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Five takeaways from the Kaiser Tracking Poll

Voters see Medicare as the most important health care issue for their vote. Seniors are more likely to trust Obama on the health law's future. And a lot of people seem to be forgetting what Obamacare actually does.

By Sarah Kliff August 16, 2012

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