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White House weighs drafting healthcare bill

By Edward Luce in Washington

Published: September 5 2009 00:07 | Last updated: September 5 2009 00:07

The White House on Friday night said it was considering drawing up its own healthcare reform bill, following widespread criticism of Barack Obama’s strategy of outsourcing the increasingly anarchic drafting process to Congress.

”The president has been reviewing all of the various legislative proposals, but no decision has been made about whether formal legislation will be presented,” said a senior White House official.

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