THE NEWS: Repealing President Obama’s health care law won’t be as easy or as quick as Republicans hope, even if Mitt Romney wins the presidency.

THE REASON: For Republicans to invoke special Senate rules to pass legislation with a simple majority vote they must first pass a budget, which leads to unrelated questions on deficit reduction and defense spending.

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