Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Abortion deal may be hard to keep in health bill (AP)

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Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb., talks to reporters  following a 60-40 cloture vote which is the first step on passing a health care bill on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Dec. 21, 2009.(AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)AP - Twice now, abortion was almost a dealbreaker. This time, it was a dealmaker. But of hundreds of deals cut so health care legislation can stay alive, the hardest to keep may be the Senate's abortion compromise — achieved after 13 hours of negotiation. The volatile issue remains the biggest threat to getting a history-making bill to President Barack Obama.


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