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Moderate Dems Swayed Ahead Of Health Bill Vote


Sen. Mary Landrieu of Louisiana is one of the moderate Democratic senators that both advocates and opponents of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's bill are putting pressure on to decide on a vote.   (File)
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With the first critical vote for the Senate health care bill slated for Saturday night, both advocates and opponents of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's bill are putting pressure on the few key Democratic senators who may or may not hold up the measure.  A handful of conservative Democrats have expressed reservations about supporting the bill, for various reasons, and two have not yet disclosed whether they will vote in favor of moving the debate forward on Saturday: Sens. Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) and Mary Landrieu (D-La.).

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