Analysis: Democrats' health care quest has soured

Tuesday, January 19, 2010 | 5:26 p.m. CST; updated 8:39 a.m. CST, Wednesday, January 20, 2010

WASHINGTON — Democratic lawmakers who once saw health care overhaul as a historic quest are now anxious about getting the debate behind them, with Tuesday's Massachusetts Senate race underscoring how hard and joyless the effort has become.

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