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Can LBJ Help Obama Pass Health Care?

The nation's governors have joined the chorus of criticism on Obama's health-care plan, just as the administration has gone from comparing the president to Lincoln to likening him to LBJ. It's an odd move—and one that could backfire for Obama.

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