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Breaking News Alert: GOP repeal of health-care overhaul fails in the Senate
February 2, 2011 6:28:11 PM
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On a vote of 47 to 51, the Senate defeated a GOP effort to repeal President Obama's health-care overhaul. While the outcome was expected, not a single Democrat voted to proceed with repeal, underscoring the great hurdle that Republican efforts to revise the health-care law face in the Senate.

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