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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
House bill would force the Supreme Court to enroll in ObamaCare — A House Republican on Thursday proposed forcing the Supreme Court justices and their staff to enroll in ObamaCare. — Rep. Brian Babin (R-Texas) said that his SCOTUScare Act would make all nine justices and their employees join …
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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 …
Politico:
GOP lawmakers: Time to move on from Obamacare repeal — But others say the party needs to keep fighting, to make the 2016 elections a referendum on the law. — Republicans have tried to kill the law twice at the Supreme Court, only to be rebuffed. They've held more than 50 repeal votes …
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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Sahil Kapur / Bloomberg Business:
Conservatives Unleash Fury at One-Time Hero John Roberts — After the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to reject an existential challenge to Obamacare on Thursday, conservatives took direct aim at the author of the decision: their one-time hero Chief Justice John Roberts.
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Jeffrey Toobin / New Yorker:
Doom for a Cynical Assault on Obamacare — Supporters of the Affordable Care Act, starting with President Barack Obama, have generally taken the high road in response to Thursday's decision by the Supreme Court to uphold the heart of the law. Graciousness in victory is, perhaps, its own reward.
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The Federalist:
‘We Should Start Calling This Law SCOTUScare’ And 20 Other Epic Scalia Burns — The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in favor of the Obama Administration in King V. Burwell that the Internal Revenue Service may extend subsidies to health insurance coverage purchased through exchanges established …
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Erin Mershon / Politico:
Republican lawmaker introduces ‘SCOTUScare Act’
Republican lawmaker introduces ‘SCOTUScare Act’
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The New Republic, ACASignups.net, The PJ Tatler and Bloomberg Business
Wayne Root / TheBlaze.com:
Was Supreme Court Justice John Roberts Blackmailed?
Was Supreme Court Justice John Roberts Blackmailed?
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The Last Tradition, The Week, alicublog, The Daily Caller, Guardian and US News
Noam N. Levey / Los Angeles Times:
Analysis Obamacare appears to be about as established as a law can be in divided U.S.
Analysis Obamacare appears to be about as established as a law can be in divided U.S.
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Reuters, Bloomberg View, The Hill, NBC News, USA Today, National Journal and Bloomberg Business
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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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
Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
President Obama just won on Obamacare. Big time.
President Obama just won on Obamacare. Big time.
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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.
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Miss USA host quits, calls Trump a ‘clown’ — The Chilean actor scheduled to host this year's Miss USA pageant is quitting over GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump's remarks on Hispanic immigrants. — Cristian de la Fuente, who performs on the television series “Devious Maids,” …
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Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
State Dept. Gets Libya Emails That Hillary Clinton Didn't Hand Over — WASHINGTON — Despite claims by Hillary Rodham Clinton that she provided the State Department with all of her work-related emails from the personal account she used exclusively when she was in office …
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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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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
Ethan J. Kytle / The Atlantic:
Take Down the Confederate Flags, but Not the Monuments — In Charleston, a statue memorializing the Confederacy is taped off after police said someone spray-painted it with the words “Black Lives Matter.” ( David Goldman / AP ) — On Sunday, in Charleston, South Carolina's White Point Garden …
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Joe Rossignol / MacRumors:
Apple Removes Civil War Games From App Store Over Confederate Flag Usage [Updated]
Apple Removes Civil War Games From App Store Over Confederate Flag Usage [Updated]
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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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Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
Ted Nugent: Thank you, Obama, for giving whites the go-ahead to say ‘n****r’ — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — Ted Nugent finally found a reason to praise President Barack Obama. — The hard rocker-turned-conservative commentator suggested that Obama had finally given white people …
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John DiStaso / WMUR:
WMUR/CNN poll: Clinton suddenly in a tight battle with Sanders in NH — Vermont US senator now within 8 percentage points of frontrunner — Less than two months ago, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton held a 21 percentage point lead over her nearest competitor in the New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary campaign.
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Ian Duncan / Baltimore Sun:
Prosecutors take credit for restoring order in Baltimore after riot — Try digitalPLUS for 10 days for only $0.99
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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
Esther Addley / Guardian:
David Attenborough and Barack Obama face-to-face in TV interview — Acclaimed naturalist plants - sometimes prickly - questions for US president during visit to White House — It sounds like a scenario from a fantasy dinner party: the most powerful man on the planet interviewing …
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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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Daily Kos and John Hawkins' Right Wing News
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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
Scott Collins / Los Angeles Times:
Henry Louis Gates apologizes for Ben Affleck show after PBS review — The host of the PBS show “Finding Your Roots” has apologized after a PBS review faulted him for his handling of a show about Ben Affleck. — The review found that Emmy-winning Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. …
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John Koblin / New York Times:
Citing Ben Affleck's ‘Improper Influence,’ PBS Suspends ‘Finding Your Roots’
Citing Ben Affleck's ‘Improper Influence,’ PBS Suspends ‘Finding Your Roots’
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