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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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2012.talkingpointsmemo.com, The Impolitic, Daily Kos, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, BuzzFeed and Wonkette
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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.
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Hullabaloo

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 …
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Politico, The Huffington Post and CNN


Billions of Dollars Are in Play Over Health Care Law
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Balloon Juice and New York Magazine

Boehner: If Supreme Court strikes down health care law, ‘there will be no spiking of the ball’
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The Gateway Pundit, Fox News and Guardian


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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Eclectablog, Prairie Weather, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, US Politics and Balloon Juice
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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.

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.
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New York Magazine, more at Mediagazer »


GOP Holds Early Turnout Edge, But Little Enthusiasm for Romney
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Washington Post, Politico, Firedoglake, Planet Washington and PewResearch.org

New Poll: Obama leads Romney among Latinos in key 2012 battleground states
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Politico, Taegan Goddard's … and msnbc.com

Romney's Cold War Strategy To Defeat Obama
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Hot Air, Taylor Marsh and The Daily Dish

Race gap hardens in 2012 contest
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New York Magazine, Politico and The Hill

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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Althouse, Washington Monthly and The Huffington Post
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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.”
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Dana Goldstein, Salon, New York Times, The Reality-Based Community and ECHIDNE of the snakes

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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Major lawsuit challenges the constitutionality of Dodd-Frank (updated)
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Wall Street Journal and PointOfLaw Forum

BREAKING: Texas bank launches constitutional challenge to Dodd-Frank financial reform law
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Hot Air and Washington Free Beacon

‘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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Politico, NewsBusters.org blogs, Weasel Zippers, TVNewser, Mediaite, The Political Carnival and The PJ Tatler, more at Mediagazer »
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New MSNBC Show Will Feature a Panel of Political Pundits
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The Other McCain and New York Magazine

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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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.
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EconLog

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” …

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 …
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The Daily Caller and Riehl World View


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.
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The Daily Beast, Hot Air, Scared Monkeys, This Just In, Gawker, UrbanGrounds and New York Magazine

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

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 …
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The Hill and Eclectablog


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 …
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ACLU, Weasel Zippers, Firedoglake, LewRockwell.com Blog and The Agonist

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
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Taking Note, The Raw Story and Daily Kos

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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The Heritage Foundation and Washington Examiner