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Test Vote Set For Senate Health Care Bill


Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., holds a news conference to announce the inclusion of the "public option" in the Senate's version of the health care reform legislation Oct. 26, 2009 in Washington, DC.
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A wavering centrist Democrat said Friday he'd stand with Senate Democratic leaders on a crucial weekend test vote on their sweeping health care bill amid indications other moderates would fall in line. The announcement from Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb., came as Senate leaders pushed ahead toward the make-or-break vote with no margin for rebellion on President Obama's signature issue.

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Marcia Kramer, Political And Investigative Reporter

Marcia Kramer joined CBS 2 in 1990 as an investigative and political reporter. Prior to CBS 2, she was the City Hall bureau chief at the New York Daily News.

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