Obamacare launch hits early hitch as web traffic snarls sites

By David Morgan and Caroline Humer (Reuters) – Technical glitches stalled Tuesday's launch of new insurance exchanges at the heart of President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law, a slow start that could fuel the political debate over providing millions of uninsured Americans with coverage. The administration went ahead with opening day for a six-month enrollment period on the state marketplaces, or exchanges, despite a partial federal government shutdown precipitated by Republican opposition to the healthcare law that deadlocked a spending bill in Congress. …