Democrats cautiously embrace Obama's newest health care plan

Tuesday, February 23, 2010 | 9:49 a.m. CST

WASHINGTON — Congressional Democrats cautiously embraced President Barack Obama's new health care plan as their last hope for enacting a comprehensive overhaul. Republicans trashed it, dimming prospects for any deal at the bipartisan health care summit that Obama has scheduled for Thursday to try to jump-start the debate.

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