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<title>Moderate Dems pivotal in Saturday health care vote 
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:47:57 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>GOP: Health test recommendations could affect care 
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<title>GOP: Breast exams show &#39;rationing&#39; 
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<description>Politico - With 29 announced stops, that adds up to at least 72,500 copies of her book - just from the stores she is visiting.</description>
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