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Congress Lurches toward Healthcare Reform
Healthcare reform is finally headed toward the floors of the House and the Senate, presuming Democratic leaders can cobble together five different proposals. Can they do it by next week? What are the likely issues once debate finally gets under way? Also, NASA gets ready for its Moon crash mission. On Reporter's Notebook, a new solution for New Orleans: houses that float.
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenHealthcare reform is finally headed toward the floors of the House and the Senate, presuming Democratic leaders can cobble together five different proposals. Can they do it by next week? What are the likely issues once debate finally gets under way? Also, NASA gets ready for its Moon crash mission, and in New Orleans, floating houses will provide protection from the next Katrina.
Banner image: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) (L) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) (2nd L) talk to members of the media outside the West Wing after meeting with President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden at the White House September 8, 2009. Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
