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Union leaders said Monday afternoon that they planned to tell President Obama in a meeting later in the day that it would be a costly political mistake to enact an excise tax on high-priced, employer-sponsored health benefits.

Many governors had protested a special funding allocation for Nebraska in the bill. "We're going to continue to work with governors," White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs told reporters, referring to the healthcare bill.

WASHINGTON — As Democratic leaders continue talks this week over how to pay for health care legislation, they are coming under renewed pressure from independent analysts who question whether long-term savings called for in the bill are realistic.

MONDAY'S White House meeting between President Obama and labor leaders focused on one of the most contentious -- and most sensible -- aspects of health reform: the proposed tax on employer-provided, high-value health insurance plans.