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8:30 AM ET, June 22, 2012

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Alexander Burns / Politico:
Mourdock cheers SCOTUS for striking down Obamacare (Updated)  —  Yes, you read that right.  —  Indiana Treasurer and GOP Senate candidate Richard Mourdock applauds the Supreme Court's decision invalidating the Affordable Care Act in a new video uploaded to his YouTube account.
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theusconstitution.org:
DEVELOPING: COURT RULES IN CHAMBER'S FAVOR IN EVERY CASE DECIDED SO FAR THIS TERM  —  As we approach the end of the October 2011 Term, it is hard to think about almost anything other than the Court's impending health care decision.  But there is another developing story that has so far been overlooked.
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Elise Viebeck / The Hill:
Tensions rise as justices kick healthcare ruling to next week  —  The Supreme Court did not rule on President Obama's healthcare law Thursday, raising tensions before a decision next week.  —  The ruling was possible Thursday but not expected.  The court traditionally holds its biggest decisions until …
Discussion: Politico, The Huffington Post and CNN
Reed Abelson / New York Times:
Billions of Dollars Are in Play Over Health Care Law
Tom Hamburger / Washington Post:
Romney's Bain Capital invested in companies that moved jobs overseas  —  Mitt Romney's financial company, Bain Capital, invested in a series of firms that specialized in relocating jobs done by American workers to new facilities in low-wage countries like China and India.
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CNN:
Obama web video accuses Romney of hedging on immigration  —  (CNN) - President Barack Obama's campaign pressured Mitt Romney to explain how he would handle the new immigration directive, releasing a web video Friday showing instances when the GOP presidential candidate declined to answer the question.
Discussion: Politico and ABCNEWS
Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Obama looks to capitalize on shift in presidential race's momentum  —  President Obama will look to cap a week in which momentum in the presidential race appeared to shift in his favor with a Thursday address to the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials in Florida.
Latino Decisions:
New Poll: Obama leads Romney among Latinos in key 2012 battleground states
BuzzFeed:
Romney's Cold War Strategy To Defeat Obama
Alexander Burns / Reuters:
Race gap hardens in 2012 contest
Mara MacDonald / WDIV-TV:   Poll shows Obama, Romney in statistical dead heat in Michigan; state called ‘purple’
Anne-Marie Slaughter / The Atlantic Online:
Why Women Still Can't Have It All  —  It's time to stop fooling ourselves, says a woman who left a position of power: the women who have managed to be both mothers and top professionals are superhuman, rich, or self-employed.  If we truly believe in equal opportunity for all women, here's what has to change.
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E.J. Graff / American Prospect:
Why Does The Atlantic Hate Women?  —  The picture alone filled me with dread: a baby in a briefcase.  (Do go look at Jessica Valenti's hilarious compilation of images from this genre.)  That sick feeling only increased when I got to the hideous ­headline: “Why Women Still Can't Have It All.”
Peter Schroeder / The Hill:
Texas bank challenging Dodd-Frank, consumer bureau in court  —  A Texas community bank and two advocacy groups are filing suit in U.S. District Court to challenge the constitutionality of the Dodd-Frank financial reform law.  —  In particular, the suit will contend that the Consumer Financial …
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Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
Major lawsuit challenges the constitutionality of Dodd-Frank (updated)
James Pethokoukis / AEIdeas:
BREAKING: Texas bank launches constitutional challenge to Dodd-Frank financial reform law
Discussion: Hot Air and Washington Free Beacon
Jack Mirkinson / The Huffington Post:
‘The Cycle’: MSNBC's New 3 PM Show Features Four Co-Hosts … REACT:  —  FOLLOW:  —  MSNBC, Dylan Ratigan, Msnbc 3 PM, Steve Kornacki, The Cycle, Toure, Toure Msnbc, Media News  —  MSNBC has found its replacement for Dylan Ratigan's show: “The Cycle.”  —  The new program …
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Brian Stelter / Media Decoder:
New MSNBC Show Will Feature a Panel of Political Pundits
Garrett Epps / American Prospect:
The Court's Scott Walker Moment  —  On First Amendment Thursday, the conservative majority on the Supreme Court delivered an unsubtle warning to public employee unions: You are living on borrowed time.  —  In Knox v. Service Employees International Union, the five—Chief Justice John Roberts …
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Robert D. Hershey Jr / New York Times:
Anna Schwartz, Economist Who Collaborated With Friedman, Dies at 96  —  Anna J. Schwartz, a research economist who wrote monumental works on American financial history in collaboration with the Nobel laureate Milton Friedman while remaining largely in his shadow, died on Thursday at her home in Manhattan.
Discussion: EconLog
Dan Froomkin / The Huffington Post:
Yes, Iraq Definitely Had WMD, Vast Majority Of Polled Republicans Insist … REACT:  —  FOLLOW:  —  WASHINGTON — How misinformed are Republicans about world affairs?  If presumptive GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney's assertion that Russia is “without question our number one geopolitical foe” …
Jana Winter / Fox News:
EXCLUSIVE: Biden's brawlers: Veep's security team squared off in Nantucket melee  —  This hulking Secret Service agent was taken in by Nantucket police after a barroom brawl, but was freed when everyone agreed not to press charges.  —  Eric “Bomb Squad” Gahagan, a Massachusetts State trooper …
Sara Ganim / PennLive.com:
Jerry Sandusky case: Sandusky's adopted son, Matt, says he is a victim and would have testified, lawyer says  —  BELLEFONTE — Matt Sandusky, through his attorney Andrew Shubin, said that he met with prosecutors this week to say for the first time that he is a molestation victim of Jerry Sandusky, his adopted father.
United States Department of Labor:
Skip to page content  —  Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis  —  EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION  —  Program Contact:  —  TRANSMISSION OF MATERIAL IN THIS RELEASE IS EMBARGOED UNTIL  —  (202) 693-4676  —  UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT  —  SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA
Discussion: Daily Kos, Hot Air and msnbc.com
BuzzFeed:
Ann Romney's High Horse  —  Super Hit had Butorphanol, Delomidine, Romifidine, and Xylatine in its system at the time of his sale, according to court documents.  Testified an expert: “In my 38 years of practice, I have never come across a drug screen such as this where the horse has been administered …
Discussion: The Hill and Eclectablog
Owen Bowcott / Guardian:
Drone strikes ‘threaten international law’  —  US policy of using drone strikes to carry out targeted killings ‘may encourage other states to flout international law’  —  The US policy of using aerial drones to carry out targeted killings presents a major challenge to the system …
Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Bob Bauer, Obama Campaign's Top Lawyer, Demands Retraction From Karl Rove … REACT:  —  FOLLOW:  —  Karl Rove, Video, Crossroads GPS, American Crossroads, Bob Bauer, Bob Bauer Karl Rove, Karl Rove American Crossroads, Karl Rove Bob Bauer, Karl Rove Crossroads, Karl Rove Crossroads Gps, Karl Rove Letter, Politics News
Martin Z. Braun / Bloomberg:
Obama Stimulus Aids WorldCom Felon With Health Care Loan  —  David Myers was at the epicenter of one of the biggest corporate frauds in U.S. history.  Now the former WorldCom Inc. controller is rebuilding his life a decade later with the help of the federal government.
 
 
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Obama pollster: Stop obsessing over the daily horse race polls
BBC:
Syrian fighter pilot defects to Jordan
Discussion: US Politics
Jon Ward / The Huffington Post:
Ron Paul's Route To Convention Chaos: The Vice Presidential Nomination
Discussion: Hot Air and National Review
Ian Duncan / Kansas City Star:
Senate defeats bill to drop new rules on coal emissions
Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
John Bryson resigns as commerce secretary, citing recent seizure
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Arelis R. Hernández / Orlando Sentinel:
George Zimmerman says Trayvon Martin's last words were: ‘You got me’
Hanna Rosin / The Atlantic Online:
The End of Men  —  Earlier this year, women became the majority …
Discussion: Runnin' Scared
John Sides / The Monkey Cage:
BREAKING: Many Americans Don't Have Any Idea that All-Important Political Gaffes Even Happen
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Romney Campaign Billed Meeting Expense At Nightclub
Scott Keyes / ThinkProgress:
Republican Congressman's Advice For Mitt Romney: Start Bragging About Your Wealth
Joe Weisenthal / Business Insider:
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Discussion: Mother Jones
Patrick McGeehan / New York Times:
Blacks Miss Out as Jobs Rebound in New York City