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President's Weekly Address - 9/30/13

POSTED: September 28, 2013, 8:30 am

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In his weekly address, President Obama discusses the need to avoid a government shutdown and the rollout of the Affordable Care Act as open enrollment under the new health care system begins May 1.





Source: The White House

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