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Court Upholds Health Care Law, Individual Mandate Survives as Tax
The long-awaited Supreme Court vote on Obamacare Thursday upheld the individual mandate, which requires individuals to buy health insurance or face a fine, as a tax.
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Supreme Court Upholds Individual Mandate As A Tax
The Supreme Court has upheld the individual mandate in Obamacare, paving the way for full implementation of the law in the states and ensuring that millions of uninsured Americans …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Marriage Equality Is Gaining Support Among Young Republicans, and More
In today's On the News Segment: Marriage equality is rapidly gaining support among young Republicans, Europe has reached its highest-ever unemployment, a Republican lawmaker admits voter ID laws are …
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Cellphone Companies Will Share Your Location Data – Just Not With You
Cellphone companies hold onto your location information for years and routinely provide it to police and, in anonymized form, to outside companies.
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Report: War on Drugs Fueling the HIV/AIDS Pandemic
An estimated 33 million people worldwide are living with HIV and use of injection drugs such as heroin and methamphetamine accounts for one-third of new infections outside of sub-Saharan …
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Inquiry Looks Into a Shield for Donors in Elections
Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman of New York has begun investigating contributions to tax-exempt groups that are heavily involved in political campaigns, focusing on a case involving the U.S. …
Prominent Americans Urge Ecuador to Accept Julian Assange’s Asylum Request
A letter signed by leading US figures in support of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's application for political asylum in Ecuador has been delivered to the country's London embassy.
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Police Raid Anti-Fracking Encampment in Pennsylvania
This move by Aqua America — which stands to profit generously from expanded drilling across the country — could be premonitory of upcoming battles over the role of for-profit …
Turkey Says It May Target Any Syrian Forces Nearing Border
Turkey Says It May Target Any Syrian Forces Nearing Border
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Kansas Board of Health Revokes License of Doctor for Not Forcing Ten-Year-Olds to Give Birth
In a continuing effort to both curb access to abortion and reiterate their own opinion that there is never any situation where abortion could be necessary for a patient's …