This week, President Obama's phone call with President Hassan Rouhani of Iran marked the first contact of that kind since 1979, the Affordable Care Act health insurance exchanges opened for business (sort of), and an impasse in Congress led to a Federal government shut down.
To fully understand these unfolding news stories, learn ten key words taken from Washington Post, Miami Herald, Chicago Tribune, and New York Times coverage.
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