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House passes historic health care bill, with one GOP vote (McClatchy Newspapers)

 
McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives Saturday passed, by a vote of 220 to 215, historic health care legislation that would require virtually all Americans to obtain health insurance and create a government-run health insurance plan to help them do so. (link)

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