Dem House vote-counter lacks health care votes now (AP)

Courtesy Ytop stories  Sun, 03/14/2010 - 11:36am

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks during a news conference Saturday March 13, 2010, in San Francisco.<br /><br />(AP Photo/Ben Margot)AP - The House's chief Democratic headcounter said Sunday he hadn't rounded up enough votes to pass President Barack Obama's health care overhaul heading into a make-or-break week, even as the White House's top political adviser said he was "absolutely confident" in its prospects.




 

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