April 18 (Bloomberg) — With a dozen words, President Barack Obama offered a campaign argument that he's counting on to turn his health-care law from a liability into a winner for the November elections.

"This thing is working," Obama said at the White House yesterday. "The repeal debate is and should be over."

Obama's announcement that 8 million people enrolled for insurance coverage, a million more than estimates made six months ago, marks a comeback for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act after its botched rollout last year.

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