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Kevin Sack / New York Times:
Judge Voids Key Element of Obama Health Care Law — A federal district judge in Virginia ruled on Monday that the keystone provision in the Obama health care law is unconstitutional, becoming the first court in the country to invalidate any part of the sprawling act and ensuring that appellate courts …
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Ezra Klein:
Is the Hudson ruling good news for health reform? — District Court Judge Henry E. Hudson, a George W. Bush appointee, has, as expected, ruled the individual mandate unconstitutional. So why are health reformers so unexpectedly pleased? — There are two reasons, but first, let's put this into context.
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Amazing — A year ago, no one took seriously the idea that a federal health care mandate was unconstitutional. And the idea that buying health care coverage does not amount to “economic activity” seems preposterous on its face. But the decision that just came down from the federal judgment in Virginia …
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John Cook / Gawker:
Judge Who Ruled Health Care Reform Unconstitutional Owns Piece of GOP Consulting Firm — Henry E. Hudson, the federal judge in Virginia who just ruled health care reform unconstitutional, owns between $15,000 and $50,000 in a GOP political consulting firm that worked against health care reform.
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Rosalind S. Helderman / Washington Post:
Virginia health-care ruling strikes down key provision of Obama's plan — RICHMOND - A federal judge in Virginia ruled Monday that a key provision of the nation's sweeping health-care overhaul is unconstitutional, the most significant legal setback so far for President Obama's signature domestic initiative.
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
CHEERING A VICTORY OVER THEIR OWN IDEA.... Many on the right are, not surprisingly, delighted with today's federal district court ruling on the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate. That's to be expected — they're hoping to gut the law. The two previous legal defeats notwithstanding …
Orin Kerr / The Volokh Conspiracy:
The Significant Error in Judge Hudson's Opinion
The Significant Error in Judge Hudson's Opinion
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Stephanie Cutter / White House.gov Blog Feed:
Today's Health Care Court Ruling
Today's Health Care Court Ruling
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Nick Baumann / Mother Jones:
The Radicalism of Judge Hudson's Health Care Law Decision
The Radicalism of Judge Hudson's Health Care Law Decision
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Ryan J. Reilly / TPMDC:
Federal Judge In Va. Rules Part Of Health Care Law Unconstitutional
Federal Judge In Va. Rules Part Of Health Care Law Unconstitutional
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Rajiv Chandrasekaran / Washington Post:
Richard Holbrooke dies: Veteran U.S. diplomat brokered Dayton peace accords — Longtime U.S. diplomat Richard C. Holbrooke, whose relentless prodding and deft maneuvering yielded the 1995 Dayton peace accords that ended the war in Bosnia - a success he hoped to repeat as President Obama's chief envoy …
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Jake Tapper / Political Punch:
Richard Holbrooke Has Died — ABC News has learned that Richard Holbrooke, the US Special Representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan, has died. — On Friday, Holbrooke was rushed to the hospital with a torn aorta. He went through more than 20 hours of surgery.
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Robert D. McFadden / New York Times:
Strong American Voice in Diplomacy and Crisis — Richard C. Holbrooke, the Obama administration's special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan since 2009 and a diplomatic troubleshooter who worked for every Democratic president since the late 1960s and oversaw the negotiations that ended …
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ABCNEWS:
Richard Holbrooke — It was there that Holbrooke had some of his most dramatic moments of diplomacy and statecraft. In the mid-1990s, he served as assistant secretary of state for Europe, where he brokered peace in the Balkans, crafting the Dayton Peace Accords that ended years of brutal fighting in Bosnia.
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Joe Sterling / CNN:
Holbrooke dies days after aorta tear — (CNN) — Richard C. Holbrooke, the high-octane diplomat who spearheaded the end of the Bosnian war and most recently served as the Obama administration's point man in the volatile Afghan-Pakistani war zone, has died, officials said.
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Huge Senate majority votes to advance $858B tax package — President Obama's $858 billion tax package won a huge bipartisan majority in the Senate Monday evening, setting it up for a contentious debate in the House. — In a 83-15 vote, the Senate quashed a filibuster by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Va.).
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David M. Herszenhorn / The Caucus:
Senate Advances Tax Cut Package
Senate Advances Tax Cut Package
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Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:
Tax Cut Deal Wildly Popular
Tax Cut Deal Wildly Popular
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The Politico:
Tax deal advances in Senate
Tax deal advances in Senate
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Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Senate votes for tax cut deal. What's route through House?
Senate votes for tax cut deal. What's route through House?
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Gary Langer / ABCNEWS:
Poll: Broad Backing for Obama-GOP Tax Deal
Poll: Broad Backing for Obama-GOP Tax Deal
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate expected to advance $858B tax, benefits package
Senate expected to advance $858B tax, benefits package
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Janet Hook / Wall Street Journal:
Tax-Cut Bill Draws Wide Support in Senate
Tax-Cut Bill Draws Wide Support in Senate
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Doug McKelway / Fox News:
Steele Seeks Second Term As RNC Chair — Controversial Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele, who last month presided over the GOP's biggest electoral gains since 1938, announced Monday night that he is running for re-election. — Ending weeks of rumors that he would not seek …
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Designer: No Labels lifted penguins of bipartisanship — Gothamist reports that No Labels wonderful, kooky logo was taken from a New York graphic designer who knew nothing of the group. — The designer, Thomas Porostocky, tells the site: — I'm still a little stunned at the blatant plagiarism. …
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John Del Signore / Gothamist:
Did No Labels Rip Off Design From More Party Animals?
Did No Labels Rip Off Design From More Party Animals?
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Jim Geraghty / National Review:
No Labels: No Specifics, No Coherence, No Point.
No Labels: No Specifics, No Coherence, No Point.
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Barry Ritholtz / The Big Picture:
Brain Oddities: Spelling is Irrelevant to Comprehension — In trying to make sense of the world around us, our brains have evolved to do some very odd things. The more we learn about our cognitive processes, the more it seems we have inherited a very weird wetware set, filled with bizarre and misleading foibles.
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Mike Allen / The Politico:
Michelle Obama has new warning on obesity — First lady Michelle Obama plans to warn in remarks Monday that the nation is seeing “a groundswell of support” for curbing childhood obesity, and she is unveiling new ammunition from current and retired military leaders.
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Mchapman / CNSNews:
Michelle Obama on Deciding What Kids Eat: 'We Can't Just Leave it Up to The Parents'
Michelle Obama on Deciding What Kids Eat: 'We Can't Just Leave it Up to The Parents'
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Becky Bohrer / Associated Press:
Miller appeals ruling on write-in vote count — Republican Joe Miller is taking his challenge to Alaska's U.S. Senate race to the state Supreme Court. — Miller filed his appeal Monday, three days after a lower court ruled against his lawsuit challenging how the state counted write-in ballots for his rival, Sen. Lisa Murkowski.
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The Atlantic Online:
The Unknown Blogger Who Changed WikiLeaks Coverage — When historians look back at WikiLeaks and how the world's pundits tried to make sense of what was happening, they'll see a familiar list of sources: Foreign Policy's Evgeny Morozov, The Guardian's John Noughton, The New York Times' David Carr …