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The Clock Ticks Down on Whether We've Entered a New Era in American Politics — Two years ago, when President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law, the idea that its individual mandate provision was unconstitutional was laughable. There was no case law, no precedent, and frankly …
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Scalia and Ginsburg Drop Hints about Obamacare's Fate at the Supreme Court — A Tea-Party supporter protest outside the US Supreme Court on the third day of oral arguements over the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on March 28, 2012 in Washington, DC.
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Opinion: Defeat of healthcare law would erode voters' trust in Supreme Court — Every political strategist working the fall elections sees a game changer coming by the end of the month. — That's when the Supreme Court rules on the constitutionality of President Obama's signature legislative accomplishment, the Affordable Care Act.
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UNPOPULAR MANDATE … - FRONT ROW - PHOTO BOOTH - PAGE-TURNER - CLOSE READ - DAILY COMMENT - JOHN CASSIDY - JONAH LEHRER - SPORTS
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Talking Points Memo, Washington Monthly, Prairie Weather, The Daily Caller and Brad DeLong
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The folly of Obamacare — We pay our presidents for judgment …
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Power Line, The Daily Beast and OpenMarket.org
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Any Court Health Care Decision Unlikely to Please
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Washington Post and Business Insider
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A Primer on Possible Obamacare Decisions (Updated)
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Washington Monthly
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Obama picks John Kerry to play Romney in mock debate rehearsals — President Obama has tapped Sen. John Kerry, the 2004 Democratic presidential nominee, to play Republican Mitt Romney in mock debate rehearsals, Obama campaign officials and the senator's office confirmed Monday.
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Business Insider and ABCNEWS
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Ann Romney: ‘I doubt’ we'll take as many overseas vacations as the Obamas — Ann Romney, the wife of Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, said Monday that she doubted that she and her husband would vacation overseas as frequently as the Obamas if her husband were to win election.
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John Kerry to play role of Mitt Romney for President Obama's debate prep — Massachusetts Democrat John Kerry, who ran for president himself and is an experienced debater from his campaigns and five terms in the US Senate, will play the role of Republican Mitt Romney in President Obama's …
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Washington Monthly, Politico, Campaign 2012 and WBUR
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Rubio Says Own Dream Act Derailed for Now — Florida Sen. Marco Rubio said Monday that President Barack Obama's move last week to block deportations for some young illegal immigrants in the U.S. has likely derailed his own similar efforts, at least until after the election.
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Politico, The Hill, National Review, The Daily Caller and Balloon Juice
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Rubio's Take on DREAM ‘by Fiat’
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ThinkProgress and Washington Post
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Ayotte, Rubio to Speak at Super PAC Event
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Ballot Box and Washington Post
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Allen West says he's ‘dejected’ by Romney's answers on immigration
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The Raw Story and Mediaite
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Roger Clemens acquitted of all charges — Legendary pitcher Roger Clemens was found not guilty Monday of all charges in the government's perjury case against him. — Clemens faced one count of obstructing Congress, three counts of making false statements and two counts of perjury.
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Outside the Beltway
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Clemens Is Found Not Guilty in Perjury Trial — WASHINGTON — Roger Clemens, whose hard throws intimidated even the toughest batters and turned him into one of the best pitchers in baseball history, was acquitted Monday of charges that he lied to Congress in 2008 when he insisted …
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Mediaite
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More transparency into government requests — About two years ago, we launched our interactive Transparency Report. We started by disclosing data about government requests. Since then, we've been steadily adding new features, like graphs showing traffic patterns and disruptions to Google services from different countries.
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Hit & Run, Mediaite, TechCrunch, AllThingsD, New York Magazine and Gizmodo
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Google reports ‘alarming’ rise in government censorship requests
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Washington Post, Politico and Mashable!
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Exclusive: A Nation of Laws and a Nation of Immigrants — The President explains his decision to no longer deport undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States as children — U.S. President Barack Obama delivers remarks about the Department of Homeland Security's recent announcement …
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Democracy in America, Politico, The New Republic and The PJ Tatler
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A Guide to How Obama's New Immigration Policy Will Work, And a Word of Caution
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CNN and The Reaction
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The Obama Campaign Needs an Intervention — During a focus group in Denver last week, Jeffrey Penny laid out his “criteria” for giving President Barack Obama his vote this year as he did in 2008. — “I just want to see specifics and quit the trash talk,” the 31-year-old web designer …
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Politico, RedState, Hot Air, Questions and Observations, Weekly Standard and Vodkapundit
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9 Tall Tales From Barack Obama's Memoir — 1. Hussein Onyango, Barack's grandfather, wasn't really imprisoned and tortured by the British. — Source: 1.bp.blogspot.com — 2. The father of his Indonesian stepfather, Soewarno Martodihardjo, wasn't killed by Dutch soldiers in the fight for independence.
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Weasel Zippers and Hot Air
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Obama's Harvard law professor says ‘President MUST be defeated in 2012’ (even though he's the man Barack used to have on speed dial) — A former professor of Barack Obama has turned against his one-time student and publicly urged voters not to re-elect him.
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Mediaite, Indecision Forever, Hot Air, The Jawa Report and Reuters
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WBUR Poll: Angus King Heavy Favorite To Replace Sen. Snowe — A new WBUR poll shows former Maine Gov. Angus King as the heavy favorite to replace retiring Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe. Current poll numbers have King, who is running as an independent, with 50 percent of likely voters …
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‘How would a Jewish person feel if you put a swastika on a shoe?’ Adidas under fire for unveiling new trainer with orange ‘shackles’ like those worn by black slaves — Adidas has sparked outrage and been accused of ‘promoting slavery’ by creating a new pair of trainers which have bright orange 'shackles …
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Riehl World View and The Right Scoop
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Businesses make $4M off NYC students by holding their cellphones during school — The city's ban on cellphones in schools is taking an amazing $4.2 million a year out of kids' pockets, a Post analysis has found. — The students — who attend the nearly 90 high schools and middle schools …
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New York Magazine, Jezebel and Gothamist
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Obama's Iraq Envoy Nominee Steps Aside — President Obama's nominee for ambassador to Iraq withdrew from consideration on Monday after a series of racy e-mails fueled Republican resistance to his confirmation in the Senate. — Brett H. McGurk, Mr. Obama's choice for envoy to Iraq …
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Politico, Mediaite, New York Magazine and Business Insider, more at Mediagazer »
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Michelle Obama slaps ‘corporate’ work, ‘fat paychecks’ — President Obama along with his mother-in-law Marian Robinson and wife Michelle Obama watch a basketball game November 2009 between GWU and Oregon State, coached by the first lady's brother, Craig Robinson, standing at right.
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The Lonely Conservative
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Two Partisan Warriors, Michael Steele and Lanny Davis, Going Purple — Michael Steele and Lanny Davis are challenging their parties to stop the politics of demonization. The strange bedfellows tell Howard Kurtz why they're teaming up. — Michael Steele and Lanny Davis are quick to admit they are reformed sinners.
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Washington Monthly and New York Magazine
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Comedy Central host Jon Stewart regularly bashes American multimillionaires for their wealth while ignoring the awkward fact that he's one of them. — Though Stewart distances himself from the “one-percenters” and bellows over their extravagance, his bank accounts bear all the marks of the …
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The PJ Tatler and Betsy's Page
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At Party, Bloomberg Tips Hand on Endorsement — Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg of New York has remained coy about whether he plans to endorse a presidential candidate this year, even as Mitt Romney and President Obama aggressively court the billionaire media mogul.
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The Daily Caller