Health-proposal holdout relents
Liberal Kucinich aboard; nuns say bill wouldn’t fund abortions
Posted: March 18, 2010 at 4:01 a.m.
Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 17, 2010, where he announced he will support President Barack Obama's health care overhaul bill.
President Barack Obama’s healthcare legislation won support from a longtime liberal holdout in the House on Wednesday and from Catholic nuns representing dozens of religious orders, gaining fresh traction in the run-up to a weekend vote.
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