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\nGOP Leaders Confident They\u2019ll Have Cruelty Necessary To Pass Healthcare Bill<\/a><\/span>
\nWASHINGTON\u2014Increasingly optimistic that the callousness they required would be locked down by the September 30 deadline, GOP leaders were confident Wednesday that they will have the cruelty necessary to pass their new healthcare bill.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Sigh. GOP Leaders Confident They\u2019ll Have Cruelty Necessary To Pass Healthcare Bill WASHINGTON\u2014Increasingly optimistic that the callousness they required would be locked down by the September 30 deadline, GOP leaders were confident Wednesday that they will have the cruelty necessary to pass their new healthcare bill. 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