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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Allows Nationwide Health Care Subsidies — The case concerned a central part of the Affordable Care Act, which created marketplaces, known as exchanges, to allow people who lack insurance to shop for health plans.
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Sarah Wheaton / Politico:
Obama's healthcare legacy sealed — The Supreme Court cemented President Barack Obama's signature achievement on Thursday by affirming that the Affordable Care Act intended to help all Americans who need help paying for their insurance. — In their 6-3 majority in King v. Burwell …
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Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
Scalia Lashes Out: ‘We Should Start Calling This Law SCOTUScare’ — In his dissent from the Supreme Court's decision upholding Obamacare subsidies in 34 states, Justice Antonin Scalia accused the six-vote majority of engaging in “interpretive jiggery-pokery.”
Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
The Supreme Court's Obamacare Decision Is The Biggest Possible Win For The Obama Administration — The Supreme Court's 6-3 decision in King v. Burwell is not simply a victory for the Obama administration — and for the millions of Americans who depend upon the Affordable Care Act for their health coverage.
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Amy Fried / Talking Points Memo:
What A Maine Tea Party Battle Tells Us About Obamacare's Future — If you want a glimpse of what may happen when the Supreme Court decides the big Obamacare case of the year, King v. Burwell, you might want to take a look up to America's Northeastern corner. Mainers like to say “As Maine goes, so goes the nation.”
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Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly:
A Big Victory for Obamacare — So as I suspected would happen, King v. Burwell came down from SCOTUS this morning. And unless I'm missing something lurking in the opinion, it was an unqualified victory for the administration and for Obamacare. — In a 6-3 decision with the Chief Justice writing …
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Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
Supreme Court Upholds Nationwide Obamacare Subsidies — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the nationwide tax subsidies under President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, in a ruling that preserves health insurance for millions of Americans.
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Jonathan Cohn / The Huffington Post:
Supreme Court Rejects Obamacare Lawsuit, Preserving Insurance For Millions — WASHINGTON — The latest and possibly the last serious effort to cripple Obamacare through the courts has just failed. — On Thursday, for the second time in three years, the Supreme Court rejected a major lawsuit …
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Yahoo Politics:
Supreme Court upholds Obamacare subsidies — The Supreme Court spared a key part of President Barack Obama's signature law in a 6-3 decision Thursday, ruling that the federal government may continue to subsidize health insurance in the dozens of states that did not set up their own exchanges.
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Politico:
Anti-Obamacare senator braces for court ruling — The Supreme Court may give Wisconsin Republican Ron Johnson more than he bargained for. — Ron Johnson won his Senate seat in 2010 on an anti-Obamacare campaign, railing against the law as “the greatest assault on our freedoms in my lifetime.”
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Margot Sanger-Katz / New York Times:
Obamacare Ruling May Have Just Killed State-Based Exchanges
Obamacare Ruling May Have Just Killed State-Based Exchanges
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Reuters, ACASignups.net and Shakesville
Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Affordable Care Act survives Supreme Court challenge
Affordable Care Act survives Supreme Court challenge
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Ahiza Garcia / Talking Points Memo:
Huckabee Calls Obamacare Ruling An ‘Out-Of-Control Act Of Judicial Tyranny’
New York Times:
Measuring Health Insurance Subsidies' Success
Measuring Health Insurance Subsidies' Success
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Supreme Court approves Obamacare subsidies on HealthCare.gov
Supreme Court approves Obamacare subsidies on HealthCare.gov
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ACASignups.net and EconLog
Melissa Boughton / Post and Courier:
S.C. Supreme Court replaces Charleston County Chief Magistrate Gosnell
S.C. Supreme Court replaces Charleston County Chief Magistrate Gosnell
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Talking Points Memo and Mediaite
Tasos Lazarides / Touch Arcade:
Apple Removes All American Civil War Games From the App Store Because of the Confederate Flag — If you've been watching the news recently, you'll know of the huge debate in the U.S over the role of the Confederate flag in contemporary America. Many see it as a reminder …
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Peter Wehner / Commentary Magazine:
A Welcome Tipping Point for Republicans and the Confederate Flag
A Welcome Tipping Point for Republicans and the Confederate Flag
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Wall Street Journal, Daily Kos and Talking Points Memo
Nicholas Kristof / New York Times:
Tearing Down the Confederate Flag Is Just a Start
Tearing Down the Confederate Flag Is Just a Start
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Washington Post, Power Line and Eschaton
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Louis Farrakhan : “They Don't Give a Damn About Them 9″
Louis Farrakhan : “They Don't Give a Damn About Them 9″
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Scared Monkeys and RedState
Lou Lumenick / New York Post:
‘Gone with the Wind’ should go the way of the Confederate flag
‘Gone with the Wind’ should go the way of the Confederate flag
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Mediaite, RedState, BREITBART.COM, Guardian, Hot Air, TIME and Instapundit
John Koblin / New York Times:
Citing Ben Affleck's ‘Improper Influence,’ PBS Suspends ‘Finding Your Roots’ — PBS said on Wednesday that it was postponing a future season of “Finding Your Roots” after an investigation revealed that the actor Ben Affleck pressured producers into leaving out details about an ancestor of his who owned slaves.
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John McCormick / Bloomberg Business:
Bernie Sanders Gains on Hillary Clinton in Bloomberg Early-State Polling — Bernie Sanders is gaining on Hillary Clinton in Iowa and New Hampshire, with an appeal as an issue-oriented protest vehicle potentially capable of slowing any coronation of the popular front-runner.
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Politico, Washington Post, Common Dreams, Hot Air and Washington Free Beacon
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Former Advisers Caution Obama on Iran Nuclear Talks — Five former members of President Obama's inner circle of Iran advisers have written an open letter expressing concern that a pending accord to stem Iran's nuclear program “may fall short of meeting the administration's own standard of a ‘good’ agreement” …
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Detroit Free Press:
Last Slide — Famed street artist Shepard Fairey, who visited Detroit last month to create the largest mural of his career, now faces felony charges that he tagged other properties across the city on his own time. — A warrant for his arrest was filed in 36th District Court on Friday.
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New York Times, Politico, The Daily Caller, NBC News and The PJ Tatler
The Hill:
Boehner doles out new punishment — Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and his allies are charging ahead with their effort to punish conservatives who have been a thorn in leadership's side — a purge that is roiling the GOP conference. — The latest victim is Colorado Rep. Ken Buck …
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Roll Call, The Gateway Pundit, Washington Post and Instapundit
Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
The story of Bobby Jindal and an apparent exorcism you probably haven't heard — On Wednesday, Bobby Jindal became the first Indian-American to be a serious candidate for president. — The Louisiana Republican governor's bid also adds another little-known first: He's the first presidential candidate …
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