Takeouts: can a $940 billion health care bill really reduce the deficit?, upsets in the NCAA tournament

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Financial Takeout: How can a health insurance reform bill, which costs $940 billion, reduce the country’s deficit by over $1 trillion? Louise Story, Wall Street and finance reporter for The New York Times tells us that if you read the fine print closely… it doesn’t!

Sports Takeout: Sports contributor Ibrahim Abdul-Matin has the latest results from the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament.

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