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Millions of Tea Party loyalists flee the United States, seeking “the American dream of liberty from health care.”

A libertarian Republican who voted for Ron Paul in 2012 and believes that Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) is the future of the GOP enrolls in a Bronze-level Obamacare health insurance plan

US Congress fails to pass budget legislation before midnight deadline, shuttering large portions of the government

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