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      <excerpt>...a similar tone.&#160; &quot;I feel very confident that we're there and tomorrow evening, we'll be celebrating a great victory,&quot; said Rep. John Larson  (D-CT), chairman of the House Democratic Caucus. Meanwhile, Republicans and lobbying groups are applying every </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...even though many of the 52 Blue Dog, or conservative, Democrats have said they were still studying the bill. Rep. John Larson, D-Conn., the chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, predicted his chamber would approve the nationwide public option. Democr</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...52-member Blue Dog Democratic coalition. They&#8217;ll be crucial to her bill&#8217;s&#160;success. Still, House Democratic Caucus Chairman John Larson, D-Conn., said flatly: &#8220;We&#8217;ve got 218,&#8221; the number of votes needed for passage. The House, which has 256 De</excerpt>
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