Nancy pelosi, the speaker of the House of Representatives, could not stop beaming as she banged her gavel just before midnight on November 7th to mark the passage of the Affordable Health Care for America Act. Though it was the narrowest of victories-after a rare Saturday debate and a suspenseful count, the bill squeaked through by just 220 votes to 215-this was a squeak the administration was determined to celebrate.
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