Divided Senate Opens Health Care Debate

Divided Senate opens health care debate

With the Senate set to begin debate Monday on President Barack Obama's signature domestic issue, the all-hands-on-deck Democratic coalition that allowed the health care reform legislation to advance is coming apart.

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