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• Overloaded websites and jammed phone lines frustrated consumers nationwide Tuesday on the first day they could sign up.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services spokeswoman Joanne Peters said many Americans successfully enrolled on the first day, but she declined to put a number on it. She said the delays were due to "overwhelming interest" and high volume.
Jones said she talked the coalition's other South Dakota navigators and they, too, have been answering questions and setting up appointments. She said people are taking their time to learn about the whole process.
"I'm not hearing a huge outcry of frustration," Jones said. "I think so far, so good."
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10 Things to Know for Today
The Associated Press
• Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
• 1. ITALY SHIPWRECK LEAVES DOZENS DEAD
• A ship carrying African migrants catches fire and capsizes off a Sicilian island, killing at least 78 and leaving hundreds of others unaccounted for.
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• 2. NO PROGRESS AFTER OBAMA, LAWMAKERS MEET
• Boehner says the president "refuses to negotiate," while Pelosi says Republicans keep "moving the goal posts" on a budget deal.
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• 3. GLITCHES PERSIST ON HEALTH INSURANCE EXCHANGES
• In a way, the delays are good news for Obama and his supporters because the computer problems are apparently due to exceptionally high interest.
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• 4. VAST ONLINE DRUG OPERATION HALTED, FEDS SAY
• More than $1 billion in transactions for illegal drugs and services was brokered through the secret website allegedly run by a San Francisco man.
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• 5. 'THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER' AND 'PATRIOT GAMES' AUTHOR DIES
• Tom Clancy's extreme attention to technical detail helped make him the most widely read and influential military novelist of his time.
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• 6. WHERE THE WORLD'S TRASH IS NO LONGER AS WELCOME
• China is clamping down on an industry that has helped the rich West dispose of (Continued on page 23)
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