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Slapping a friend — For the past couple of months, Democrats and their pundit allies — apparently expecting to lose on ObamaCare in the Supreme Court — have been engaged in a campaign to delegitimize the high court in the eyes of the public. In a related development …
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James Fallows / The Atlantic Online:
5 Signs of a Radical Change in U.S. Politics — (Midnight update: This item went up three hours ago with a more blunt-instrument headline than it should ever have had: “5 Signs the United States is Undergoing a Coup.” I used the word “coup” in a particular way in the longer item this was drawn from.
First Read / msnbc.com:
First Thoughts: All eyes on the Supreme Court — By NBC's Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, Domenico Montanaro, and Brooke Brower — The Supreme Court is seen in Washington, DC, June 18, 2012. The highest court in the US is set to rule within days on the constitutionality of US President Barack Obama's health care reforms.
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Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
For Obama, Supreme Court health-care, immigration rulings to close a tough term — The Supreme Court this week will conclude its term by handing down much-anticipated rulings on health care and immigration, President Obama's remaining priorities before the justices.
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Jonathan Turley / Washington Post:
The fate of health care shouldn't come down to 9 justices. Try 19.
The fate of health care shouldn't come down to 9 justices. Try 19.
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Niall Stanage / The Hill:
Hill Poll: Voters: Obama over-reached blocking Fast and Furious docs — A clear majority of likely voters believes President Obama has exercised his executive power inappropriately — particularly in blocking the release of documents relating to Operation Fast and Furious, according to a new poll for The Hill.
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Congressman Allen West / Facebook:
The Muslim B'Hood takeover in Egypt shows Arab Spring is radical Islamic nightmare. — A year ago there were those of us who warned the Obama Administration of a Muslim Brotherhood takeover in Egypt. We were castigated as alarmists and loose cannons. Today our predictions have come …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
White House offers praise of Egypt's election of Muslim Brotherhood president
White House offers praise of Egypt's election of Muslim Brotherhood president
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Byron Tau / Politico:
White House congratulates Egypt's Morsi
White House congratulates Egypt's Morsi
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Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Hispanic Voters Put Other Issues Before Immigration — Healthcare, unemployment are tops among six issues tested — PRINCETON, NJ — U.S. Hispanics prioritize immigration, healthcare, and unemployment to equal degrees, according to a new USA Today/Gallup poll asking about the importance of six national policy issues.
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Susan Page / USA Today:
USA TODAY/Gallup Poll: Latinos strongly backing Obama
USA TODAY/Gallup Poll: Latinos strongly backing Obama
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Jimmy Carter / New York Times:
A Cruel and Unusual Record — THE United States is abandoning its role as the global champion of human rights. — Revelations that top officials are targeting people to be assassinated abroad, including American citizens, are only the most recent, disturbing proof of how far our nation's violation of human rights has extended.
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Ilya Somin / The Volokh Conspiracy:
Obama's Reversals on Executive Power — New York Times columnist Ross Douthat has an interesting column describing some of President Obama's evolving positions on executive power. He now engages in many of the same practices that he and numerous other liberal Democrats denounced …
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Ross Douthat / New York Times:
All the President's Privileges — WHEN George W. Bush …
All the President's Privileges — WHEN George W. Bush …
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Ian Swanson / The Hill:
Obama plays 101st round as president
Obama plays 101st round as president
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Hal Libby / The Daily Caller:
Shop owners recall more teen Romney pranks: fake stickup, impersonating firefighter — On a Friday evening in 1962, or perhaps 1963, Ben Shaw and his sales employees at the Princeton Prep Shoppe in Birmingham, Mich., were watching traffic roll by as an ordinary work day wound down.
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Kathleen Geier / Washington Monthly:
Concern troll of the day: Campbell Brown — Question: does the New York Times op ed page have any quality control mechanisms? At all? — Okay, we all know that there are major problems with some of their op ed columnists. First off, there's David Brooks, that shallow …
Terence P. Jeffrey / CNSNews:
25% Fewer Men Than Women Graduate College; Obama: It's ‘A Great Accomplishment ... For America’ — (CNSNews.com) - In an op-ed published Saturday in Newsweek, President Barack Obama marked the 40th anniversary of the enactment of Title IX—which bars gender discrimination in education …
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Jill Reilly / Daily Mail:
‘Gentlemen, take tips’: Obama reveals how he romanced Michelle on first date in toe-curling interview (but it's only a stunt to raise cash for his re-election campaign) — At the end of the clip, Mr Obama grins, looks at the camera and says ‘Take tips gentleman’ before winking
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Brian X. Chen / Bits:
Flipboard in Content Deal With New York Times — The New York Times said on Monday that it would make its articles available through Flipboard, a popular app for browsing news and social media on phones and tablets. It will be the first time that the newspaper has allowed subscribers …
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