In an historic vote, the United States House of Representatives has passed a bill that will radically reform the country's health care system. The bill was passed late on Sunday by 219 votes to 212. All the Republican Representatives, as well as 34 Democrats, opposed it.

The vote represents a significant political victory for President Barack Obama, who campaigned for election on a pledge to help every US citizen obtain medical insurance. At present, an estimated 32 million US citizens do not have health insurance, even though more money is spent in the US on healthcare than in any other Western country.
 
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