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House weighs unusual tactic to muscle health bill through (McClatchy Newspapers via Yahoo! News)
WASHINGTON — As the battle over health care legislation built Monday toward a weekend crescendo, congressional Democrats considered trying to pass the controversial Senate version without voting for it, a tactic that Republicans and independent analysts warned could be politically treacherous and perhaps unconstitutional.

Dems start countdown toward health care vote (AP via Yahoo! News)
House Democrats triggered the countdown Monday for the climactic vote on President Barack Obama's fiercely contested remake of the health care system, even though the legislation remained incomplete and lacked the votes needed to pass.

Health Care 101: A consumer primer on Obama's bill (AP via Yahoo! News)
It took lawmakers a year to shape President Barack Obama's health care bill. If it finally passes Congress, it'll take the better part of a decade to write the user manual for consumers and doctors, employers and insurance companies.

A Guide to This Week's Health Care Final Sprint (Time Magazine)
Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines. Here's a brief guide to the health care final sprint (at least the schedule that we can predict) in the House over the next week

Health care puts House Dems on the line (CNN)
House Democrats wary of the Senate health care bill find themselves in a quandary.

Obama expects passage of health care bill (AP via Yahoo! News)
President Barack Obama says he expects to get the votes for his health care overhaul, telling ABC News "we're going to make this happen."

Health Care Push Will 'Poison the Well' for Obama's Climate Bill Efforts, Graham Says (New York Times)
Democrats are putting President Obama's energy and climate agenda in peril by making a partisan push this week to pass health...

Obama seeks to reassure seniors on health care (AP via Yahoo! News)
With a fresh sense of urgency, President Barack Obama sought to reassure seniors Monday about health care legislation approaching a final vote in Congress, pledging it would make preventive care cost-free and close a gap in Medicare prescription drug coverage. "This proposal adds almost a decade of solvency to Medicare," Obama said in a visit to a senior center.

Health Care Bill: Obama Has Much at Stake in Reform Vote (Time.com via Yahoo! News)
If President Obama fails to win the upcoming congressional votes that are designed to get a health care bill to his desk, it will be one of the few times a loss truly threatens his future

Obama slams insurers, demands health care reform (CNN)
The yearlong fight over health care reached a fever pitch Monday as President Obama took his call for change to the political swing state of Ohio, slamming insurance companies and repeating his call for a final congressional vote on his sweeping reform plan.