Senate debate stalled by GOP Sen.

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Sen. Tom Coburn has brought floor debate on health care to a halt.

Coburn was refused a request that any new amendment to the health care debate be available for 72 hours before it is voted on. Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., refused the request and Coburn invoked his right to demand that amendments be read on the floor first.

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