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Nancy Pelosi Predicts 6-3 Supreme Court Vote In Favor Of Health Care Law

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 04.04.2012

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WASHINGTON -- It was just last week that House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said she had "no idea" how the Supreme Court would come down on...

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These Americans Are Left Behind By Obama's Health Reform Law

The Huffington Post | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 03.28.2012

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Extending health care to twenty-somethings is one of the signature accomplishments of Barack Obama's health care reform law. Yet young adults cont...

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The Economic Case Against Obamacare's Constitutionality

Steven A. Engel | Posted 05.23.2012

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It is rare for hundreds of distinguished economists to have their day at the Supreme Court, but then again, few laws have the reach of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

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Supreme Court Justice Wades Into Ethics Debate

AP | By JESSICA GRESKO | Posted 01.07.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer waded into a recent debate over ethics on the nation's highest court Saturday, defending the way he...

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Newt: 'I've Made Mistakes'

AP | CHARLES BABINGTON | Posted 02.10.2012

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WASHINGTON — Newt Gingrich is trying to preserve his rapid rise in the GOP presidential race by defending his most controversial stands without ...

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'The Administration Has Really Got To Be Cautious'

Washington Post | By Ezra Klein | Posted 11.15.2011

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A seemingly obscure regulatory battle in Florida could upend efforts to implement health-care reform nationwide....

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Health Care's Big Constitutional Test Looms

Lyle Denniston | Posted 01.10.2012

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America's constitutional debate over health care enters a new and critical stage this morning: the U.S. Supreme Court is set to begin a process that could lead to a final decision on the fate of the massive new federal law.

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Obama Shelves Care Plan For Workers

Posted 11.22.2011

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By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR, ASSOCIATED PRESS (AP) WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration has shelved a financially troubled long-term care insuranc...

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Health Care Law Sees Nearly 1 Million Young Adults Gain Coverage

AP | RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR | Posted 11.21.2011

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WASHINGTON — At least one part of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul has proven popular. With the economy sputtering, the number of y...

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Obama Administration Looks To Ease Pain Of Medicare Cuts

AP | RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR | Posted 06.19.2011

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WASHINGTON — Millions of seniors in popular private insurance plans offered through Medicare will be getting a reprieve from some of the most co...

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Obama Sizes Up Options For Health Care Cuts

AP | RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR | Posted 06.11.2011

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's plans to curb health care costs that drive the deficit would mean less taxpayer money for providers and mo...

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Obama Administration Reverses Decision On End-Of-Life Counseling

AP | RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Reversing a potentially controversial decision, the Obama administration will drop references to end-of-life counseling from the gr...

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Obama Gives Tour Of New Health Care Website (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Jeremy Binckes | Posted 05.25.2011

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In an exclusive video released by WebMD on Wednesday, President Barack Obama explored the new health care website, healthcare.gov, giving viewers a li...

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Obama To Announce Regulatory Framework For New 'Patient's Bill Of Rights'

AP | RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON (Associated Press) — President Barack Obama on Tuesday will announce new health insurance benefits for consumers, marking the first 9...

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Christian Convictions And The Health Care Law

Dr. David P. Gushee | Posted 05.25.2011

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It has been a week since the historic vote to pass health care reform. Here are a few clear convictions I have developed on what has transpired, offered from the perspective of a Christian ethicist.

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Obama's Working Weekend Wear (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

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As the President Barack Obama worked on Saturday and Sunday to pass the health care vote, his weekend wear came out to play! Obama opted for navy pant...

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Ryan Grim Discusses Obama's Final Health Care Push On MSNBC (VIDEO)

Huff TV | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ryan Grimm appeared on MSNBC today to talk about Obama's final push for health care reform. "Democrats are ready to move," Ryan says, citing Nancy Pe...

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If Obama Was a Liberal We'd Have a Better Bill

Taylor Marsh | Posted 05.25.2011

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If we had more liberals in Washington, instead of blathering about perfection being the enemy of the good, we'd have heard a rallying cry that mediocre is the enemy of effective.

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By Revealing Their True Colors, Insurers Eliminate Any Reason to Compromise With Them

Stephen M. Davidson | Posted 05.25.2011

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The insurers have demonstrated that there is no reason any more to cultivate their support. That being the case, Congress has a new chance to do the job right.

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On Not Having Kids -- Because You Don't Want Them to Grow Up in a "Communist" Country

Colin Delany | Posted 05.25.2011

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Somehow it came up that her own son and his wife were reluctant to have children, which in itself is nothing unusual, but their reason blew my folks' minds: it was because they didn't want their kids to grow up in a "communist" country.

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McConnell Hints That GOP Will Campaign On Repealing Health Care Reform

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell hinted on Sunday that Republicans would campaign for office in the months ahead on a pledge to undo health care...

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Bob Dole: Health Care Will Pass, GOP Should Be Open To Reform

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole (R-Kans.) told reporters on Wednesday that opposition to the president's health care package was driven, in par...

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Boring

Neil McCarthy | Posted 05.25.2011

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Even the lies are ... Boring.

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Obama's Preventive Care Pitch

Dr. Jon LaPook | Posted 11.17.2011

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This week I underwent a colonoscopy with cameras rolling in an attempt to remind people that a screening colonoscopy can save your life.

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The Most Nightmarish Health Care Reform Bill Ever

Bob Cesca | Posted 05.25.2011

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Max Baucus tasked a former executive of a company that was penalized for rescinding the insurance policies of sick people with writing the most powerful health care reform proposal to be crapped out of the Senate.

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