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Rep. Trey Gowdy joins House Speaker John A. Boehner and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor as he announces a Republican-sponsored bill that charges President Obama with failing to enforce federal laws. He said the legislation would help give Congress more respect. (associated press)
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President Obama expresses appreciation to Marines for their service last summer. His administration's proposed budget, however, seems to send a different message. (Associated Press)
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Bridget Morrill of Raphine, Va., and her dog Rox try to stay warm as she waits to see a doctor. The Remote Area Medical organization offers health care to people and their pets. For Obamacare, Virginia opted for using the federal marketplace. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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WAITING: Patients at the Remote Area Medical clinic at Southern Virginia University are the kinds of people the Affordable Care Act is designed to help, but few have shopped for insurance. "Nobody knows what it's about," one person said. (Photographs by Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Lee Hardey of Buena Vista pushes his wife, Elizabeth, to the line in the cold pre-dawn hours as they wait to be let into the clinic. Deborah Oswalt, director of the Virginia Health Care Foundation, said the federal is too complex for many locals. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Security and aids listen to Washington, D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray, foreground, as he speaks to the media following a ceremonial groundbreaking on the long awaited Skyland Town Center at 2646 Naylor Road, SE in Ward 7, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, March 12, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
