Woman faints during Obama healthcare announcement

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A woman appeared to faint during a press conference by Barack Obama to explain the website glitches in the rollout of the Affordable Care Act on Monday.

The woman was standing behind the president, among a crowd he'd earlier introduced as consumers who have benefited from the healthcare law.

A man behind her prevented her from falling. "This happens when I talk too long," the president says. "Good catch, by the way."

The woman was helped off the podium and Obama completed his remarks.

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