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Health care bill heads for make-or-break week - Health care reform- msnbc.com

Submitted by Keith H. on Sun, 03/14/2010 - 19:33
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Health care bill heads for make-or-break week - Health care reform- msnbc.com

WASHINGTON - The House's chief Democratic headcounter said Sunday he hadn't rounded up enough votes to pass President Barack Obama's health care overhaul heading into a make-or-break week, even as the White House's top political adviser said he was "absolutely confident" in its prospects.

The administration gave signs of retreating on demands that senators jettison special home-state deals sought by individual lawmakers that have angered the public.