To ensure support, Democratic leaders agreed to a bipartisan amendment, approved 240 to 194, prohibiting a future government-run insurance plan from offering abortion services, and barring anyone receiving federal subsidies from purchasing private plans that cover abortion.
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The Markit eurozone servicespurchasing managers' index (PMI) rose to 49.2 last month, up from 48.8 in February.
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