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Liberals Seek to Prop Up Public Insurance Option

By David M. Drucker
Roll Call Staff
Aug. 17, 2009, 4:15 p.m.

Signals from the White House that President Barack Obama is open to compromise on the public insurance option were met with resistance Monday from Congressional liberals and other Democrats.

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