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Judge uses Obama's words against him — **FILE** President Obama talks about his health care plan, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2009, at Portsmouth High School in Portsmouth, N.H.(Associated Press) — In ruling against President Obama's health care law, federal Judge Roger Vinson used Mr. Obama's own position …
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Federal Judge Rules Health Law Violates Constitution — A second federal judge ruled on Monday that it was unconstitutional for Congress to enact a health care law that requires Americans to obtain commercial insurance, evening the score at two-to-two in the lower courts as the conflicting opinions begin …
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What happens if conservatives succeed in undermining the ACA? — The legal theory currently in vogue in conservative circles holds that the Constitution's vision of “a central government with limited power” — to use Judge Vinson's phrase — permits the government to establish …
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Judicial Activism and the Affordable Care Act — Today, a judge in Florida issued a decision in a case filed by 25 Republican Attorneys General and Governors striking down the Affordable Care Act. This ruling is well out of the mainstream of judicial opinion.

GOP judge rules against Affordable Care Act — Roger Vinson, the second Republican judge to rule on the constitutionality of the individual mandate, has, as expected, ruled against it. More surprising is that he's decided that the presence of the mandate means the rest of the law must be overturned …
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The Extreme Activism Of Judge Vinson — For most people, an “activist judge” is one whose opinions they don't agree with. But Judge Vinson's ruling today — that the entire health care law must be voided because he found one provision unconstitutional — really meets an indisputable definition of “activist.”
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Yes, but what will Anthony Kennedy say? — As you've heard, a Florida judge has ruled that the individual mandate is unconstitutional, meaning that two GOP-appointed judges have reached that conclusion, versus two Dem-appointed judges who have concluded the opposite.

Rep. Weiner ‘still pissed’ about public option
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Florida Ruling Requires Government to Stop Implementing Obamacare
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Judge strikes down healthcare reform law
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Health Care Reform Struck Down in Florida District Court
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Florida Judge Voids Entire Health Care Law
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Unconstitutional: Florida judge strikes down Obamacare mandate …
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Florida Judge Rules Against ObamaCare, Calls Individual Mandate Unconstitutional
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Judge strikes down entire new health-care law
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Unconstitutional: Judge Axes Health Reform Law Over ‘Individual Mandate’
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Israel shocked by Obama's “betrayal” of Mubarak — (Reuters) - If Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak is toppled, Israel will lose one of its very few friends in a hostile neighborhood and President Barack Obama will bear a large share of the blame, Israeli pundits said on Monday.
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An Interview with the Brotherhood — Yesterday, Egypt's most influential opposition group — the officially banned but semi-tolerated Islamist party known as the Muslim Brotherhood — formally backed Mohamed ElBaradei, the secularist Nobel Laureate who has emerged as a leader …
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Inside the White House-Egypt experts meeting
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Bush Child, in a Break, Endorses Gay Marriage — The Bush dynasty is no stranger to generational conflict: father and son differed over deposing Saddam Hussein, raising taxes and the role of the United Nations. — Now it is father and daughter who find themselves at odds over a weighty issue.
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Bush daughter Barbara supports gay marriage
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Some weekend work that will (hopefully) enable more Egyptians to be heard — Like many people we've been glued to the news unfolding in Egypt and thinking of what we could do to help people on the ground. Over the weekend we came up with the idea of a speak-to-tweet service …
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Egypt targets communications ahead of Tuesday protests
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Jon Huntsman resigns; may run — Jon M. Huntsman Jr., the U.S. ambassador to China, sent a resignation letter to President Barack Obama on Monday, the White House said. Huntsman now is likely to explore a Republican presidential bid, according to supporters.
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Huntsman to Step Down, Fueling Speculation About Presidential Bid
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White House prepares for life after Mubarak
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Big Law Firm Takes Down Big Conservative Blogger — I'm late to this, but the story has not received a lot of coverage in the conservative blogosphere. Paul Mirengoff of Power Line blog no longer is of Power Line blog. — Mirengoff is an attorney at Akin Gump, a big law firm …


Government's Dietary Advice: Eat Less — The latest nutrition guidelines released Monday by the federal government reiterate much of the advice from previous years: eat less salt and saturated fats, eat more fruits and vegetables and whole grains. — But there is a startling difference.
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Debts Should be Honored, Except When the Money Is Owed to Working People — This seems to be the lesson that our nation's leaders are trying to pound home to us. According to the New York Times, members of Congress are secretly running around in closets and back alleys working up a law allowing states to declare bankruptcy.


Define Gender Gap? Look Up Wikipedia's Contributor List — In 10 short years, Wikipedia has accomplished some remarkable goals. More than 3.5 million articles in English? Done. More than 250 languages? Sure. — But another number has proved to be an intractable obstacle …
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Liberals and the Koch Brothers. — I don't begrudge liberals who want to protest the Koch Foundation, or who feel that it has undue influence on the conduct of politics. But, for my part, I don't see the big deal. Which is to say that this seems like a little much:
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Will Chris Matthews and MSNBC Spend Week Bashing Schumer's Branches of Government Gaffe? — As NewsBusters has been reporting, the folks at MSNBC last week - in particular Chris Matthews - spent a great deal of time attacking former Alaska governor Sarah Palin and Congresswoman Michele Bachmann …
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Generation Y women losing ‘female’ skills such as cooking, ironing and sewing — OUT OF THE KITCHEN: Young women wielding cooking equipment is an increasingly rare sight. — Gender roles now being forgotten — Life too fast and busy for DIY skills — Generation Y less able than others
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