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Rebecca Buckwalter-Poza / The Atlantic Online:
How Obamacare Will Be Settled: A Primer on the Commerce Clause — As the Supreme Court hears arguments about the individual mandate, a complete look at the history of similar constitutional decisions. — Amid rampant speculation over the fate of Obamacare in the Supreme Court …
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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.”
Sam Baker / The Hill:
Hill Poll: Voters expect justices' personal views to decide health case — Half of likely voters want the Supreme Court to overturn President Obama's healthcare law, according to The Hill's latest poll. — Just 42 percent said the court should uphold the law, with 50 percent saying it should be struck down.
Sam Baker / The Hill:
Supreme Court weighs the fate of Obama's landmark healthcare law — President Obama's signature domestic achievement — and, with it, a big part of his political legacy — is now in the hands of the Supreme Court. — The nine justices on Monday will begin hearing three consecutive days …
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David Nather / Politico:
Pick an ending: 6 ways the Supreme Court might rule
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Hoover Institution:
Obamacare: An Unconstitutional Misadventure
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Lucy Madison / CBS News:
Plouffe: GOP will “regret” branding health care “Obamacare”
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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 — SEOUL - President Barack Obama offered a private request Monday to Russian President Dmitry Medvedev for some “space” on missile defense ahead of November's elections. — “On all these issues, particularly on missile defense, this …
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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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New York Times:
Santorum Ignores Party Pressure to Quit Race
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Lindsey Boerma / CBS News:
Santorum: Romney “worst Republican” to face Obama
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Jeff Zeleny / The Caucus:
Santorum Calls Romney ‘Worst Republican’ to Run Against Obama
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Thomas Burr / Salt Lake Tribune:
Utah's Senator Mike Lee urges GOP to back Romney
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Dick Cheney / Washington Post:
Is Mitt Romney underrated?
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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 Hamilton / CNET:
James Cameron hits the world's floor — and returns
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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.
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Walter Shapiro / The New Republic:
The Sad End of the Gingrich Campaign — “At an age when most young men are focused on playing sports and meeting girls, Newt was fantasizing about saving the world.” —Steven M. Gillon, The Pact, 2008 — Despite Newt Gingrich's best efforts, it looks like the world is going to have to save itself.
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BuzzFeed:
Can Matt Rhoades Go Big? — Give Romney's campaign manager credit: His careful defense and kitchen-sink offense have delivered the Republican nomination to a moderate from Massachusetts. Now Romney and his “Terminator” need the vision thing. — BOSTON, Mass. — The day after Super Tuesday …
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Washington Monthly, ABCNEWS, GOP 12 and The Daily Caller
Mj Lee / Politico:
Gov. Rick Scott: Give George Zimmerman ‘due process’ — Florida Gov. Rick Scott said Monday that while his “heart goes out” to the family of Trayvon Martin, the neighborhood watchman who shot and killed the unarmed teenager last month deserves a “true due process.”
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Tyler Durden / zerohedge.com/fullrss2.xml:
The First Crack: $270 Billion In Student Loans Are At Least 30 Days Delinquent — Back in late 2006 and early 2007 a few (soon to be very rich) people were warning anyone who cared to listen, about what cracks in the subprime facade meant for the housing sector and the credit bubble in general.
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