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Former GOP Lawmaker Helped Create, Now Defends Insurance Exchange; Lesbian Author ‘Refocuses’ After Coming Out; Hungry Beetle Fights Invasive Plant

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Open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act begins in less than a month, at a time when the future of Obamacare is uncertain. We get the long view from the Republican lawmaker who helped create Colorado's insurance exchange. Then, what happened when the daughter of a Focus On The Family executive came out of the closet. And, scientists brought in beetles to get rid of a pesky plant called the tamarisk that invades riverbanks. Now, the beetles have spread beyond where they were expected to be. Also, the number of boys playing high school football in the United States has dropped. Some coaches attribute that decline to parents' concerns about the risks of football.