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Senate health bottom line: $849 billion overhaul

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The political stakes enormous, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid launched long-awaited health care legislation Wednesday estimated to extend coverage to 94 percent of eligible Americans at a cost of $849 billion.

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