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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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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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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.”
Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:
Argument recap: Moving on to the mandate — 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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Washington Wire:
Live Blog: Obama Health Law at the Supreme Court
Live Blog: Obama Health Law at the Supreme Court
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CNN:
Supreme Court begins debating sweeping health care law
Supreme Court begins debating sweeping health care law
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David Nather / Politico:
Pick an ending: 6 ways the Supreme Court might rule
Pick an ending: 6 ways the Supreme Court might rule
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Lucy Madison / CBS News:
Plouffe: GOP will “regret” branding health care “Obamacare”
Plouffe: GOP will “regret” branding health care “Obamacare”
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Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
PRESS ADVISORY: ‘Republicans For Mandating Coverage’ Calls On The Supreme Court To Uphold Health Reform
PRESS ADVISORY: ‘Republicans For Mandating Coverage’ Calls On The Supreme Court To Uphold Health Reform
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Sam Baker / The Hill:
Supreme Court weighs the fate of Obama's landmark healthcare law
Supreme Court weighs the fate of Obama's landmark healthcare law
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Sam Baker / The Hill:
Hill Poll: Voters expect justices' personal views to decide health case
Hill Poll: Voters expect justices' personal views to decide health case
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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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Walter Shapiro / The New Republic:
The Sad End of the Gingrich Campaign
The Sad End of the Gingrich Campaign
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Mj Leeand Tim Mak / Politico:
Rick Santorum defends ‘bulls—’ comment
Rick Santorum defends ‘bulls—’ comment
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Dylan Byers / New York Times:
Santorum ‘ready to take on the NY Times’
Santorum ‘ready to take on the NY Times’
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New York Times:
Santorum Ignores Party Pressure to Quit Race
Santorum Ignores Party Pressure to Quit Race
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Lindsey Boerma / CBS News:
Santorum: Romney “worst Republican” to face Obama
Santorum: Romney “worst Republican” to face Obama
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Al Cardenas / The Daily Caller:
Time for conservatives to unite behind Governor Mitt Romney — We don't need a fight on the Convention floor in Tampa to justify the strength of the conservative movement. One needs to look no further than the 2010 repossession of the House of Representatives, our big gains in the Senate …
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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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Jonathan Martin / Politico:
GOP race nears tipping point
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
James Cameron hits the world's floor — and returns
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Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System:
Recent Developments in the Labor Market — My remarks today will focus on recent and prospective developments in the labor market. We have seen some positive signs on the jobs front recently, including a pickup in monthly payroll gains and a notable decline in the unemployment rate. That is good news.
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Jonathan Easley / Ballot Box:
Cain video shows rabbit catapulted, shot — Former GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain released an edgy video Monday that appears to show a rabbit getting shot. — The video uses computer-generated effects to show a rabbit being catapulted into the air and then shot by a man with a rifle …
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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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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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Eric Bradner / Evansville Courier & Press:
POLITICAL NOTEBOOK: Robo-call users didn't fair well with voters — INDIANAPOLIS - In his effort to end illegal political “robo-calls,” Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller tried an informal truce with the chairs of both of the state parties. — But a handful of candidates …
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Zack Ford / ThinkProgress:
Anoka-Hennepin School District Rebuffs Conservative Group's Requests — PAL recommends various books condemning comprehensive sex education. — The Anoka-Hennepin School District in Minnesota is in the process of overhauling its bullying policies after a Department of Justice investigation found …
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