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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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New York Sun:
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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RedState, Instapundit and neo-neocon
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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.
Wall Street Journal:
Obama vs. Marbury v. Madison — The President needs a remedial course in judicial review. — President Obama is a former president of the Harvard Law Review and famously taught constitutional law at the University of Chicago. But did he somehow not teach the historic case of Marbury v. Madison?
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Betsy's Page, nation.foxnews.com and Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog
Ben Feller / Associated Press:
Wary of activist court, Obama defends health law
Wary of activist court, Obama defends health law
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Crooks and Liars and Suburban Guerrilla
Michael A. Memoli / Los Angeles Times:
Obama: Overturning healthcare law would be ‘extraordinary step’
Obama: Overturning healthcare law would be ‘extraordinary step’
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The Sundries Shack, The Mahablog, Shot in the Dark and Daily Kos
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Obama takes a shot at Supreme Court over healthcare
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americanthinker.com, Don Surber, NewsBusters.org, Hot Air, The Greenroom, TIME Ideas and Hit & Run
Michael Barone / Real Clear Politics:
Americans Are Worrying About the Constitution Again
Americans Are Worrying About the Constitution Again
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Don Surber, Global Public Square and Maggie's Farm
Rose Garden / The White House:
Joint Press Conference by President Obama, President Calderon of Mexico, and Prime Minister Harper of Canada
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
Brian Beutler / tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com:
SLIDESHOW: Health Care Before The Court
SLIDESHOW: Health Care Before The Court
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Zandar Versus The Stupid and Hullabaloo
Quinnipiac University:
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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Washington Monthly, Outside the Beltway, Washington Post, GOP 12, Ballot Box, PoliticsPA, USA Today, Baltimore Sun, ABCNEWS and Associated Press
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GOP Insiders Say Race Is Over, But Do Voters Agree? (The Note)
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Swampland, GOP 12 and Washington Post
Washington Examiner:
Newt aims for Gingrich flavor in Romney platform
Newt aims for Gingrich flavor in Romney platform
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News Desk, The Other McCain and Hot Air
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Romney Could Net 50 Delegates From Maryland and D.C.
Romney Could Net 50 Delegates From Maryland and D.C.
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USA Today, JSOnline, Taegan Goddard's …, The Green Papers, PJ Media, Washington Post, The Huffington Post and Wake up America
Cameron Joseph / The Hill:
Despite edge in delegates, Romney struggles to put Santorum away
Despite edge in delegates, Romney struggles to put Santorum away
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CNN
New York Times:
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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Firedoglake, Poliglot, Daily Kos and Human Rights Campaign
Meghashyam Mali / Ballot Box:
Axelrod: Mitt Romney 'must watch “Mad Men” and think it's the evening news' — Senior Obama campaign adviser David Axelrod mocked GOP front-runner Mitt Romney's economic policies on Tuesday, saying his ideas were from a “time warp.” — “He must watch ‘Mad Men’ and think it's the evening news …
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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
Ken Thomas / Associated Press:
Obama campaign targets Romney ties to oil
Obama campaign targets Romney ties to oil
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Jammie Wearing Fools and Weekly Standard
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Sarah Palin pokes fun at herself on ‘Today’ — Kicking off the highly anticipated battle of Sarah Palin vs. Katie Couric on the morning TV shows Tuesday, the former Alaska governor demonstrated that that she is more than comfortable poking fun of herself on national television.
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CNN and No More Mister Nice Blog
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Perry heard singing in bathroom pre-debate — President Obama sang Al Green at a fundraiser. And Mitt Romney belted out “America the Beautiful” on the trail. — As for Texas Gov Rick Perry, his 2012 musical moment took place in the bathroom, according to this excerpt from POLITICO's new e-book, Inside the Circus:
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Mock, Paper, Scissors, Gawker and New York Magazine
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Alex Pappas / The Daily Caller:
Report: Rick Perry used painkillers to help him get through debates
Report: Rick Perry used painkillers to help him get through debates
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FishbowlDC, The Other McCain, Mediaite, The Raw Story and Outside the Beltway
Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
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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The Other McCain and Althouse
Mike Lillis / Ballot Box:
Pelosi wants Hillary Clinton to run in 2016 — House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said this week she'd like to see Secretary of State Hillary Clinton run for president in 2016. — The California Democrat told PBS's Charlie Rose she has “no knowledge” of Clinton's intentions …
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Politico
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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.
Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
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.
Wall Street Journal:
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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ThinkProgress, Ballot Box, USA Today, Washington Times, New York Times, msnbc.com, ABCNEWS, Campaign 2012, Race 4 2012, Politico and New York Magazine
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'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:
Dan Mitchell / International Liberty:
Revolt of the Irish Tax Slaves — I wrote last year about a backlash from long-suffering Greek taxpayers. These people - the ones pulling the wagon rather than riding in the wagon - are being raped and pillaged by a political class that is trying to protect the greedy interest groups that benefit from Greece's bloated public sector.
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Chicago Boyz
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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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American Prospect
Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Obama to attack Ryan budget as effort to ‘impose a radical vision’ — President Obama on Tuesday is expected to take aim at House Republicans, calling the budget proposal put forth by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), “a Trojan Horse” that seeks to “impose a radical vision” on the U.S.
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CNN