Congress passes kids health bill again.


	Congress passes kids health bill again.

pokkets

11-2-2007 12:29 AM

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health, children, medicine, congress, bush, veto

pokkets says:

The vote was just shy of the 2\3 majority needed to overturn the veto. Apart from the over 2\3 majority in the senate. Anyone who disagrees with Bush is partisan.

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