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SEIU-UHW worker Kathy Santana, left , assists Ruben Torres, 27, during a health care enrollment event at SEIU-UHW office, Monday, March 31, 2014, in Commerce, Calif. Monday is the deadline to sign up for private health insurance in the new online markets created by President Barack Obama's health care law. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said he expects the Senate to pass a jobless-benefits funding bill this week after Monday's agreement on a voice vote to take up the legislation, from which he barred amendments. "Hopefully, the Republicans in the House will have the soft hearts and strong minds to allow this to pass over there," the Nevada Democrat said afterward. (Associated Press photographs)
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Teresa Holmer, left, a health care navigator for the Shawnee County, Kan., Health Agency, counsels Topeka resident Tamika Terry about obtaining insurance coverage, Monday, March 31, 2014, at the public library in Topeka, Kan. Terry works for the U.S. Postal Service but hasn't yet qualified for federal benefits and is looking for coverage to tide her over. (AP Photo/John Hanna)
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Julie Koenig, left, a health care application counselor for the Shawnee County, Kan., Health Agency, works with Tecia Ramos, center, and her son, Andrew, right, during an appointment, Monday, March 31, 2014, at the public library in Topeka, Kan. The appointment was ahead of the deadline for Americans to enroll in coverage under the federal health care overhaul. (AP Photo/John Hanna)
