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Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
Yet Again, A Scalia Dissent Is Used Against Him — Justice Antonin Scalia strongly objected to Thursday's Supreme Court decision upholding the Affordable Care Act, so it was amusing to see Chief Justice John Roberts use Scalia's own dissent in the last major Obamacare case against him.
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Balkinization
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Conservatives steamed at Chief Justice Roberts' betrayal — They begrudgingly gave him a pass for the first Obamacare ruling. Not this time. — Conservatives were left baffled after Chief Justice John Roberts saved Obamacare three years ago. On Thursday, as the George W. Bush appointee …
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Bloomberg Business, Hot Air and RedState
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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Business Insider, USA Today, The Huffington Post, Slate, US News, The Last Tradition, The Daily Caller, Liberaland, The Atlantic and ACS Blog
Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
President Obama just won on Obamacare. Big time. — Speaking at the White House, President Obama declared the Supreme Court ruling on health-care subsidies a win but said there is still work to be done. Here are key moments from his reaction to the ruling. (AP) — I won.
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Bloomberg Business, Hot Air and NPR
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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Hullabaloo and Taylor Marsh
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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Talking Points Memo, Althouse and Instapundit
Sahil Kapur / Bloomberg Business:
Conservatives Unleash Fury at One-Time Hero John Roberts
Conservatives Unleash Fury at One-Time Hero John Roberts
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The Huffington Post, TheBlaze.com, Cato Institute, alicublog, Daily Kos and Guardian
Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Republicans noisily outraged — and quietly relieved — over court decision
Republicans noisily outraged — and quietly relieved — over court decision
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New York Times, USA Today, Occidental Dissent and Political Wire
Sarah Wheaton / Politico:
Obama's healthcare legacy sealed
Obama's healthcare legacy sealed
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Yahoo Politics and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Amy Howe / SCOTUSblog:
Court backs Obama administration on health-care subsidies: In Plain English
Court backs Obama administration on health-care subsidies: In Plain English
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Bloomberg View, The Last Refuge, Hit & Run, Forbes, Obsidian Wings and NPR
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, US News, Hot Air, Daily Kos, ACASignups.net and Shakesville
Amy Fried / Talking Points Memo:
What A Maine Tea Party Battle Tells Us About Obamacare's Future
What A Maine Tea Party Battle Tells Us About Obamacare's Future
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Washington Post, Pew Research Center and ACASignups.net
The Huffington Post:
2016 GOP Presidential Hopefuls: Now It's Up To Us To Repeal Obamacare
2016 GOP Presidential Hopefuls: Now It's Up To Us To Repeal Obamacare
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Campaign for America's Future, Slantpoint, Hit & Run, OnPolitics, SCOTUSblog and Mediaite
Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
Scalia Lashes Out: ‘We Should Start Calling This Law SCOTUScare’
Cruz for President:
Cruz: Any candidate not willing to make 2016 a referendum on repealing Obamacare should step aside
Cruz: Any candidate not willing to make 2016 a referendum on repealing Obamacare should step aside
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Business Insider, Talking Points Memo and Political Wire
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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Dylan Byers / Politico:
Fox News drops Bob Beckel — Fox News has officially dropped “The Five” co-host Bob Beckel from the network, saying the show could no longer be held “hostage” to his personal issues. — “We tried to work with Bob for months, but we couldn't hold The Five hostage to one man's personal issues …
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Instapundit and Mediaite
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Andrew Kirell / Mediaite:
Fox News Parts Ways with Bob Beckel
Fox News Parts Ways with Bob Beckel
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The Huffington Post, The PJ Tatler and The Daily Caller
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, Hot Air, Real Clear Politics, In These Times, Washington Post, The Hill, Daily Kos, Common Dreams, naked capitalism and Washington Free Beacon
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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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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Webb defends use of Confederate flag
Webb defends use of Confederate flag
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Bloomberg Business and Outside the Beltway
Katie Pavlich / Townhall.com:
IRS Deleted Hundreds of Back-up Tapes Containing Thousands of Lerner Emails After Congressional Subpeona Was Issued — This used to be called obstruction of justice and tampering with evidence. — According to new information from the House Oversight Committee, Treasury Inspector General …
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Hot Air and Washington Free Beacon
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Stephen Ohlemacher / Associated Press:
Watchdog: IRS workers mistakenly erased tea party emails
Watchdog: IRS workers mistakenly erased tea party emails
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John Hawkins' Right Wing News
Bristol Palin:
Big News — I wanted you guys to be the first to know that I am pregnant. — Honestly, I've been trying my hardest to keep my chin up on this one. — At the end of the day there's nothing I can't do with God by my side, and I know I am fully capable of handling anything that is put in front of me with dignity and grace.
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ABC News, Daily Mail, Hollywood Life, Full Feed, Refinery29 and FITSNews
Ted Nugent / WND:
Don't be niggardly with language — Exclusive: Ted Nugent praises Obama for using word on recent podcast — Ted Nugent is an American rock ‘n’ roll, sporting and political activist icon. He is the author of “Ted, White, and Blue: The Nugent Manifesto” and “God, Guns & Rock ‘N’ Roll” (Regnery Publishing).
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Mediaite
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Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
Ted Nugent: Thank you, Obama, for giving whites the go-ahead to say ‘n****r’
Ted Nugent: Thank you, Obama, for giving whites the go-ahead to say ‘n****r’
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Liberaland
Scott Wise / WTVR-TV:
Michael Jackson moonwalks in clouds during thrilling lightning storm six years after his death — GOOCHLAND, Va. — Six years after his untimely death, Michael Jackson made an appearance in the skies over Central Virginia. The combination of clouds and light created an image that appeared …
US Census / News Releases:
Millennials Outnumber Baby Boomers and Are Far More Diverse, Census Bureau Reports — JUNE 25, 2015 — Millennials, or America's youth born between 1982 and 2000, now number 83.1 million and represent more than one quarter of the nation's population. Their size exceeds that of the 75.4 …
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American Renaissance, Vox, Washington Post, The Daily Caller and CBS DC
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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Poynter., The Daily Caller, FishbowlDC, theGrio, The PJ Tatler, Mediaite, Eschaton, Althouse and Daily Mail, more at Mediagazer »
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Sasha Bogursky / Fox News:
Jep and Jessica Robertson: Bobby Jindal is our pick for president — Governor Bobby Jindal has at least two votes already. — Jep and Jessica Robertson told FOX411 the Louisiana governor, who announced his run Wednesday, is their pick for president. — “I definitely would vote for him he's a very …
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Talking Points Memo
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Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
The story of Bobby Jindal and an apparent exorcism you probably haven't heard
The story of Bobby Jindal and an apparent exorcism you probably haven't heard
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Mediaite, Liberaland, Fire Andrea Mitchell!, The Hugh Hewitt Show, RedState and The Atlantic
Facebook:
Driving Diversity at Facebook — By Maxine Williams, Global Director of Diversity — Today we are providing an update on our work since the initial announcement of Facebook's diversity data last year. — Diversity is central to Facebook's mission of creating a more open and connected world …
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TechCrunch, Guardian, Refinery29, Slantpoint, Wall Street Journal and Business Insider
Tony Maglio / The Wrap:
Trump Dumped! Univision Drops Miss USA Pageant Over Mexican Immigrant Remarks — “We will not be ... working on any other projects tied to the Trump Organization,” company tells TheWrap — Univision has elected to end its business relationship with the Miss Universe Organization due …
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Hollywood Life, San Antonio Current and Mediaite, more at Mediagazer »
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Jennifer Medina / New York Times:
California Set to Mandate Childhood Vaccines Amid Intense Fight — SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Schoolchildren in California would be required to be vaccinated unless there is a medical reason not to do so under a sweeping bill approved by the State Assembly on Thursday.
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Los Angeles Times, The Daily Signal, Business Insider and The Verge
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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Charleston City Paper, New York Times, Guardian, Politico, NBC News, The Daily Caller and The PJ Tatler