Politics

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Students from Barnhart School in Arcadia, Calif., visit the World War II Memorial on the Mall on Wednesday, though the memorials are technically closed because of an ongoing government shutdown. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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"Many health insurance plans throughout the nation will subsidize abortion on demand," Rep. Christopher H. Smith says about Obamacare. (Associated Press)

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Virginia Attorney General Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II, the Republican gubernatorial candidate, claimed that Democratic opponent Terry McAuliffe's proposals would cost the typical family of four more that $1,700 per year in additional taxes. (Associated Press)

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D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray listens to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat, as Senate Democrats gather outside the Capitol to urge Speaker John A. Boehner and other House Republicans to break the impasse on a funding bill and stop the government shutdown. (Associated Press)

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Former Minnesota governor, pro wrestler and author Jesse Ventura is done with political parties. "They're nothing but gangs," he says. (TRU TV)

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Sarah Hall Ingram, director of the Affordable Care Act Office at the Internal Revenue Service, told a House committee Wednesday that she was "not conscious of ever sharing 6103 data information at the White House." She said the agency is keeping Obamacare applicants' information private. She also said she had "no recollection" of hearing about IRS targeting of conservatives. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)