Obama spotlights healthcare launch as Republicans try to block it

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Obama spotlights healthcare launch as Republicans try to block it

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama-spotlights-healthcare-launch-republicans-try-block-100427091--sector.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/GKAJt1QYYk9sTco7Xek0ag--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/7d912147f810e5203e0f6a7067000a83.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="President Barack Obama speaks in the James Brady Briefing room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Sept. 30, 2013. Obama said a government shutdown would throw a wrench into the gears of U.S. economy. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)" align="left" title="President Barack Obama speaks in the James Brady Briefing room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Sept. 30, 2013. Obama said a government shutdown would throw a wrench into the gears of U.S. economy. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)" border="0" /></a>By Mark Felsenthal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama spotlighted the opening day of sign-up for his landmark healthcare program on Tuesday, noting that it is taking place although Republicans in the U.S. Congress have shut down the government because they oppose the law. &quot;Even though the government is closed, a big part of the Affordable Care Act is now open for business,&quot; Obama said in the White House Rose Garden, surrounded by people who would benefit from the provisions of the healthcare law. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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