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Health insurance exchange launched despite signs of serious problems — Days before the launch of President Obama's online health insurance marketplace, government officials and contractors tested a key part of the Web site to see whether it could handle tens of thousands of consumers at the same time.
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ObamaCare debacle in spotlight — The disastrous rollout of ObamaCare's insurance exchanges has brought into sharp focus the GOP charge that President Obama is better at campaigning than governing. — Republicans have long needled the president as unable to convert adoring crowds …


President Obama is a gifted politician and knows how to win an election. But his spin on Healthcare.gov may only make things worse. — An IT problem has never escalated faster than the president's Rose Garden speech Monday addressing the problems with Healthcare.gov. He could no longer outsource responding to user complaints.
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Healthcare.gov is walking dead — In a White House speech Monday, President Obama assured the public that his new health-care law is up and running even in the absence of a functioning Web site. He told people they can call an 800 number instead of buying coverage online.
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Embattled Sebelius to testify next week on ObamaCare rollout
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HealthCare.gov feeds doubts about rollout: Our view — President vows action, but where has he been? — CONNECT — Three weeks after it opened, the HealthCare.gov website — where millions of people are supposed to get insurance under the Affordable Care Act — remains plagued by problems.
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Barack Obama, Insurance Salesman in Chief
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Transcript: President Obama's Oct. 21 remarks on problems with the Obamacare rollout
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Remarks by the President on the Affordable Care Act
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Conservative group widens IRS lawsuit — A conservative group announced Monday that it was broadening out its lawsuit against the Obama administration for the IRS's singling out of Tea Party groups. — The American Center for Law and Justice, which first sued administration and IRS officials in May …
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The Tea Party, Not Democrats or Republicans, Is the Problem — It's de rigueur to decry ‘partisanship’ as Washington's ‘real problem.’ Let's get real—the most destructive force in American politics today is the Tea Party, says Jon Favreau. — So now that our government is open and able to pay its bills …
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There's a New Political Story Line—and it's Good for Republicans — Better to be two warring tribes than a single reviled one. — The story most Democrats and progressive have long told about the GOP is that it's a party that has been captured by its right wing. It's a fairly simple story to tell.
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Poll: Nearly half say replace everyone in Congress
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Republican Mega-Donors Quietly Celebrate Chris Christie's Marriage Surrender — Activists are angry, but GOP elites are praising Christie's step away from culture war. “I mean, he's a rare guy who's been able to appeal to people with sincerely held beliefs on both sides of this issue.”
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Texas Judge Quits GOP Over Social Issues, Shutdown (VIDEO) — Carlo Key, a Republican judge in Bexar County, Texas, announced Monday in a campaign ad that he was leaving the Republican party and will run for re-election as a Democrat. — “I cannot tolerate a political party that demeans Texans based …
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Local elected official to switch parties
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2 Dead, 2 Boys Hurt in Nevada School Shooting — Police say two people are dead and two more are injured in a shooting at Sparks Middle School in northern Nevada Monday morning. — Washoe County School District Police didn't immediately offer details of the identities of the dead.
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Poll: Major damage to GOP after shutdown, and broad dissatisfaction with government — Video: Will voters remember the shutdown next year? Incumbents usually win elections. But after a shutdown, near-default and historic lows in Congressional approval, voters are claiming they'll reverse that trend in 2014.
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Medicaid expansion funding gets approval — Ending months of debate, a legislative oversight panel approved spending $2.56 billion in federal money today to expand Medicaid coverage to about 275,000 low-income Ohioans. — Almost immediately after the bipartisan 5-2 vote …
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Why Obama Should Be Freaked Out Over Obamacare — It's worse than we know, this is the easy part, and millions of Americans could be hurt. — President Obama said Monday he's “frustrated” by the disastrous launch of an online computer marketplace for Obamacare. Here are five reasons why frustration isn't enough.
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Marco Rubio: White House hiding ‘ugly things’ — Sen. Marco Rubio on Tuesday hit the Obama administration for a lack of transparency on Obamacare, saying the White House is withholding information so people won't see the “ugly things” of the law. — “I think what they're worried …
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At home in Houston, Cruz continues fight against Obamacare — Criticized by senior leaders in his own party and blamed by Democrats for inspiring a government shutdown they claim was a pricey, pointless and painful waste of time, Ted Cruz returned to his hometown Monday night …
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And that's a good thing. — See Slate's complete coverage of Obamacare. David Auerbach explains what's gone wrong with healthcare.gov, and David Weigel explains why Republicans are calling for Kathleen Sebelius to be fired. — Last week Canada's Supreme Court ruled that doctors …
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Hannity Dials Obamacare Call Center, Operator Says No One Likes It — At the top of his radio program today, Sean Hannity called in to an Obamacare call center. Hannity was able to get through to an operator after only several moments of waiting. He spoke to the operator for nearly 10 minutes …
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