Obomas Health Care Plan

President Obama left responsibility for ending the government shutdown and avoiding an unprecedented debt default with House Speaker John Boehner's court during an interview Friday. "We know that there are enough members in the House of Representatives - Democrats and Republicans - who are prepared to vote to reopen the government today," he said.

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is the insurance industry's most powerful pitchman these days as he drums up interest in the health insurance markets opening for business Tuesday. Whatever the merits of his product, there are reasons for the buyer to beware of his rhetoric.

WASHINGTON (AP) - It's not the sign that the Obama administration wants people to see on its health overhaul website: down for repairs. Using overnight hours this weekend to debug the system, the Health and Human Service Department hoped to fix the technological problems that overwhelmed the launch of new health insurance markets.

In his speech over the government's shutdown and the launch of a new healthcare site, President Barack Obama has brought up the trump card in modern political debates: successful and beloved tech companies. Obama addressed criticism of Healthcare.gov, the sleek but buggy and unreliable system that lets Americans shop for health care plans, by comparing it to Apple's iOS.