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Obama warns ‘unelected’ Supreme Court against striking down health law — President Obama, employing his strongest language to date on the Supreme Court review of the federal health care overhaul, cautioned the court Monday against overturning the law — while repeatedly saying he's “confident” it will be upheld.
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Ex Parte Obama — It's been a long time since we've heard a presidential demarche as outrageous as President Obama's warning to the Supreme Court not to overturn Obamacare. The president made the remarks at a press conference with the leaders of Mexico and Canada.
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Hearings Hurt Public Regard for both Health Care Law and Supreme Court — While most Americans say last week's Supreme Court hearings on the 2010 health care law did not change their views of the law or of the Court, they did more harm than good to the image of both.
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Politico, Washington Post and Guardian

Wary of activist court, Obama defends health law — WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Monday issued a rare, direct challenge to the Supreme Court to uphold his historic health care overhaul, weighing in with a vigorous political appeal for judicial restraint.
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Crooks and Liars and Suburban Guerrilla

Obama: Overturning healthcare law would be ‘extraordinary step’
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The Sundries Shack, The Mahablog, Shot in the Dark and Daily Kos


Obama takes a shot at Supreme Court over healthcare
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Obama: Supreme Court won't overturn health care law
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Americans Are Worrying About the Constitution Again
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Global Public Square and Maggie's Farm

Joint Press Conference by President Obama, President Calderon of Mexico, and Prime Minister Harper of Canada
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The Volokh Conspiracy, Law Blog, White House.gov Blog, SCOTUSblog and Balkinization

SLIDESHOW: Health Care Before The Court
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Obama Takes Aim at Supreme Court, Calls Them ‘Unelected Group of People’
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Santorum Leads Romney In Pennsylvania GOP Primary, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; ‘etch A Sketch’ Rap Unfair To Romney, Republicans Say — Favorite Son Rick Santorum leads former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney 41 - 35 percent among likely voters in Pennsylvania's Republican presidential primary …
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GOP Insiders Say Race Is Over, But Do Voters Agree? (The Note) — MILWAUKEE, Wis. — When we look back on this year's Wisconsin primary, we'll probably think of it as the moment when everything changed — The Badger State, which holds the most consequential of today's three primaries …
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Newt aims for Gingrich flavor in Romney platform
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Romney Could Net 50 Delegates From Maryland and D.C.
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Despite edge in delegates, Romney struggles to put Santorum away
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Obama takes on Republicans over tax fairness — (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, seizing on Republican plans to slash deficits that the White House sees as a potent vote winner for Democrats in this year's election, slammed his opponents on Tuesday to reinforce his claim that they favor the rich.
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Obama campaign targets Romney ties to oil
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Video: Obama Campaign Disables Credit Card Verification, Accepts Donation from ‘Nidal Hasan’
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Divide and Discriminate — When a light is shined into the dark corners of American politics, it's never pleasant to see what scurries away. Last week, a federal judge in Maine unsealed memos from the National Organization for Marriage, one of the most prominent groups fighting against same-sex marriage.
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GSA chief resigns amid reports of excessive spending — The chief of the General Services Administration is resigning and two of her top deputies have been fired amid reports of excessive spending at a training conference at a luxury hotel that featured a mindreader, a clown and a comedian.

Trayvon Martin - Are There Any Media People In New York City? — There is a conference on voice biometrics in New York city April 3-4. Will any media be there? — Jeralyn Merritt, the Talk Left defense attorney, oftens finds herself in odd positions during the media meltdowns involving politically fashionable defendants.
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The Self-Refuting Expert Witness The Orlando Sentinel Is Touting
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Trayvon Martin - Is Everything You Think You Know Just Media BS? — As a launch point, let me pick up on this throw-away comment made by Rod Dreher in his own comments section: — I do think Zimmerman was a paranoid guy — I make this judgment based on his frequent 911 calls over the past year …
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Axelrod: Romney “oblivious” to everyday life — (CBS News) — A top campaign adviser to President Obama Tuesday called Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney “oblivious” to the concerns of everyday Americans and suggested he is living in a different era.
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Shakesville and Jammie Wearing Fools

Another Obama Solar Company Goes Bankrupt ...Taxpayers Lose $2 BILLION? — Solar Trust of America seeks bankruptcy protection after trouble getting federal loan — WILMINGTON, Del. — A California solar energy company that was unable to meet a deadline for an Energy Department loan guarantee …
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Solar-Project Developer Files for Chapter 11
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Power Line and Watts Up With That?


'A Conservative Coup d'Etat' — How do our current political struggles look from outside? Here is a note from a reader in Holland, in response to The Hill's (never corrected) headline about the 51-47 “defeat” of a bill in the Senate: — The reader says:

GOP, Romney to Raise Funds Jointly — In a move that shows Republicans are coalescing around the party's front-runner, Mitt Romney plans to begin raising money jointly with the Republican National Committee this week as both the candidate and the GOP brace for an expensive general-election fight against President Barack Obama.
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Tim Kaine keeps up strong fundraising with $2.2M quarter — Former Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine (D) kept up his torrid fundraising pace by raising $2.2 million since January 1, his campaign announced Tuesday morning. — Kaine now has $4.4 million cash on hand for his Senate race …
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Pelosi Would “Love” Hillary To Be Democrats Nominee In 2016 — The former speaker hops on board the Clinton train. “Hasn't she been a magnificent Secretary of State?” — House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has joined the growing ranks of politicians and public figures lining up behind a Hillary Clinton presidential bid in 2016.
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Hillary Clinton Won't Join Barack Obama On Campaign Trail
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