurdle on health
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House passes key hurdle on health-care legislation Debate expected to last at least four hours, vote on landmark reform scheduled this evening Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, November 7, 2009; 1:55 PM
House Expected to Vote on Health Care Tonight
nymag.com - 13 days ago
House Expected to Vote on Health Care Tonight
— nymag.com — Can you feel the excitement in the air? Nancy Pelosi is confident that after a closed-door meeting with Obama this afternoon, the House will vote on the health care bill tonight. [ TPM ] Read more posts by Lindsay Robertson Filed Under: congress , health care , health carnage , nancy ... (more) House Expected to Vote on Health Care Tonight

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jezebel.com - 12 days ago
House Passes Health Care Reform Bill [Breaking]
— jezebel.com — By a vote of 220-215, the House of Representatives has just passed H.R. 3962, or The Affordable Health Care For America Act. 219 Democrats voted in favor of the bill; only one Republican did the same. [ AP ] (more) House Passes Health Care Reform Bill [Breaking]

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Democrats To Allow Vote On Amendment Restricting Abortion Coverage In Hopes Of Ultimately Passing Health Care Bill [Roevsworld]
Jezebel — ... that would, according to Congressional sources who spoke to The Washington Post, "prohibit a new government-run insurance plan created by the health-care bill from offering to cover abortion services. It also would block people who received federal subsidies for the purchase of health insurance from buying policies that offered coverage for abortions," if passed. ...

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Gothamist — ... From the Gothamist Newsmap: A fire on St. Marks Place, a barricaded perp on 130th Ave in Queens, and a CO incident on Hill Ave in the Bronx. The House of Representatives may vote on the health care reform bill tonight. Before his death, Village Gate founder Art D'Lugoff was reportedly looking at reviving the club: He "had reviewed several potential sites in recent months, including the former movie house on West Eighth Street where Jimi Hendrix ran his Electric Lady Studios." From being a sleek luxury condo to ...

House Pass Health Care Reform Bill, 220-215
Gothamist — ... The vote occurred before midnight last night, after day that saw President Obama visiting the Capitol to make his case for health care reform to lawmakers. According to the Washington Post, "After months of acrimonious partisanship, Democrats closed ranks on a 220-215 vote that included 39 defections, mostly from the party's conservative ranks. But the bill attracted a surprise Republican convert: Rep. Anh 'Joseph' Cao of Louisiana, who represents the Democratic-leaning district of New Orleans and had been the target of a last-minute White House lobbying campaign. GOP House ...

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