Senate Leaders in Tentative Deal to Alter Public Option

The Senate majority leader, Senator Harry Reid of Nevada, said Senate leaders have a broad agreement on dropping a government-run plan from the health care bill, and that the Congressional Budget Office would review the implications of such a move on the budget.

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http://prescriptions.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12/08/senate-votes-down-effort-to-tighten-abortion-restrictions-in-health-bill/?hp