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In an hour-long press conference Thursday, President Barack Obama says his administration fumbled the rollout of his signature health care law. Photo by Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty ImagesPresident Barack Obama entered the White House briefing room Thursday needing to accomplish two goals.The first: outline an administrative fix to tamp down the uproar surrounding the millions of Americans in the individual market who have had their health insurance policies canceled because the plans did not meet the standards under the Af
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DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip AP 鈥?The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees fired a number of its staffers in Gaza suspected of taking part in the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas and other militants on southern Israel, its director said Friday, prompting the United States 鈥?the agency biggest donor 鈥?to temporarily halt its funding.The agency, known by it
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