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Ezra Klein / Vox:
No, the Halbig case isn't going to destroy Obamacare — TWEET SHARE +1 LINKEDIN EMAIL PRINT — The Halbig case could destroy Obamacare. But it won't. The Supreme Court simply isn't going to rip insurance from tens of millions of people in order to teach Congress a lesson about grammar.
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Nicholas Bagley / The Incidental Economist:
Halbig said it was applying the law as written. Don't believe it. — In the Wall Street Journal this morning, Jonathan Adler and Michael Cannon, the two principal architects of the exchange litigation, have an op-ed about Halbig and King. They write that “[t]he president's defenders often concede …
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David Weigel / Slate:
Did Conservatives Just Win a Leninist Victory Over Obamacare?
Did Conservatives Just Win a Leninist Victory Over Obamacare?
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Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:
Seven potential effects of the D.C. Circuit Court's Obamacare ruling
Seven potential effects of the D.C. Circuit Court's Obamacare ruling
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Daily Kos, Washington Post, Ted Cruz and National Review
Jim Newell / Salon:
Right-wing judges push to gut Obamacare: What you should know re: Halbig case
Right-wing judges push to gut Obamacare: What you should know re: Halbig case
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Megan McArdle / Bloomberg View:
Obamacare Takes a Body Blow
Obamacare Takes a Body Blow
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New York Times:
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and the Short Life of the Moreland Commission — With Albany rocked by a seemingly endless barrage of scandals and arrests, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo set up a high-powered commission last summer to root out corruption in state politics. It was barely two months old …
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David Horovitz / The Times of Israel:
The terrible cost of thwarting Hamas — Op-ed: The Israeli national mood is now a mixture of anguish at the toll of IDF dead, anger at aspects of the international response, and confidence in the troops and (atypically) the political leadership
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Gershom Gorenberg / American Prospect:
This Is Your Brain on War: A Dispatch From Jerusalem
This Is Your Brain on War: A Dispatch From Jerusalem
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Anne Barnard / New York Times:
Hamas Gambled on War as Its Woes Grew in Gaza
Hamas Gambled on War as Its Woes Grew in Gaza
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Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Battleground Georgia: Democrats see 2014 flip — COLLEGE PARK, Georgia — Democrats have made a national cause of turning Texas blue, even though the chances that Wendy Davis will win the governor's race this fall remain small — and the likelihood that Texas will be a true battleground any time before 2028 probably even smaller.
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James Hohmann / Politico:
Perdue wins Georgia Senate runoff
Perdue wins Georgia Senate runoff
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Daniel Malloy / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
David Perdue wins Republican Senate nomination
David Perdue wins Republican Senate nomination
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Politico:
GOP asks: What if Mitch McConnell loses? — It's a taboo subject among Senate Republicans but one that's on many senators' minds: What if Mitch McConnell loses his reelection bid? — There appears to be no clear answer to that question, at least not right now.
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Jerusalem Post:
Israel set to open second int'l airport in response to flight cancellations — Transportation minister orders that Uvda airport near Eilat be utilized to replace Ben-Gurion Airport beginning noon local time. — Transportation Minister Israel Katz on Wednesday instructed the relevant agencies …
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Eugene Kontorovich / Commentary Magazine:
Israel, the FAA, and International Isolation
Israel, the FAA, and International Isolation
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Paul Bond / Hollywood Reporter:
Congressman Vows to Investigate Google Searches of ‘America’ Movie (Exclusive) — “If there was an intent to confuse the public about this movie because of its ideological content, then we're going to find out about it,” says Rep. Dana Rohrabacher. — Republican Congressman Dana Rohrabacher …
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Christopher Ingraham / Washington Post:
Darth Vader is polling higher than all potential 2016 presidential candidates — More popular than Congress. (© 2014 LucasFilm/Disney) — On Tuesday FiveThirtyEight released the results of a poll of Americans' opinions on the “Star Wars” universe. Not surprisingly, Jar Jar Binks is the most reviled character in the series.
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Gcourter / Atlas Network:
In Memoriam: John Blundell (1952-2014) — The freedom movement has lost one of its most influential institution builders. Atlas Network has lost a dear friend, its past President and Board Member. John Blundell died July 22, 2014. — John Blundell spent two decades as the General Director …
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waysandmeans.house.gov:
Lerner Hard Drive Was “Scratched” IRS ignored advice to use outside experts to recover data — f t # e — Washington, DC - Despite early refusals to make available IT professionals who worked on Lois Lerner's computer, Ways and Means Committee investigators have now learned from interviews …
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
IRS experts: Lois Lerner hard drive was just ‘scratched’ — not damaged beyond recovery
IRS experts: Lois Lerner hard drive was just ‘scratched’ — not damaged beyond recovery
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CNN:
CNN Poll: Is Obamacare working? — Washington (CNN) - More than half the public says Obamacare has helped either their families or others across the country, although less than one in five Americans say they have personally benefited from the health care law, according to a new national poll.
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Allison Benedikt / Slate:
A Birthright trip convinced an American with shaky Hebrew that he was ready to die for another country. — In 2012, Los Angeles native Max Steinberg traveled to Israel for the first time, on a 10-day trip sponsored by Birthright Israel. A few months later, he joined the Israel Defense Forces.
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Quinnipiac News + Events:
Release Detail — July 23, 2014 - Unknown Libertarian Confuses Florida Gov Race, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Voters Don't Trust Scott Or Crist — Florida Republican Gov. Rick Scott trails former Gov. Charlie Crist, running as a Democrat, by a narrow 45 - 40 percent margin in a two-way race.
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Keith Humphreys / Washington Monthly:
The Enduring Myth of the “Killer Heroin” — I was at a meeting with the Australian drug addiction researcher Shane Darke last week, which gave me the chance to congratulate him for publically predicting correctly that Philip Seymour Hoffman's autopsy would show that the actor's tragic overdose death …
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Mike Bloomberg:
Statement of Mike Bloomberg — “This evening I will be flying on El Al to Tel Aviv to show solidarity with the Israeli people and to demonstrate that it is safe to fly in and out of Israel. Ben Gurion is the best protected airport in the world and El Al flights have been regularly flying in and out of it safely.
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Jeff Greenfield / The Daily Beast:
The Supreme Court's Coming Paralysis — Why there's really no chance President Obama will be able to appoint another Justice to the bench, regardless of what happens in November. — It's a question that's roiled the liberal universe for years: Why won't 81-year-old Supreme Court Justice …
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