Nov 6th, 2009 - ABC News
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House Democrats acknowledged they don't yet have the votes to pass a sweeping overhaul of the nation's health care system, and signaled they may push back the vote until Sunday or early next week.
Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., told reporters in a conference call Friday that the make-or-break vote on President Barack Obama's push to make health coverage part of the social safety net could face delay. Democrats were originally hoping to pass the bill on Saturday.
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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is heading to Capitol Hill for talks with House Democrats as they scramble to find enough votes to pass landmark legislation to overhaul the nation's health care system.
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Nov 7th, 2009 - Wall Street Journal
WASHINGTON -- The House of Representatives headed toward a historic vote scheduled for Saturday on a bill overhauling the health-care system after House Democrats cleared an abortion-related impasse blocking the vote.
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