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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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Ben Zimmer / Language Log:
We'll just have to pass it... In the majority opinion of King v. Burwell, Chief Justice Roberts had some harsh words for the “inartful drafting” of the Affordable Care Act, which led to the difficulty in interpreting the phrase “an Exchange established by the State.” Roberts wrote:
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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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Bloomberg Business:
Victory for Obamacare: 2016 Candidates React — It seems clear the justices' ruling will not end the political debate over how Americans obtain and pay for health insurance. — The candidates hoping to succeed President Barack Obama reacted on predictably partisan lines following …
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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Margot Sanger-Katz / New York Times:
Obamacare Ruling May Have Just Killed State-Based Exchanges — Now that the Supreme Court has ruled that health insurance consumers can receive federal subsidies regardless of their state's role in running their insurance market, fewer states may stay in the game.
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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.”
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Allows Nationwide Health Care Subsidies — WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that President Obama's health care law allows the government to provide nationwide tax subsidies to help poor and middle-class people buy health insurance, a sweeping vindication …
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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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Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
Supreme Court Upholds Nationwide Obamacare Subsidies
Supreme Court Upholds Nationwide Obamacare Subsidies
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Politico:
Anti-Obamacare senator braces for court ruling
Anti-Obamacare senator braces for court ruling
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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’
Associated Press:
Supreme Court upholds key tool for fighting housing bias
Supreme Court upholds key tool for fighting housing bias
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New York Times:
Measuring Health Insurance Subsidies' Success
Measuring Health Insurance Subsidies' Success
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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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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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Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
Confederate Flags and Institutional Racism — In the wake of the Charleston massacre, there is a rapidly growing consensus sweeping the country to remove the Confederate flag, a relic of racial divisiveness, from civic spaces. — Gov. Nikki Haley of South Carolina has called for its removal from the grounds of that state's capitol.
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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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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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The Charlotte Observer:
East Charlotte church fire being investigated as arson — Charlotte firefighters battled an overnight church fire that has closed part of Briar Creek Road Wednesday morning. Charlotte Fire Department — The charred remains of the back left wing of Briar Creek Road Baptist Church Wednesday afternoon, June 24, 2015.
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Dedrick Russell / WBTV-TV:
Was church fire a hate crime? Pastor says culprit already forgiven
Was church fire a hate crime? Pastor says culprit already forgiven
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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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#Not1More Deportation:
Undocumented Transgender Woman Who Interrupted President at White House Pride Event Calls to End Deportation — There is no Pride as long as LGBTQ Immigrants are being imprisoned, she says. — WASHINGTON, DC — Just moments ago, Jennicet Gutiérrez interrupted the President during …
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Pat Boone / WND:
Is the problem ‘racism’ - or demonic evil? — Exclusive: Pat Boone challenges Obama to recognize source of ongoing violence — Pat Boone, descendant of the legendary pioneer Daniel Boone, has been a top-selling recording artist, the star of his own hit TV series, a movie star …
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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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