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The White House moved from persuasion to ultimatum, telling Republicans to vote Friday or effectively leave Obamacare in place. That kind of brinkmanship is usually what you do when you have leverage; on March 23, it looked more like a public confession that the administration was running out of options.
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The White House moved from persuasion to ultimatum, telling Republicans to vote Friday or effectively leave Obamacare in place. That kind of brinkmanship is usually what you do when you have leverage; on March 23, it looked more like a public confession that the administration was running out of options.
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The White House moved from persuasion to ultimatum, telling Republicans to vote Friday or effectively leave Obamacare in place. That kind of brinkmanship is usually what you do when you have leverage; on March 23, it looked more like a public confession that the administration was running out of options.
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