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applied were older people with health problems, according to a state health care official. In Kentucky, nearly 3 of 4 enrollees were over 35. In Ohio, groups helping with enrollment described many of those coming to them as older residents who lost their jobs and health coverage during the recession.
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• WASHINGTON (AP) -- First, President Barack Obama had his say on reversing millions of insurance cancellations issued under the health care program known by his name. Now House Republicans are taking their turn.
• Neither maneuver is likely to be the last, with insurance companies and state commissioners alike warning that premiums will rise if changes are made this close to the new year.
• The issue of cost aside, both the president and House Republicans are responding to public anger resulting from cancellation notices sent out by insurers selling policies deemed substandard under "Obamacare." An AP survey shows at least 4.2 million have gone out.
• At the White House, the president said he would change course and permit companies to continue to sell the plans -- to existing customers only -- for at least one more year.
• The result was to shift responsibility for cancellations from the administration to state insurance regulators and the industry itself.
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• TORONTO (AP) -- Toronto's City Council was introducing a motion Friday to strip Mayor Rob Ford of some of his powers as he insisted he would not resign despite the endless stream of revelations about his drinking and drug habits.
• The proposal follows yet another a day of shocking behavior during which Ford denied that he pressured a female employee for oral sex in an obscenity-laced statement on live television. He also threatened to take legal action against former staffers who spoke to police about his drinking and use of drugs.
• Ford, who admitted last week to smoking crack, said Thursday he was getting professional help. But he again refused to step down and used a typical mix of con

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