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Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:
Argument recap: Moving on to the mandate (FINAL UPDATE) — When Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., commented at the end of Monday's first day of hearings on the health care law, “We'll continue argument on this case tomorrow,” it seemed to have a secondary meaning even if he did not intend it.
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Politico:
First glimpses of Supreme Court's thinking on health law — As protesters chanted outside, the Supreme Court opened three days of hearings Monday on a landmark health care law with questions about whether the case is even ready to be decided. — Justices on both ends of the ideological …
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Health Act Arguments Open With Obstacle From 1867 — WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday starts three days of hearings on the constitutionality of the 2010 health care overhaul law, an epic clash that could recast the very structure of American government.
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Ezra Klein:
Wonkbook: Absolutely everything you need to know about health reform's Supreme Court debut — Today's the day. The Supreme Court will begin hearing oral arguments as to the constitutionality of various provisions of the Affordable Care Act. Note that phrase: “Various provisions.”
Philip Klein / Campaign 2012:
SCOTUS skeptical of idea that mandate is a tax
SCOTUS skeptical of idea that mandate is a tax
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Rebecca Buckwalter-Poza / The Atlantic Online:
How Obamacare Will Be Settled: A Primer on the Commerce Clause
How Obamacare Will Be Settled: A Primer on the Commerce Clause
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Rene Stutzman / Orlando Sentinel:
Police: Zimmerman says Trayvon decked him with one blow then began hammering his head — With a single punch, Trayvon Martin decked the Neighborhood Watch volunteer who eventually shot and killed the unarmed 17-year-old, then Trayvon climbed on top of George Zimmerman and slammed his head …
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Frances Robles / MiamiHerald.com:
Multiple suspensions paint complicated portrait of Trayvon Martin — SANFORD — Miami Gardens teenager Trayvon Martin was suspended from school in October in an incident in which he was found in possession of women's jewelry and a screwdriver that a schools security staffer described as a “burglary tool,” The Miami Herald has learned.
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Wbastone / The Smoking Gun:
Mother Seeks Trayvon Martin Trademarks — Records: Late teenager's kin filed pair of applications last week — The mother of Trayvon Martin has filed two applications to secure trademarks containing her late son's name, records show. — Sabrina Fulton is seeking marks for the phrases …
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Matt Gutman / ABCNEWS:
Trayvon Martin Killing Lead Prosecutor Says George Zimmerman Could Walk — The nationwide clamor for an arrest notwithstanding, the lead prosecutor in the Trayvon Martin case tells ABC News that convicting his killer, the neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman, could prove difficult.
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EURweb:
Witness Says He Saw Trayvon Attack Zimmerman (Video)
Witness Says He Saw Trayvon Attack Zimmerman (Video)
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CNN:
CNN poll: Majority call for arrest in Trayvon Martin shooting
CNN poll: Majority call for arrest in Trayvon Martin shooting
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Amanda Peterson Beadle / ThinkProgress:
Five States Still Debating ‘Stand Your Ground’ Laws After Trayvon Martin's Tragic Death
Five States Still Debating ‘Stand Your Ground’ Laws After Trayvon Martin's Tragic Death
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Mj Lee / Politico:
Gov. Rick Scott: Give George Zimmerman ‘due process’
Gov. Rick Scott: Give George Zimmerman ‘due process’
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Jake Tapper / ABCNEWS:
President Obama Asks Medvedev for ‘Space’ on Missile Defense — ‘After My Election I Have More Flexibility’ — SEOUL, South Korea — At the tail end of his 90 minute meeting with Russian President Dmitri Medvedev Monday, President Obama said that he would have “more flexibility” …
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Jennifer Epstein / Politico:
Obama asks Russia for ‘space’ through election
Obama asks Russia for ‘space’ through election
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Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
Obama tells Russia he'll have ‘more flexibility’ after election
Obama tells Russia he'll have ‘more flexibility’ after election
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Juan Williams / The Hill:
Obama's health law proving successful — Just in time for the two-year anniversary of the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on the law's constitutionality this week. — This is a political column.
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Daniel J. Hopkins / Washington Post:
The exaggerated life of ‘death panels’
The exaggerated life of ‘death panels’
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Bloomberg:
President Obama embraces ‘Obamacare’ label. But why?
President Obama embraces ‘Obamacare’ label. But why?
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
Newt Gingrich loses his print reporters — Newt Gingrich has lost his last embedded print reporters, reporters on the trail confirm. — The last two print reporters covering Gingrich full-time on the trail — from POLITICO and the Atlanta Journal Constitution — pulled out on Friday.
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Newt Gingrich / CNN:
Not quitting, because race isn't decided — (CNN) - Newt Gingrich may be far behind in the GOP delegate count - he has a quarter of the number frontrunner Mitt Romney does - but said on CNN's “The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer” that he isn't bowing out of the race.
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Al Cardenas / The Daily Caller:
Time for conservatives to unite behind Governor Mitt Romney
Time for conservatives to unite behind Governor Mitt Romney
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Walter Shapiro / The New Republic:
The Sad End of the Gingrich Campaign
The Sad End of the Gingrich Campaign
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Lobbyists, Guns and Money — Florida's now-infamous Stand Your Ground law, which lets you shoot someone you consider threatening without facing arrest, let alone prosecution, sounds crazy — and it is. And it's tempting to dismiss this law as the work of ignorant yahoos.
BuzzFeed:
In His Best/Worst Video Yet, Herman Cain Shoots A Bunny — The bunny apparently represents small business. UPDATE: Video removed from YouTube for spam, scams, and deceptive content. — Source: youtube.com — UPDATE: The video has been removed from YouTube: — We are reaching out to both sides for comment.
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Tim Mak / Politico:
Rabbit ‘shot’ in strange new Herman Cain video
Rabbit ‘shot’ in strange new Herman Cain video
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CBS News:
NYT reporter: Santorum outburst was for cameras — PLAY CBS NEWS VIDEO — (CBS News) — When presidential hopeful Rick Santorum lost his cool with the press on Sunday, he was playing to the cameras to build support among conservative Republicans, the New York Times reporter who was on the other end …
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James Crugnale / Mediaite:
Santorum Chews Out NYT's Jeff Zeleny: 'Quit Distorting My Words... It's Bullsh*t!'
Santorum Chews Out NYT's Jeff Zeleny: 'Quit Distorting My Words... It's Bullsh*t!'
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Models Based on ‘Fundamentals’ Have Failed at Predicting Presidential Elections — The 1988 presidential election was a victory for political science. Michael Dukakis had led George Bush in the polls for much of the spring and summer. But Mr. Bush had some fundamental advantages …
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Alex Pareene / Salon:
The silly 2016 speculation game — It may be impossible to make any serious predictions about a far-off race, but that has never stopped a pundit — Being that it's still March 2012 and we have no way of knowing who will actually be president by the end of January 2013 (besides “not Ron Paul …
Ker Than / National Geographic:
James Cameron Completes Record-Breaking Mariana Trench Dive — Solo sub dive is deepest ever. — The explorer-filmmaker emerges from his sub after returning from Challenger Deep. — Ker Than — At noon, local time (10 p.m. ET), James Cameron's “vertical torpedo” …
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David Leigh / Guardian:
Questions for News Corp over rival's collapse — Software company NDS allegedly cracked smart card codes of ONdigital, according to evidence to be broadcast on Panorama — Part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation empire employed computer hacking to undermine the business of its chief TV rival in Britain …
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