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House Health Bill's Last Hurdle

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Democrats consider bypassing sticky committee.

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Senate Democrats said they'll miss the August health-care overhaul deadline—but House Democrats are still chugging away, and they're open to a last-resort loophole to get the bill to the floor: bypassing its last, stalling committee, the panel on Energy and Commerce.

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