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Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Americans Issue Split Decision on Healthcare Ruling — Nearly two-thirds believe politics played too great a role — PRINCETON, NJ — Americans are sharply divided over Thursday's Supreme Court decision on the 2010 healthcare law, with 46% agreeing and 46% disagreeing with the high court's ruling that the law is constitutional.
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Nick Summers / The Daily Beast:
New Poll: Voters Dislike Supreme Court's Obamacare Ruling — By a 50-45 margin, voters disapprove of the court's decision, a Newsweek/Daily Beast poll finds. — Voters are reacting in broadly negative ways to the Supreme Court's decision to uphold the legislation known as Obamacare …
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Byron Tau / Politico:
Obama campaign: It's a penalty, not a tax — A top surrogate for President Obama insisted Friday that the individual mandate in the Affordable Care Act was not a tax — despite the fact that the Supreme Court narrowly preserved the law on those grounds. — “Don't believe the hype …
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
White House urges Dems to go on offense on healthcare reform — The White House is encouraging congressional Democrats to go on the offensive after the Supreme Court upheld the president's signature healthcare legislation Thursday, urging members on the campaign trail to …
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Mj Lee / Politico:
Allen West: Pelosi is ‘delusional’
Allen West: Pelosi is ‘delusional’
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Manu Rajuand Jake Sherman / Politico:
The Republican recipe for repeal
The Republican recipe for repeal
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Spike Dolomite Ward / Los Angeles Times:
The court saved my lifeline
The court saved my lifeline
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
The Real Winners — So the Supreme Court — defying …
The Real Winners — So the Supreme Court — defying …
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Neal K. Katyal / New York Times:
A Pyrrhic Victory — THE obvious victor in the Supreme Court's health care decision was President Obama, who risked vast amounts of political capital to pass the Affordable Care Act. A somewhat more subtle victor, but equally important, was the rule of law more generally …
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James B. Stewart / New York Times:
In Obama's Victory, a Loss for Congress — With the landmark Supreme Court ruling on Thursday, conservatives and libertarians lost their legal battle to overturn the Obama administration's signature health care legislation. But they may have won a bigger war.
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David Brooks / New York Times:
Modesty and Audacity — Washington is full of arrogant people who grab power whenever they get the chance. But there is at least one modest minimalist in town, and that's John Roberts Jr. — In his remarkable health care opinion Thursday, the chief justice of the Supreme Court restrained the power of his own institution.
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ThinkProgress:
Conservatives Claim Roberts Upheld Obamacare Because Of ‘Cognitive Problems’ Due To Epilepsy Medication
Conservatives Claim Roberts Upheld Obamacare Because Of ‘Cognitive Problems’ Due To Epilepsy Medication
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Orin Kerr / The Volokh Conspiracy:
Did Chief Justice Roberts Change His Vote? Perhaps Not.
Did Chief Justice Roberts Change His Vote? Perhaps Not.
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John M. Broder / New York Times:
In Health Ruling, Vindication for Donald Verrilli
In Health Ruling, Vindication for Donald Verrilli
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Jonah Goldberg / National Review:
Roberts's Ruling Took Guts
Roberts's Ruling Took Guts
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Jonathan Strong / Roll Call:
Darrell Issa Puts Details of Secret Wiretap Applications in Congressional Record — In the midst of a fiery floor debate over contempt proceedings for Attorney General Eric Holder, House Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) quietly dropped a bombshell letter into the Congressional Record.
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Fox News:
Justice Department shields Holder from prosecution after contempt vote — The Justice Department moved Friday to shield Attorney General Eric Holder from prosecution after the House voted to hold him in contempt of Congress. — The contempt vote technically opened the door for the House …
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CNN:
No criminal prosecution of Holder for contempt
No criminal prosecution of Holder for contempt
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Associated Press:
Justice Department won't prosecute Attorney General Holder for contempt of Congress
Justice Department won't prosecute Attorney General Holder for contempt of Congress
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Justin Sink / Ballot Box:
Altmire says he had ‘no other choice’ but to vote for Holder contempt
Altmire says he had ‘no other choice’ but to vote for Holder contempt
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Jordy Yager / The Hill:
Justice Department won't prosecute Holder
Alexander Burns / Politico:
Romney ad features Hillary Clinton: ‘Shame on you, Barack Obama’ — Mitt Romney's campaign has quietly begun airing a TV ad in Ohio that uses an old clip of Hillary Clinton to blast President Barack Obama. — The ad pulls footage of the 2008 primary campaign, when Clinton …
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Pat Garofalo / ThinkProgress:
Romney: Students Should Get ‘As Much Education As They Can Afford’
Romney: Students Should Get ‘As Much Education As They Can Afford’
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Byron Tau / Politico:
Obama campaign: We've outraised Romney
Obama campaign: We've outraised Romney
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J.D. Heyman / People.com:
Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes Are Divorcing — After five years of marriage, Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes are getting a divorce, PEOPLE has learned exclusively. — “This is a personal and private matter for Katie and her family,” says Holmes's attorney Jonathan Wolfe.
Nick R. Martin / tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com:
TPMMuckraker — Conservatives Find A Way To Blame Obama For Monster Colorado Wildfire — While Colorado burns, conservatives have looked for ways to blame it on President Obama. — Some of the same people who have bashed the president as a big government, big spending liberal …
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Adam Peck / ThinkProgress:
Mississippi Tea Party Chairman Calls For Open Rebellion Against Federal Government After Obamacare Ruling — Of all the right-wing meltdowns following yesterday's decision by the Supreme Court to uphold the individual mandate in the Affordable Care Act, this statement put out by the chairman …
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Chris Geidner / Poliglot:
BREAKING: House GOP Leaders Ask Supreme Court to Review DOMA Case — The Republican-led House Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group today mailed its petition to the U.S. Supreme Court asking it to review the May 31 ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit that the federal definition …
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Associated Press:
Egypt leader Mohammed Morsi vows to free Omar Abdel-Rahman, infamous blind sheik jailed in U.S. — The Arab Spring — (AP) CAIRO - In his first public speech addressing tens of thousands of mostly Islamist supporters, Egypt's president-elect Mohammed Morsi has vowed to free the blind sheik jailed …
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David D. Kirkpatrick / New York Times:
Morsi Promises to Work for Release of Imprisoned Sheik
Morsi Promises to Work for Release of Imprisoned Sheik
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Elise Viebeck / The Hill:
Jindal: Ruling could force people to eat tofu and drive hybrid cars — Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) said Thursday's “frightening” Supreme Court ruling could lead to penalties for Americans whose lives are out of step with government priorities. — On a call with reporters …
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Krista Hostetler / Local News:
Former inmate speaks out on being shackled while in labor — North Las Vegas, NV (KTNV) — A former inmate, who claims she was shackled while in labor, is suing the Nevada Department of Corrections. — Valerie Nabors, a resident in Clark County, served time at Florence McClure Women's Correctional Center …
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