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who was to face enormous pressure to withdraw the plan. In an attempt to reach a compromise, Lloyd delayed the implementation of
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had opposed the plan, Medicare's popularity was such that by the election the
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the number hoped for by the organizers. By mid-July some of the striking doctors returned to work.
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