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Topic: Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va.

Rockefeller announces he's ditching public option

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid talks to the media after the Senate Democratic caucus that President Barack Obama attended on Capitol Hill in Washington Sunday, Dec. 6, 2009. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) (Associated Press)

Has Harry Reid found the sweet spot?

Vincent Rossmeier

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont. left, makes a point on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 23,2009, and the committee continued working on health care legislation. The committee's ranking Republican Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa is at right.

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