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Groups Back Health Overhaul, but Seek Cover

Source: The New York Times

Washington : DC : USA | 2 months ago

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The top lobbyists for every major sector of the health care industry publicly insist they are squarely behind the Obama administration’s health care reform . But as the debate gets down to the details, the lines dividing friend from foe are getting blurry.

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