Obama Leans on Senate Dems

President Obama returned to his old haunts today in an attempt to unite Senate Democrats as he pushes to have health care reform legislation passed before the end of the year. Almost as unusual as a visit from the president is the fact that the Senate is meeting on a weekend, but the novelty didn't appear to turn many heads. "We're working toward a consensus," Harry Reid said after the caucus's closed-door meeting. "We're not there."

Obama "thanked members of the Senate for their hard work so far and encouraged them to continue forward," a White House spokesman tells the Wall Street Journal. Unresolved issues, including the existence and configuration of a public option and the question of abortion coverage, continue to divide Senate Democrats.
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