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AFP – WASHINGTON (AFP) – The US House of Representatives has approved the broadest overhaul of US health care in four decades, handing President Barack Obama a hard-fought victory for his top domestic priority.

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Obama wins big as House approves health care bill

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Reuters – WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The House of Representatives voted on Saturday to tighten a ban against using federal funds to finance abortions under the proposed Democratic healthcare reform legislation.

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House backs anti-abortion amendment

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AFP – WASHINGTON (AFP) – The US House of Representatives is drawing close to a vote on the broadest US health care overhaul in forty years, spurred on by President Barack Obama’s call to “answer the call of history.”

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Obama allies see health care victory

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House Democrats confident on healthcare vote

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AFP – WASHINGTON (AFP) – The US House of Representatives on Saturday threw its support behind two Chinese activists put on trial after investigating whether shoddy construction led to children’s deaths in last year’s Sichuan earthquake.

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US House backs China quake activists

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AFP – WASHINGTON (AFP) – President Barack Obama, fighting for his top domestic priority, urged fellow Democrats in the House of Representatives to “vote yes” Saturday on the broadest US health care overhaul in a half-century.

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Obama pleads for health care overhaul, vote looms

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Reuters – WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives opened debate on Saturday on a sweeping reform bill that would spark the biggest healthcare changes in four decades, with a potentially close final vote expected later in the day.

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House opens debate on healthcare bill

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