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Summoned to success by President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled Congress approved historic legislation Sunday night extending health care to tens of millions of uninsured Americans and cracking down on insurance company abuses, a climactic chapter in the century-long quest for near universal coverage.

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Asian stocks and the euro fell on Monday on renewed concerns over Greece s debt problems before a euro zone summit.

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Arrow Energy Ltd. said Monday that it received an improved takeover bid for most of its Australian operations by a joint venture of Royal Dutch Shell PLC and PetroChina Co. . The deal, recommended by Arrow s board of directors, would sell off the domestic assets for 3.44 billion Australian dollars , or 4.70 Australian dollars a share in cash — a 35% premium to Arrow s last closing price.

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Triumph in their grasp, President Barack Obama and House Democrats demonstrated command of the votes needed to pass landmark health care legislation Sunday night, a climactic chapter in a century-long quest for near universal coverage.

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President Barack Obama and House Democratic leaders struck a last-minute deal Sunday with abortion foes to secure the final few votes needed to remake America’s health care system, writing a climactic chapter in a century-old quest for near universal coverage.

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