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Half a Victory

Democrats won the first round on health care last night, but centrist Senators Ben Nelson and Joe Lieberman took to the talk shows today to say the current bill won't pass. Peter Beinart on why the public option might be doomed.

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The Senate’s vote Saturday night to open debate on a health-care reform bill shouldn’t make liberals cheer and it shouldn’t make them cry. It should make them sigh.

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