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GOP: Health test recommendations could affect care
WASHINGTON, 11.21.2009
BY LAURIE KELLMAN , Associated Press Writer
Republicans are seizing on this week's recommendations for fewer Pap smears and mammograms to fuel concern about government-rationed medical care _ and to try to chip away support by women for President Barack Obama's proposed health care overhaul.
"This is how rationing starts," declared Jon Kyl of Arizona, the party's second-in-command in the Senate, during a news conference. "This is read full story... | WATCH VIDEO
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