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Democrats: Lined up 60th health-care vote

Posted: December 20, 2009 at 4:12 a.m.

Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb., checks his BlackBerry in the Senate Reception Room on Saturday after deciding to support the healthcare overhaul bill.

Senate Democrats said Saturday that they had clinched an agreement on a far-reaching overhaul of the nation’s healthcare system and forged ahead with efforts to approve the legislation by Christmas over Republican opposition.

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