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Hello and welcome to the Slate Political Gab Fest for Friday, March 26, 2010.

I am David Plotz.

I'm here in Washington in our Slate, D.C. office with Will Salatin, who is a special guest sitting in for Emily Bazelon, who is on assignment.

And joining us by phone from his sickbed is John Dickerson.

John, now that the health care reform bill has passed, will your sickness get treated?

Or is it not relevant to your sickness?

I don't think it's irrelevant. but anybody who would have a similar mysterious illness

and who would perhaps have waited until it was so bad they had to go to the emergency room,

over time we'll be able to get covered.

If you're 26 years old or younger, you can...

You know what? You're going into the topic too soon.

Well, you asked the question.

I know, but I was just kidding.

I didn't really mean it.

Oh, right.

Topic one, we're going to talk about health care reform, and John will actually talk

about 26-year-olds.

And topic two is going to be more on health care reform, particularly abortion, about which

Will Salatan is the world's living

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