The Lincoln Memorial is closed due to the federal government shutdown, Oct. 1 in Washington, D.C. President Barack Obama declared the government had officially run out of money when the fiscal year expired at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday. MCT PHOTO
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Insurance markets open to surge of new customers

CHICAGO — The online insurance marketplaces at the heart of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul struggled to handle the wave of eager new consumers Tuesday, the first day of a six-month open-enrollment period that inaugurates the biggest expansion in coverage in nearly 50 years.








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