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Washington Wire:
Live Blog: Obama Health Law at the Supreme Court, Day 2 … The main event in the Supreme Court's three-day review of the Obama administration's health-care overhaul law gets under way Tuesday morning, with the justices considering whether Congress exceeded its constitutional powers …
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The Caucus and Taylor Marsh, more at Mediagazer »
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Brian Beutler / tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com:
TPMDC — John Roberts May Have Tipped His Hand On ‘Obamacare’ Reasoning — In a little-noticed exchange Monday, conservative Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts may have tipped his hand that he's entertaining the possibility that the health care law's individual mandate can be upheld …
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Crooks and Liars, The New Republic, The Volokh Conspiracy, Capital New York, Politico and Law Librarian Blog
Tom Goldstein / SCOTUSblog:
Audio update from Tom — I stepped out of the oral argument to provide this audio report (at bottom of page). — For those who prefer reading, here is a summary of the report: — Based on the questions posed to Paul Clement, the lead attorney for the state challengers to the individual mandate …
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Blue Mass Group
Ryan Grim / The Huffington Post:
Health Care Mandate Will Affect Few, Study Finds
Health Care Mandate Will Affect Few, Study Finds
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Firedoglake, Washington Post, Associated Press, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, msnbc.com and Brookings Institute
Politico:
Conservative justices ask tough questions on individual mandate
Conservative justices ask tough questions on individual mandate
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Law Blog, New York Times, Ezra Klein, Daily Kos and SCOTUSblog
Ilya Somin / The Volokh Conspiracy:
Justices Skeptical of Claims that the Individual Mandate is a Tax
Justices Skeptical of Claims that the Individual Mandate is a Tax
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Slate, Mother Jones, Reuters, NationalJournal.com, americanthinker.com, ABCNEWS, Guardian, Law Blog, Patterico's Pontifications, Time and Washington Wire
Robinson / nation.foxnews.com:
Obama Lawyer Laughed at In Supreme Court
Obama Lawyer Laughed at In Supreme Court
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Don Surber, The Huffington Post, Firedoglake, Weasel Zippers, The Right Scoop and Mediaite
Wall Street Journal:
Conservative Justices Challenge Government Over Health Law
Conservative Justices Challenge Government Over Health Law
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Los Angeles Times
Mark Strassmann / CBS News:
New details deepen Trayvon Martin controversy — PLAY CBS NEWS VIDEO — (CBS News) SANFORD, Fla. - New information is putting a new twist on the Trayvon Martin case. — It has come out that the unarmed teenager was suspended from school, and is accused of beating up the man who then shot him dead.
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Washington Monthly and The Agonist
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Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
Trayvon Martin - Basic Geography May Cut Against Zimmerman (Or Not - See UPDATE) — [Upon booth review of the Zimmerman call to 911 I am reversing the call on the field. The initial address offered by Zimmerman does not jibe with the final location he described - see UPDATE].
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Yahoo! Good Morning America, Patterico's Pontifications, iOwnTheWorld.com and TalkLeft
Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
What Everyone Needs To Know About The Smear Campaign Against Trayvon Martin (1995-2012) — Trayvon Martin, as he appeared on his actual Facebook page — Over the last 48 hours, there has been a sustained effort to smear Trayvon Martin, the 17-year old African-American who was shot dead by George Zimmerman a month ago.
David Martosko / The Daily Caller:
The Daily Caller obtains Trayvon Martin's tweets — The Daily Caller has obtained a compilation of the late Trayvon Martin's tweets. — The social media scan, executed on PeopleBrowsr and supplied to TheDC by the individual who performed the search, contains tweets from the last month of Martin's life …
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Right Wing News, PoliPundit.com, Weasel Zippers, THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and Colorlines
Daily Mail:
P**** A** CRACKER: SHOCKING RANGE OF TRAYVON T-SHIRTS TARGET GEORGE ZIMMERMAN
P**** A** CRACKER: SHOCKING RANGE OF TRAYVON T-SHIRTS TARGET GEORGE ZIMMERMAN
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The Moderate Voice, Reuters and The PJ Tatler
Joan Walsh / Salon:
Dishonoring Trayvon Martin
Dishonoring Trayvon Martin
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The Jawa Report, US Politics, Washington Post, The Mahablog and Philly.com
Reid J. Epstein / Politico:
Mitt Romney's four-car fantasy home — SAN DIEGO — At Mitt Romney's proposed California beach house, the cars will have their own separate elevator. — There's also a planned outdoor shower and a 3,600-square foot basement — a room with more floor space than the existing home's entire living quarters.
Darius Dixon / Reuters:
Dmitry Medvedev tells GOP: Cold War is over — Russian President Dmitry Medvedev told Mitt Romney and the other GOP presidential candidates Tuesday that they need to flip their calendars out of the Cold War and stop making Russia out to be America's “No. 1 enemy.”
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ThinkProgress, msnbc.com and Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog
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Slate:
The president was overheard telling the Russian president: “After my election I have more flexibility.”
The president was overheard telling the Russian president: “After my election I have more flexibility.”
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The Huffington Post, Crooks and Liars, Suburban Guerrilla, ABCNEWS and Politico
Andrew Malcolm / Investor's Business Daily:
Obama's ‘secret’ plea to Russia plays right into Romney's meme
Obama's ‘secret’ plea to Russia plays right into Romney's meme
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americanthinker.com and Sister Toldjah
Mj Lee / Politico:
Palin to Santorum: 'Don't retreat' — Sarah Palin applauded Rick Santorum Monday night for accusing a New York Times reporter of “bull— ” over the weekend, saying she was glad to hear about the presidential candidate's outburst and adding, “Welcome to my world, Rick, and good on ya.
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The Caucus, CNN, Connecting.the.Dots, The Other McCain and Daily Kos
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Steven Thomma / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Poll: Romney still close to Obama, Santorum 5 points back
Poll: Romney still close to Obama, Santorum 5 points back
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GOP 12, Business Insider, Hot Air and M.JOSEPH SHEPPARD'S …
Heidi Przybyla / Bloomberg:
Pro-Romney PAC Killing Machine With Attack Ads
Pro-Romney PAC Killing Machine With Attack Ads
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msnbc.com, GOP 12, Taegan Goddard's … and The Brody File
John McCormick / Bloomberg:
Wisconsin Recall ‘Fatigue’ Distracts Voters From Primary
Wisconsin Recall ‘Fatigue’ Distracts Voters From Primary
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Outside the Beltway
Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
EPA to impose first greenhouse gas limits on power plants — The Environmental Protection Agency will issue the first limits on greenhouse gas emissions from new power plants as early as Tuesday, according to several people briefed on the proposal. The move could end the construction …
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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
EPA to kill new coal-fired plants through first-ever greenhouse-gas regulations
EPA to kill new coal-fired plants through first-ever greenhouse-gas regulations
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Questions and Observations and ThinkProgress
James Pethokoukis / The Enterprise Blog:
Obama's 2nd-term agenda? House Dems propose raising taxes by 40%, including on middle class — Just what would President Barack Obama do in a second term if had maximum “flexibility”? Consider his first term: Even though Obama was elected along with huge Democratic majorities in the House and Senate …
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Hot Air and Conservatives4Palin
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Erik Wasson / The Hill:
House conservatives to unveil budget which balances books faster — House conservatives on Tuesday morning will tack to the right and unveil an alternative to the House GOP leadership's 2013 budget plan that balances in five years. — The new Republican Study Committee (RSC) …
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Washington Post
BuzzFeed:
In Secret Documents, Anti-Gay Marriage Group Looked To Divide Gays, Blacks — Blunt language and broad plans from the National Organization for Marriage. A goal: “Fanning the hostility.” Another project: “Sideswiping Obama.” — The leading opponents of same-sex marriage planned …
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ThinkProgress, The Maddow Blog, US Politics and The Daily Dish
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Jonathan Karl / Reuters:
Frustrated Senator Olympia Snowe Gives Obama an ‘F’ — Spinners and Winners — If there were ever a Republican for President Obama to work with, it was Maine Senator Olympia Snowe. She was one of just three Republicans in the entire Congress to vote for his economic stimulus plan in 2009 …
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The Hill, ABCNEWS and Hotline On Call
Elisabeth Bumiller / New York Times:
Support in U.S. for Afghan War Drops Sharply, Poll Finds — WASHINGTON — After a series of violent episodes and setbacks, support for the war in Afghanistan has dropped sharply among both Republicans and Democrats in recent months as increasing numbers of Americans say that the United States …
KGTV-TV:
iPads, Laptops Stolen From Romney Aides' SUV — Stolen Items May Have Valuable Information For Opponents Of GOP Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney — SAN DIEGO — 10News has uncovered a crime against members of Mitt Romney's presidential campaign which may have compromised sensitive information related …
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Ballot Box, utsandiego.com, TheBlaze.com and GOP 12
Christian Heinze / GOP 12:
Newt floats presidential debate at convention — Newt Gingrich on Fox News, clearly enjoying the historic possibilities of a brokered convention.
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Washington Monthly and The PJ Tatler