U.S. Army Captain Michael Kelvington, commander of the Battle company, 1-508 Parachute Infantry battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, bows next to remains of Gulam Dostager, a member of Afghan Local Police who was killed in the blast of an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) during the joint Tor Janda (Black Flag in Pashtu) operation, in Zahri district of Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan May 25, 2012.  REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov  (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: MILITARY CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

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Members of the U.S. Navy Blue Angels fly over the World Trade Center in lower Manhattan as part of the 25th annual Fleet Week celebration in New York, May 23, 2012.  REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz (UNITED STATES - Tags: MILITARY ANNIVERSARY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

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Democratic fiscal conservatives say no health deal yet

WASHINGTON | Thu Jul 23, 2009 4:41pm EDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The leader of the Democratic fiscal conservatives in the U.S. House of Representatives said on Thursday no agreement had been reached among Democrats on the healthcare reform legislation, but work would continue.

After a nearly three-hour meeting which included White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, President Obama's healthcare reform adviser Nancy-Ann DeParle, and Energy and Commerce Committee chairman Henry Waxman, Representative Mike Ross told reporters "I think we're making progress and that is a good thing." But he said there was no announcement of any agreement and talks would continue.

(Reporting by Jackie Frank)

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