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Tom Goldstein / Washington Post:
Why Obamacare probably isn't doomed — The Affordable Care Act took a potentially serious hit today when the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals struck down a rule that extended the law's health-care subsidies to residents of the three-dozen states where the federal government runs a health insurance exchange.
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National Review, Talking Points Memo and New York Times
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Robert Pear / New York Times:
New Questions on Health Law as Rulings on Subsidies Differ — WASHINGTON — Two federal appeals court panels issued conflicting rulings Tuesday on whether the government could subsidize health insurance premiums for millions of Americans, raising yet more questions about the future …
Brian Beutler / The New Republic:
This Shamefully Dishonest Obamacare Ruling Could Blow Up in the GOP's Face — The case of Halbig v. Burwell (formerly Halbig v. Sebelius), in which plaintiffs are attempting to void Affordable Care Act subsidies in states that didn't set up their own healthcare exchanges …
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Ted Cruz, Hit & Run, Forbes, New York Times, Hot Air, PoliticusUSA, National Review and Daily Kos
Fox News:
Federal courts issue conflicting rulings on legality of ObamaCare subsidies
Federal courts issue conflicting rulings on legality of ObamaCare subsidies
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NewsBusters and Fox News Insider
Adrianna McIntyre / Vox:
Why a federal court just ruled Obamacare subsidies are illegal in 36 states
Why a federal court just ruled Obamacare subsidies are illegal in 36 states
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Washington Post, Eclectablog and ACS Blog
Ezra Klein / Vox:
No, the Halbig case isn't going to destroy Obamacare
No, the Halbig case isn't going to destroy Obamacare
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No More Mister Nice Blog and Taylor Marsh
Emily Bazelon / Slate:
Obamacare Is Safe — Don't worry, the ruling against heath …
Obamacare Is Safe — Don't worry, the ruling against heath …
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Power Line, Bloomberg View, Election Law Blog and Althouse
Washington Post:
Federal appeals courts issue contradictory rulings on health-law subsidies
Federal appeals courts issue contradictory rulings on health-law subsidies
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RH Reality Check, PoliticusUSA, American Prospect, Hullabaloo, Lawyers, Guns & Money and Watchdog.org
Nicholas Bagley / The Incidental Economist:
A stinging defeat for the government
A stinging defeat for the government
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ThinkProgress and Brad DeLong's Grasping Reality
Michael F. Cannon / Forbes:
Halbig v. Burwell Would Free More Than 57 Million Americans From The ACA's Individual & Employer Mandates
Halbig v. Burwell Would Free More Than 57 Million Americans From The ACA's Individual & Employer Mandates
Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
Appeals Court Deals Major Blow To Obamacare
Appeals Court Deals Major Blow To Obamacare
Discussion:
No More Mister Nice Blog, The Mahablog and Balloon Juice
ThinkProgress:
BREAKING: Two Republican Judges Order Obamacare Defunded
BREAKING: Two Republican Judges Order Obamacare Defunded
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Guardian, Daily Kos and Washington Post
Elise Viebeck / The Hill:
Appeals courts split on whether ObamaCare subsidies are legal
Appeals courts split on whether ObamaCare subsidies are legal
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The Federalist, PoliticusUSA, National Review, Business Insider, Weasel Zippers and Hot Air
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Obama: No new world order yet — BELLEVUE, Wash. — People don't tend to vote on foreign policy. But reflecting on the crises in Ukraine, Gaza, Syria and Iraq that followed him as he headed to the West Coast for a fundraising swing, President Barack Obama acknowledged that they're adding …
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Ricochet, Weasel Zippers and Mediaite
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Jim Brunner / The Seattle Times:
Obama fundraising visit to enrich Democratic super PAC — President Obama's fundraising swing through the Seattle area Tuesday will include a high-priced dinner event benefiting a Democratic super PAC — the sort of no-limits political committee he has criticized in the past.
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CNN, Ricochet, National Review and BizPac Review
Hadas Gold / Politico:
WHCA lodges press access complaint over Apollo 11 meeting
WHCA lodges press access complaint over Apollo 11 meeting
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The Huffington Post and Twitchy
Fox News:
Brooklyn Bridge white flag mystery: Police eye video of group atop span — Two American flags were replaced by mysterious white flags at the Brooklyn BridgeMyFoxNY.com — Police officers fold one of two white flags found on top of the Brooklyn Bridge late Tuesday morning.MyFoxNY.com
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Fox News Insider and Patterico's Pontifications
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John Del Signore / Gothamist:
Surrender, Brooklyn: Mysterious White Flags Top Brooklyn Bridge
Surrender, Brooklyn: Mysterious White Flags Top Brooklyn Bridge
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ABC News and Business Insider
Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
News Outlets Fall For Parody That Took Credit For Brooklyn Bridge White Flags
News Outlets Fall For Parody That Took Credit For Brooklyn Bridge White Flags
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CBS New York and DNAinfo.com New York
Thomas Tracy / NY Daily News:
White flags planted on Brooklyn Bridge, American flags missing as mystery deepens
White flags planted on Brooklyn Bridge, American flags missing as mystery deepens
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New York Times, Talking Points Memo, The Huffington Post and Politico
William Deresiewicz / The New Republic:
Don't Send Your Kid to the Ivy League — The nation's top colleges are turning our kids into zombies — In the spring of 2008, I did a daylong stint on the Yale admissions committee. We that is, three admissions staff, a member of the college dean's office, and me, the faculty representative …
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Booman Tribune, The Other McCain and Hit & Run
Michael Bloomberg / CNN:
Bloomberg flies to Israel to protest FAA ban — (CNN) - Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg flew to Israel Tuesday night to protest a ban by the Federal Aviation Administration that is preventing U.S. airlines from flying into or out of Israel's Ben Gurion International Airport.
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Israel Matzav, Algemeiner.com, DCist, Politico and Gothamist
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Bart Jansen / Associated Press:
FAA bans U.S. airlines from Israel over rocket threat
FAA bans U.S. airlines from Israel over rocket threat
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Algemeiner.com, BuzzFeed and American Spectator
Ted Cruz / Facebook:
Of all the places I never thought to be mentioned, HBO's True Blood vampire show would have to be near the top of the list. Sunday night, they aired a misogynist and profanity-ridden episode where Texas Republicans are murdered attending a “Ted Cruz fundraiser.”
TMZ.com:
Sarah Palin — Ticketed for Speeding ... 'I Wasn't Speeding, I Was Qualifying' — Ticketed for Speeding — 'I WASN'T SPEEDING I WAS QUALIFYING' — EXCLUSIVE … President Obama — MYSTERIOUSLY CANCELS — Hollywood Leg of L.A. Visit
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Jezebel, OnPolitics, Talking Points Memo and CNN
Christopher Gunness / UNRWA:
UNRWA CONDEMNS PLACEMENT OF ROCKETS, FOR A SECOND TIME, IN ONE OF ITS SCHOOLS — Today, in the course of the regular inspection of its premises, UNRWA discovered rockets hidden in a vacant school in the Gaza Strip. As soon as the rockets were discovered, UNRWA staff were withdrawn from the premises …
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The Times of Israel, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Blazing Cat Fur, The Gateway Pundit and Israellycool
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Raphael Ahren / The Times of Israel:
For second time, rockets found at UN school in Gaza
For second time, rockets found at UN school in Gaza
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Weasel Zippers, Pamela Geller, Atlas Shrugs, Hot Air and Washington Free Beacon
Chad Merda / Chicago Sun Times:
Snoop Dogg talks about that time he got high at the White House — Security at the White House is apparently a bit looser than everyone thinks. — Snoop Dogg, while on his internet talk show “Double G News Network” with Jimmy Kimmel, told about the time he got high at the White House.
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Washington Post and National Review
Tracy Van Slyke / Guardian:
Thomas the Tank Engine had to shut the hell up to save children everywhere — Classism, sexism, anti-environmentalism bordering on racism: any parent who discovered these hidden lessons will appreciate that the show's star just quit — There are many terrible children's programs through …
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Weasel Zippers and National Review