Children's health program sparks strife in House

Thursday, August 2, 2007

WASHINGTON -- Republican efforts to scale back expansion of a popular children's health insurance program failed in the Senate on Wednesday, as a bitter partisan battle unfolded in the House over a more generous version that includes broad Medicare changes.

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