Democrats closer to healthcare agreement

According to Reuters UK, the Democrats are getting close to a healthcare agreement. Both the House and the Senate are making negotiations to find a way to agree on a final healthcare bill before it goes to be signed by the president. There is a push to have this done before early next week when the Democrats lose the majority as former Senator Kennedy's replacement is voted in to office. Next week, they will also be facing other key issues in health care coverage including coverage of abortion and illegal immigrant. Another key issue still to be resolved is how the government run healthcare will be paid for. Read the full article here.

Obama's Health Care Bill Narrowly Passes in House

President Obama praised the House yesterday for narrowly passing his healthcare bill. The count was extremely close - 220 to 215 with only one Republican voting yes. The $1.2 trillion bill is aimed at expanding coverage to 36 million uninsured Americans and the plan will also cut spending by $400 billion over the course of a decade. Take a couple of minutes to view the coverage by CBS News below.