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House Dems trim health bill to $871 billion

Oct. 21, 2009
An estimate from the Congressional Budget Office projects that the House Democrats' health care plan, which includes a "more robust" public option, would cost $871 billion over 10 years, according to two Democratic sources. The bill, based on preliminary accounting, reduces the deficit...
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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch