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The day after Halloween, the “Obamacare” enrollment period begins, and this year, Wyomingites signing up may find that U.S. Sen. John Barrasso played a costly trick on them instead of the health care treat he promised.

Opinion

Barrasso, an orthopedic surgeon before he began his political career, likes to tout his credentials as “Wyoming’s Doctor” each campaign. It’s a reminder of his days dispensing medical advice on TV.

But he’s got a big credibility problem after the Oct. 1 federal government shutdown, which he’s blamed on the Democrats’ “idiocy” for not averting the closure by compromising with Republicans.

Barrasso, the No. 2 Senate Republi

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