Obama making holdouts headway
He pursues 60 health-bill votes
Posted: December 16, 2009 at 5:11 a.m.
President Barack Obama stands with Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., as he makes a statement on health care reform after meeting with Senators, Tuesday.
Prodded by President Barack Obama, Senate Democrats won tentative backing from one holdout and worked to satisfy another Tuesday as they grappled with the last lingering disputes blocking passage of health-care legislation by Christmas.
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