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http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2010/POLITICS/03/21/health.care.main/story.health.debate.pool.jpgA last-minute deal Sunday between President Obama and House members who oppose abortion appeared to clear the way for Congress to pass historic health care reform legislation.The decisive House vote on health care reform scheduled for later Sunday could define the success or failure of Obama's administration, and the outcome was expected to be extremely close.Just a few hours before the scheduled vote, Obama announced he would issue an executive order to ensure that existing limits on federal funding of abortion remain in place under the health care reform bill. Minutes later, Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Michigan, and fellow anti-abortion colleagues said they would support the legislation.The House will vote Sunday night on a Senate health care bill, and support by Stupak and his anti-abortion colleagues was considered crucial for Democrats to get the 216 votes needed for passage. If the House passes the bill, it goes to Obama to be signed into law.An accompanying bill with changes to the Senate version still would need Senate approval if passed by the House. However, approval of the main Senate health care bill and Obama's signature would make the reform the law of the land, with or without the changes in the accompanying bill.cheap wow power leveling (http://www.wow-leveler.com/wow-power-leveling.html)Obama is not planning to sign the bill on Sunday night, a senior administration official told CNN. But he does intend to address the nation from the White House, the official said. With Republicans in unanimous opposition, Obama and senior Democrats have mounted a nonstop campaign to win the necessary 216 Democratic votes for the bills to pass.iReport: Share your views on health care reformObama has repeatedly ripped into private health insurers in recent weeks, framing the debate as a fight between big corporations and ordinary Americans struggling to deal with skyrocketing premiums.Over the course of the last week, Obama conducted more than 90 calls and meetings on health care, according to a senior aide.According to CNN's latest count, 33 of the 253 House Democrats plan to vote against the legislation, sto gold (http://www.wow-leveler.com/sto-credits.html)five short of the 38 Democratic "no" votes needed to kill the bill. "This is a historic day, and we are happy warriors," Rep. John Larson, D-Connecticut, told CNN's "State of the Union" on Sunday. "We've got the votes," added Larson, chairman of the House Democratic Caucus.However, other House Democratic leaders said some members still were making up their minds.