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Saturday, November 21, 2009 9:29 PM

Published 11/07/2009 by AlterNet.org


How Does a Religious Cult Have the Clout to Delay Health Care Vote?

Just when it seemed the stars were aligning for an historic vote tomorrow on health-care reform legislation in the House of Representatives, anti-choice Democrats are balking, saying that the plan would permit the indirect flow of federal dollars to fund abortion..

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