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Published 2/4/2009 at Reuters: Politics
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's push to revamp the costly and inefficient U.S. healthcare system was facing delay even before Tom Daschle, who was chosen to head the initiative, withdrew his nomination as health secretary.
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