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Senate 'not there yet' on healthcare legislation

Jun. 17, 2009
Democrats had hoped to begin public debate this month, but that seems likely to be pushed back to July because of the bill's estimated $1.6-trillion price tag. Even as congressional Democrats labored to stay on their ambitious schedule to send President Obama sweeping healthcare legislation by...
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Contestants (L-R) Cooper Barth of West Long Branch, New Jersey, Eboseremhen Eigbe of Galloway, New Jersey, Jacob Bayly Hunter of Sante Fe, New Mexico and Massound Sharif of Albany, New York, all await their turns to compete during the 3rd round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. UPI/Mike Theiler