Senate panel clears health bill with one Republican vote

New York Times by David M. Herszenhorn, Robert Pear | Oct. 13, 2009 (Breaking News)

The Senate Finance Committee voted on Tuesday to approve legislation that would reshape the American health care system and provide subsidies to help millions of people buy insurance, as Senator Olympia J. Snowe, Republican of Maine, joined all 13 Democrats on the panel in support of the landmark bill. Full Story »

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Patricia Blochowiak
3.1
 by Patricia Blochowiak - Oct. 13, 2009

This is an acceptable story on the politics relating to passage of health insurance reform, with minimal discussion of the content of the bill in question.

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