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Obama health reform drive gets diverse backing

 
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Barack Obama's pledge to reform the U.S. health care system got an important vote of confidence on Thursday as a diverse alliance of doctors, a labor union, the drug industry and health insurers pledged to support the effort. (link)

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