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About Tuesday's healthcare vote, and what comes next

Oct. 11, 2009
A long-awaited vote is slated from the Senate Finance Committee this week. Then it's up to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to reconcile it with the health committee's bill. A key vote on a healthcare proposal is scheduled for Tuesday. Here are some questions and answers about the vote and the...
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A U.S. Air Force B-52 flies over the Vietnam Veterans Memorial during commemoration of 50th anniversary of the war on May 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. President Barack Obama is at the base of the wall left center. More than 58,000 names of the servicemen who were killed or missing in the war are engraved on The Wall. The B-52 bomber was used extensively during the Vietnam War. UPI/Pat Benic