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U.S. Top News: Exclusive: Technical snafus confuse charges for Obamacare plans

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09/5/2013
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Exclusive: Technical snafus confuse charges for Obamacare plans
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Technical glitches still plague the display of new healthcare plans to be offered to millions of uninsured Americans starting in 26 days, including how medical charges and deductibles are listed, industry officials say.
Civil-liberties groups seek hearings on DEA's use of intelligence
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A coalition of two dozen civil-liberties groups called Thursday for broad congressional hearings on the Drug Enforcement Administration, citing recent revelations by Reuters about the DEA's use of National Security Agency data to build non-terrorism cases against Americans.
California high court to decide if illegal immigrant can practice law
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California Supreme Court justices on Wednesday sharply questioned attorneys asking that an illegal immigrant who has earned a law degree and passed the state bar exam be granted a law license over the objections of the U.S. Justice Department.
Nevada city rejects eminent domain plan for mortgages
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The city council in North Las Vegas, Nevada, on Wednesday rejected a plan to use eminent domain if necessary to help refinance "underwater" mortgages, an idea the mortgage industry opposes at a time when property markets are recovering.
NYC mayoral candidate Weiner gets in spat caught on video
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Anthony Weiner, who has pressed on with his bid for New York City mayor despite seeing his lead in the polls vanish amid embarrassing revelations, lost his cool while campaigning on Wednesday, a video of the incident showed.
Oklahoma lawmaker wants voters to decide on school tornado shelters
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - An Oklahoma state representative said he wants voters to decide whether the state should issue bonds to help fund storm shelters in public schools, a day after the House refused to consider such funding.
Montana appeals 30-day rape sentence for former teacher
(Reuters) - The Montana attorney general on Wednesday said the one-month jail term given an ex-teacher for raping a high school student who later killed herself fell far short of the mandatory minimum penalty and asked the state Supreme Court to overturn it.
One dead, three hurt in Houston-area high school stabbing
HOUSTON (Reuters) - One student was killed and three others injured in what police said may have been a gang-related stabbing at a suburban high school north of Houston on Wednesday, and a teenager has been arrested and charged with murder in the case, authorities said.
Fears of gun registry prompt NRA to back lawsuit against surveillance
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The National Rifle Association said on Wednesday it supports a lawsuit brought by civil rights groups to strike down the U.S. government's broad telephone surveillance program, citing potential violations of gun owners' privacy rights.
Cleveland kidnapper Castro commits suicide in prison cell
CLEVELAND (Reuters) - Ariel Castro committed suicide by hanging himself with a bed sheet in his prison cell, an Ohio coroner said on Wednesday, just one month into a life sentence for the kidnapping, rape and beatings of three women he kept imprisoned for a decade.
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