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World Service,10 mins

US Healthcare Reform

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In an attempt to regain control of the debate about healthcare in the United States President Obama will take the unusual step of addressing a joint session of Congress on Wednesday. The argument over healthcare reform got very heated over the summer - now that the politicians are all back in Washington, will Barack Obama be able to drive through the changes he'd planned?

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