Spanish-language online health care enrollment starts later
Washington (CNN) - The White House said Thursday that its Spanish-language health care enrollment tools will not be ready to launch until three weeks after the start of registration on Tuesday.
Administration officials explained there will be Spanish-language speakers on the government's help line beginning on the first day of open enrollment, but the site CuidadodeSalud.gov, will not allow Spanish speakers to compare insurance plans and enroll entirely in Spanish until the week of October 21.
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Republican divisions force delay in Boehner's debt strategy
Washington (CNN) - House Republican leaders were forced on Thursday to delay rolling out their bill to raise nation's debt limit, after conservatives complained the package failed to include deep enough budget cuts and significant changes to entitlement programs.
The setback comes as Speaker John Boehner prepares to wrestle with his conference over how to ultimately handle short term spending and the prospect of a government shutdown beginning on Tuesday, if Congress does not act to refill federal coffers.
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Rep. Keith Ellison says the GOP is creating economic uncertainty by bringing the debt ceiling into the Obamacare debate.
Rep. King: Cruz supporters making 'vile, obscene' phone calls
Washington (CNN) - Rep. Peter King, who called fellow Republican Ted Cruz a 'fraud,' said his office is now receiving threatening phone calls from people who say they're supporters of the Texas senator.
"You can't always blame a person if his followers act in a terrible way," King said on CNN's "The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer." However, he expressed concern about the "vile, obscene" nature of the phone calls.
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Conservative clash: Cruz vs Corker
Washington (CNN) - The intraparty war of words between Senate Republicans was on full view on Thursday.
Two tea party-backed senators clashed with a more mainstream conservative over whether to hold final votes either Thursday night or Friday on Obamacare and a controversial spending bill.
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Pfeiffer: WH is not ‘negotiating with people with a bomb strapped to their chest’
(CNN) - Treasury Secretary Jack Lew said a U.S. debt default could be catastrophic. But President Barack Obama said Thursday he will not "not negotiate on anything when it comes to the full faith and credit of the United States of America." That is, no negotiating with Republicans.
Yet, the American people support, by a two-to-one margin, a requirement for spending cuts when negotiating more borrowing authority for the government to pay its bills, according to a new Bloomberg News poll.
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Obamacare online enrollment delay for small business
Washington (CNN) – Online enrollment and other Web features for the Obamacare health marketplace for small businesses will be delayed for a month, officials said on Thursday.
Small businesses looking for a plan to offer employees will be able to start using the Small Business Health Option Program on October 1.
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Ted Cruz joins WH protest for detained American pastor in Iran
Washington (CNN ) – Sen. Ted Cruz joined about 20 protesters and members of different Christian churches outside the White House Thursday to pray for the swift return of an American pastor being held in Iran, reportedly for his Christian beliefs.
Pastor Saeed Abedini has been held in Iran and Thursday marked the one year anniversary of his detention.
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CNN's GUT CHECK for September 26, 2013
CNN's GUT CHECK | for September 26, 2013 | 5 p.m.
– n. a pause to assess the state, progress or condition of the political news cycle
THE LEAD UP TO DEFAULT
GOP SHIFTS FOCUS FROM BUDGET TO DEBT CEILING: With a possible government shutdown in five days, Speaker John Boehner on Thursday signaled a shift in Republican tactics with the focus now on negotiating a compromise on raising the federal debt ceiling next month instead of a short-term spending plan now. – Tom Cohen
OBAMA AGAIN REFUSES TO NEGOTIATE: “I will not negotiate on anything when it comes to the full faith and credit of the United States of America. We’re not going to submit to this kind of total irresponsibility. Congress needs to pay our bills on time. Congress needs to pass a budget on time. Congress needs to put an end to governing from crisis to crisis.”
Wendy Davis to run for governor in Texas
Washington (CNN) - State Sen. Wendy Davis of Texas will run for governor next year, two Democratic sources familiar with the planning confirmed to CNN.
The Democrat, who gained national fame after her 13-hour filibuster over a controversial abortion bill, was already scheduled to make an announcement about her political future on October 3.
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