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[00:00.01]President Obama appears to have secured the 60 votes he needs in the Senate to ensure his proposals for the American health care system become law. [00:08.56]A conservative Democratic Senator Ben Nelson has agreed to support the legislation in exchange for a ban on the federal funding of abortion and extra money for his home state of Nebraska. [00:19.61]Imtiaz Tyab reports from Washington. [00:21.59]President Barack Obama praised the compromise that cleared the way for the US Senate's passage of sweeping health care reform. [00:28.86]The president said that after nearly a century-long struggle, the US was on the cusp of making health care reform a reality. [00:36.20]It's hoped the legislation will pass the Senate before the Christmas holiday break. [00:40.19]In order to get the 60 votes needed to push the legislation ahead, Senate Democratic leaders had to take out one of the most controversial aspects of the bill, the option of a government-run insurance plan.