While the Republican-led House has voted to repeal the law, that effort is expected to die in the Democratic-controlled Senate, and in any case would face President Obama's veto pen.

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The movement largely grew out of opposition to U.K. membership of the euro, a do-or-die struggle to preserve the U.K.'s independence in the face of what was seen as an inevitable step towards political union.

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Die-hards can spend up to 15 hours climbing the glacier's almost vertical north face, but moderate hikers prefer this wind-whipped, 90-minute scramble, where the spectacular views more than compensate for any burning thighs.

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