Dem House vote-counter lacks health care votes now - Yahoo! News: "WASHINGTON – 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.
The administration gave signs of retreating on its demands that senators jettison special home-state deals sought by individual lawmakers that have angered the public.
White House spokesman Robert Gibbs predicted House passage this week, before Obama travels to Asia, a trip he postponed to push for the bill.
'This is the week where we will have this important vote,' Gibbs said. 'I do think this is the climactic week for health care reform.'"
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