FROM ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON --- Summoned to success by President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled Congress approved historic legislation Sunday night extending health care to tens of millions of uninsured Americans and cracking down on insurance company abuses, a climactic chapter in the century-long quest for near universal coverage.
Widely viewed as dead two months ago, the Senate-passed bill cleared the House on a 219-212 vote, with Republicans unanimous in opposition.
FULL ARTICLE http://www.suntimes.com/news/politics/obama/2115376,obama-house-health-care-vote-032110.article
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