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Jay Carney sidesteps concern that hackers hit Obamacare on Day One

By Joel Gehrke
Published October 2, 2013 4:00am ET
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Jay Carney sidesteps concern that hackers hit Obamacare on Day One
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney speaks at the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2013, where he took questions on President Barack Obama's meeting with financial services leaders regarding the debt ceiling and the government shutdown. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) | Charles Dharapak

Did hackers attack Obamacare on day one?

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney sidestepped a question about the possibility that hackers targeted the Obamacare exchange websites on the first day they went live online, reiterating his belief that the glitches derived from overwhelming public interest in Obamacare benefits.

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