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Associated Press "There are some people who have very bad insurance, but they don't know it because they don't understand the fine print. We said, 'You know what, you're right. You should be able to keep the health insurance you have, even if it's not very good. Even if you could get insurance on HealthCare.gov, you should be able to keep it,'" said President Obama.
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FILE -In this Nov. 16, 2011 file photo, Pam Bialecki works on a 2012 Jeep Wrangler at the Chrysler Toledo Assembly complex, in Toledo, Ohio. Chrysler plans to hire up to 1,000 part-time employees to give exhausted full-time workers a break at its Toledo Jeep assembly plant. The extra help will allow the plant to run the Wrangler line every Saturday, which it hasn't been able to do. That's important to Chrysler, which is trying to squeeze even more Wrangler production out of the plant this year after a record year in 2013. (AP Photo/Madalyn Ruggiero, File)
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In this Jan. 1, 2014, file photo, employees Chris Broussard, left, and David Marlow, work behind sales counter inside Medicine Man marijuana retail store, which opened as a legal recreational retail outlet in Denver. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)
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Medicare chief Marilyn Tavenner pauses while testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing as the panel seeks reassurances about problems with the debut of the Affordable Care Act. Republicans on the committee emphasized their longstanding criticism of the law, citing examples of cancellations and increased costs while raising questions about cyber-security for healthcare.gov. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Maine Gov. Paul LePage speaks at a news conference where he touted his "Open for Business Zones" proposal, Monday, March 10, 2014, in Brunswick, Maine. The Republican governor says the zones will provide tax and energy relief, help businesses train and recruit workers, and give employees the right to opt out of paying union fees. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
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Maine Gov. Paul LePage criticizes the state's Legislature during a news conference where he touted his "Open for Business Zones" proposal, Monday, March 10, 2014, in Brunswick, Maine. The proposal is targeted at businesses that invest more than $50 million and create at least 1,500 jobs. Under the bill, companies would be encouraged to hire Maine workers and contract with other Maine companies. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
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This photo provided by The Guardian Newspaper in London shows Edward Snowden, who worked as a contract employee at the National Security Agency, June 9, 2013, in Hong Kong. U.S. intelligence officials are planning an electronic monitoring system that would tap into government, financial and public databases to scan the behavior patterns of many of the 5 million government employees who hold secret clearances, according to current and former officials. The system draws on a Defense Department model in development for more than a decade, documents reviewed by the Associated Press show. (AP Photo/The Guardian, Glenn Greenwald and Laura Poitras)
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Sens. Jack Reed, Rhode Island Democrat, (left) and Dean Heller, Nevada Republican, were working together on a bipartisan bill in last year to restore unemployment benefits that fell one vote short of overcoming a GOP-led filibuster. (Associated Press)
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A sign for Freescale Semiconductor is seen in this photo from Austin, Texas on Sunday March 9, 2014. The Austin-based technology company says its 20 employees on board a missing Malaysia Airlines flight were en route to a business meeting in China. Freescale Semiconductor spokeswoman Jacey Zuniga said Sunday that the employees, 12 from Malaysia and eight from China, work at facilities in their respective countries that manufacture semiconductor chips. (AP Photo/John L. Mone)
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A sign for Freescale Semiconductor is seen in this photo from Austin, Texas on Sunday March 9, 2014. The Austin-based technology company says its 20 employees on board a missing Malaysia Airlines flight were en route to a business meeting in China. Freescale Semiconductor spokeswoman Jacey Zuniga said Sunday that the employees, 12 from Malaysia and eight from China, work at facilities in their respective countries that manufacture semiconductor chips. (AP Photo/John L. Mone)
