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WASHINGTON - Senate Democrats passed a landmark health care bill in a climactic Christmas Eve vote that could define President Barack Obama's legacy and usher in near-universal medical coverage for the first time in the country's history. The 60-39 vote on a cold winter morning capped months of arduous negotiations and 24 days of floor debate. It also followed a succession of failures by past congresses to get to this point. Vice President Joe Biden presided as 58 Democrats and two ...

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President Barack Obama praised the Senate's passage of its version of the health care bill Thursday. The AP's Julie Pace reports from the White House. (Dec. 24)

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Barack Obama has had an early Christmas present after the Senate approved his healthcare overhaul. Follow us on twitter at twitter.com

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Dec. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Mark McClellan, former administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid and now a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, talks with Bloomberg's Betty Liu about the prospects for legislation overhauling the US health-care system. The Senate and House must now work together on a compromise between their two versions of health-care legislation after the Senate approved final passage of its measure today. (Source: Bloomberg)...

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In a rare Christmas Eve session, the Senate passed its sweeping healthcare reform legislation this morning by a vote of 60 to 39, along party lines. The $871 billion dollar Senate bill must now be reconciled with the House bill after Congress reconvenes in January. We speak with Trudy Lieberman, contributing editor to the Columbia Journalism Review and Rep. Raul Grijalva (DAZ), co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.

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Note: There's a lot of chatter in this vid, but I wanted you all to know that this bill was slipped through on Christmas Eve. WASHINGTON - Senate Democrats passed a landmark health care bill in a climactic Christmas Eve vote that could define President Barack Obama's legacy and usher in near-universal medical coverage for the first time in the country's history. The 60-39 vote on a cold winter morning capped months of arduous negotiations and 24 days of floor debate. It also followed a ...

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As the Senate prepares to vote on an overhaul of the nation's health care system, AP reporter Erica Werner explains what it took to get all 60 Democrats on board and why some Republicans say the legislation is a sign of business as usual. (Dec. 22)

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Here's the latest news for Wednesday, Dec. 23: Health care overhaul moves toward Senate vote; Aide: Brazilian family will give up custody fight; Balloon boy parents get jail time, probation; Elephants deliver Christmas cheer to students in Thailand.

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