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Eric Citron / SCOTUSblog:
Mid-argument updates: King v. Burwell (Latest update: 11:06) — First update: Liberals lead line in questioning of Petitioner in King, but Kennedy asks important question about disrupting federal state balance. — Counsel for the petitioners - who are seeking to invalidate subsidies …
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Appears Sharply Split in Case on Health Law — WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed bitterly divided during heated arguments over the fate of President Obama's health care law. — As expected, the court's four liberal members voiced strong support for the administration's position.
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Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
Cruz unveils ObamaCare alternative — Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Tuesday offered the latest in a series of Republican ObamaCare alternatives ahead of a Supreme Court ruling that could gut the law. — Cruz's bill, called the Health Care Choices Act, would allow people to buy health insurance …
ProPublica:
Behind Supreme Court's Obamacare Case, A Secretive Society's Hidden Hand — The Supreme Court has no shortage of potentially precedent-shattering cases on its docket this term. But the one the justices are hearing tomorrow, King v. Burwell, could be the most consequential.
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Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
Obamacare Will Probably Survive Its Second Trip To The Supreme Court
Obamacare Will Probably Survive Its Second Trip To The Supreme Court
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Tim Hanrahan / Wall Street Journal:
Live Blog: Supreme Court Hears King v. Burwell Health-Law Case
Live Blog: Supreme Court Hears King v. Burwell Health-Law Case
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Associated Press:
Clinton ran own computer system for her official emails — 1 photo — WASHINGTON (AP) — The computer server that transmitted and received Hillary Clinton's emails — on a private account she used exclusively for official business when she was secretary of state — traced …
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New York Times:
Using Private Email, Hillary Clinton Thwarted Record Requests — WASHINGTON — In 2012, congressional investigators asked the State Department for a wide range of documents related to the attack on the United States diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya. The department eventually responded …
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Jonathan Karl / ABC News:
Rep. Jason Chaffetz's Business Card Lists His Gmail Address
Rep. Jason Chaffetz's Business Card Lists His Gmail Address
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Frank Bruni / New York Times:
Hillary and Bill Clinton, Secrecy and State Department Emails
Hillary and Bill Clinton, Secrecy and State Department Emails
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J.K. Trotter / Gawker:
Source: Top Clinton Aides Used Secret Email Accounts at State Dept.
Source: Top Clinton Aides Used Secret Email Accounts at State Dept.
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New York Times:
Mr. Netanyahu's Unconvincing Speech to Congress — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel could not have hoped for a more rapturous welcome in Congress. With Republicans and most Democrats as his props, he entered the House of Representatives to thunderous applause on Tuesday …
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Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
What Bibi Didn't Say — Now that Israeli Prime Minister …
Aaron Couch / Hollywood Reporter:
Jon Stewart Blasts Benjamin Netanyahu Speech, Republican's “Blowjob” Response
Jon Stewart Blasts Benjamin Netanyahu Speech, Republican's “Blowjob” Response
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James Oliphant / National Journal:
Netanyahu Delivered Just What Obama Feared
Netanyahu Delivered Just What Obama Feared
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John Podhoretz / New York Post:
Bibi's grand slam: Boxing in Obama on Iran's nukes
Bibi's grand slam: Boxing in Obama on Iran's nukes
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Eric Bradner / CNN:
Ben Carson: Prisons prove being gay is a choice — Washington (CNN)Ben Carson says homosexuality is a choice because many people “go into prison straight — and when they come out, they're gay.” — The neurosurgeon and potential Republican candidate for president in 2016 made the comment …
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Ben Carson says being gay is a choice, citing prison example
Ben Carson says being gay is a choice, citing prison example
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David Rogers / Politico:
How Boehner might rethink his speakership — Maybe it's time to think of the Republican House as a coalition government. — On paper, the GOP currently has 245 members, but when 50 feel they can walk away from their leadership on any given day, it's really a plurality, not a majority.
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Manu Raju / Politico:
Republicans' fear: 2 more years of gridlock
Republicans' fear: 2 more years of gridlock
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Bill Scher / Politico:
What if Hillary Bows Out? — Here's how it would play out in the Democratic Party—after the initial panic. — Until now, Hillary Clinton's run for the presidency has been viewed as pretty much a sure thing. But lately the road to near-certain nomination has taken a couple of rough turns …
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Mike Allen / Politico:
AP: CLINTON OPERATED OWN EMAIL SERVER — ‘Homebrew computer system for official emails’ — WHAT AARON SCHOCK did last night - KEN SPAIN to huge Koch job — B'DAY: Deborah Turness, Rick Perry — By Mike Allen (mallen@politico.com; @mikeallen), with Daniel Lippman (dlippman@politico.com; @dlippman)
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Todd Starnes / Fox News:
Stop the Insanity: BBQ pitmasters told to take down American flags — Give it to God Competition BBQ (Courtesy Jeff Petkevicius) — Nothing says America quite like smoking a pork butt and flying Old Glory. — “The sport of professional barbecue is extremely American and family oriented,” said pitmaster Jeff Petkevicius.
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Rahm could actually lose — Chicago's mayor is in the fight of his political life. — A runoff that was expected to be a slam dunk for Rahm Emanuel is turning out to be uncomfortably — even dangerously — close, leading the Chicago mayor to ready a scorched-earth offensive to save his job.
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Mitch McConnell / Lexington Herald-Leader:
States should reject Obama mandate for clean-power regulations — The Obama administration's so-called “clean power” regulation seeks to shut down more of America's power generation under the guise of protecting the climate. — In reality, this proposed regulation would have a negligible effect …
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Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
Aide Demands Missouri GOP Chair's Resignation Over Candidate's Suicide — A spokesman for late Missouri Auditor Tom Schweich (R) told local news outlets Tuesday that the state's Republican Party leader, whom Schweich had accused of orchestrating an anti-Semitic “whisper campaign” against him, should resign his post.
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Matea Gold / Washington Post:
Awash in cash, Bush asks donors not to give more than $1 million - for now — An unusual request has gone out to wealthy donors writing large checks to support former Florida governor Jeb Bush: Please don't give more than $1 million right away. — The requested limit …
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