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NYT: United stand on health bill may hurt GOP - The New York Times- msnbc.com
WASHINGTON - Passage of the health care legislation challenges the heart of the Republicans strategy this year: To present a unified opposition to big Democratic ideas, in this case expressed in a stream of bristling anger and occasional mischaracterizations of what the bill would do.
From a legislative perspective, the Republican strategy did not work, despite months of predictions from Republicans that the bill would fail and that that would cripple President Obamas presidency.
Mr. Obama will sign the bill Tuesday, although with the support of only Democrats. An additional package of amendments to remove some of the more politically problematic provisions is likely to become law within weeks.