Senate Dems reach 60 vote threshold on health bill (AP)

Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb., is seen in the snow outside the U.S. Capitol following his agreement to support the health care legislation now pending on Capitol Hill in Washington, Saturday, Dec. 19, 2009.(AP Photo/Harry Hamburg)AP - Democratic leaders secured the support of Sen. Ben Nelson to provide the 60th and deciding vote for sweeping health care legislation in the Senate, capping a year of struggle and a final burst of deadline bargaining on President Barack Obama’s top domestic priority.

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