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Obama hails health bill’s passage

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Now it’s up to the Senate, president says. Full story

GOP says Dems put agenda ahead of country

Key Dems whose votes put them in spotlight

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Rough road ahead for health care in Senate

The glow from a health care triumph faded quickly for President Barack Obama on Sunday as Democrats realized the bill they fought so hard to pass in the House has nowhere to go in the Senate.