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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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Why the Supreme Court Will Uphold the Constitutionality of the Health Care Law
Robert Reich discusses the Supreme Court's imminent decision on the health care law.
Washington Post’s “Fact-Check-Gate“
The Washington Postu2019s political u201cfact-checkeru201d Glenn Kessler offers a curious defense of his Sunday column in which he gave the Obama campaign u201cfour Pinocchiosu201d for telling a u201cwhopperu201d in …
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How to Fix Health Care Without the Mandate
70 percent of Americans favor expanding the existing Medicaid program to cover more low-income, uninsured adults.
Election Countdown 2012: Occupy Detroit Succeeds in Keeping People in Their Homes, and More
Daily countdown to the election, with links that keep you in the know!
Controversial Drug Receives Military Restrictions and FDA Warnings as Its Patent Expires
The military blew millions of dollars only to discover that antipsychotics are not effective against post-traumatic stress disorder.
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Global Moma: From Taking Care of My Kids to Taking Care of My Parents
My mom is the primary caregiver for my father right now. But his recent fall and my trip have started me thinking about a lot of things. About the …
Afghanistan’s Corrupt Oligarchy
The brothers of Hamid Karzai, Afghanistan's incompetent, impossibly vain, and dishonest president, have amassed astonishing fortunes.
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The Real Reason Conservatives Always Win
Progressives need to engage in a values-based strategy that builds trust across the issue silos.