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Low Obamacare enrollment figures turns up heat on White House
WASHINGTON - About 106,000 people signed up for insurance coverage nationally under President Barack Obama's healthcare law during October, the government said on Wednesday, a tiny fraction of the millions of people that had been expected to enroll for next year. | Video
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Top Senate Democrat expects healthcare website to be fixed
WASHINGTON - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said on Wednesday he feels "very comfortable" that HealthCare.gov, the troubled Obamacare website, will be fixed after he had a long telephone conversation with President Barack Obama.
Hawaii governor signs gay marriage bill into law
HONOLULU - Hawaii's governor on Wednesday signed into law a bill extending marriage rights to same-sex couples in the state, long popular as a wedding and honeymoon destination and regarded as a pioneer in advancing the cause of gay matrimony.
U.S. designates Nigeria militant groups as terrorists
WASHINGTON - The United States formally designated the Nigerian Islamist militant groups Boko Haram and Ansaru as foreign terrorist organizations on Wednesday, making it a crime to provide them with material support.
GAO rules for BAE Systems in Navy contract protest
WASHINGTON - The Government Accountability Office (GAO) on Wednesday ruled in favor of BAE Systems PLC after the British company filed a formal protest against the U.S. Navy's decision to award to Raytheon Co a contract for a next-generation electronic jammer, a spokesman for BAE said.
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