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GOP Quickly Goes to War

Senate Republicans may not have the physical numbers to filibuster the Democrats’ health care reform bill, but they have wasted little time in using the Senate’s rules to their utmost advantage in their quest to trip up consideration of the measure.

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House Majority Leader Eric Cantor leaves the podium after speaking to reporters at the Republican National Committee following a House Republican Conference meeting at the Capitol Hill Club on Feb. 7.
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