March 2012
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Supreme Court divided on whether Obama health care...
The Supreme Court appeared sharply divided Wednesday over whether they would have to kill President Obama’s landmark health care overhaul outright if they decree that the measure requiring individuals to have insurance or pay a penalty is unconstitutional.
If the so-called individual mandate is struck down, “then the rest of the act cannot stand,” the lawyer opposing the law on...
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Your guide to the next three days of health care...
On Monday, the Supreme Court begins hearing oral arguments in one of the most politically charged cases in years. Attorneys representing 26 states, most led by Republican governors, and the National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB) will spar with Justice Department lawyers over what President Obama called his proudest achievement—health care reform.
Challengers will argue that...
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How We Live Now
Editor: Maria, what's the proper style on 'Etch A Sketch'?
Maria (our trusted copyeditor): no hyphens
Maria: cap A
Editor: cap Sketch?
Maria: yes
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Louisiana Primary: A preview
The race for the GOP presidential nomination is all about Louisiana this weekend.
The Pelican State’s primary on Saturday gives:
Mitt Romney another chance to win in the Deep South and show that he can connect with socially conservative voters — something he was unable to do in Alabama in Mississippi.
Rick Santorum, who is looking strong in Louisiana, a chance to show that he still has...
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“Romney no longer wants to be perceived as the weak frontrunner who cannot win...”
– David Chalian, Yahoo! News
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‘Don’t Re-Nig,’ the racist anti-Obama bumper... →
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“America is suffering a pandemic of harm from pornography… Pornography is...”
– Rick Santorum’s campaign website. (Yahoo News, Dylan Stableford)
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“As we await tonight’s results, I wanted to take a moment to let you know...”
– Mitt Romney, courting small donors Tuesday night… via Holly Bailey, Yahoo News
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Gingrich's last best hope: a contested convention →
via Rachel Rose Hartman, Yahoo News
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How about a Romney-Santorum ticket? →
Romney: Yeah, um, no kthxbye.
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“Our strategic objectives have not changed, and they will not change.”
– WH spox Jay Carney on Afghanistan mission following the alleged slaughter of 16 Afghan civilians by a U.S. soldier
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Happy 65th Birthday Mitt Romney!!!
Guess who isn’t signing up for Medicare… (via Daniel Gross, Yahoo Finance)
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A "golf glove with love" for President Obama?
What’s the secret to giving the president of the United States a memorable gift? “Opposition research,” Virginia Gov. Robert McDonnell quipped Friday after gifting Obama a left-handed “golf glove with love.”
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Why Mitt Romney can't shut up about his money →
Liz Goodwin of Yahoo News explains
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“Paul, for all his flat, engineer-like charisma, hardly seems like a Julian...”
– Ron Paul’s pointless Internet presidency - Yahoo! News
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“I’ve resigned myself to the slow descent into obesity and caffeine...”
– —McKay Coppins, reporter at Buzzfeed
We polled members of the press corps about their relationship to caffeine on the trail.
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“This primary season has been characterized by the absence of familiar friends....”
– Welcome to Jeff Greenfield, Yahoo News’ newest columnist
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Romney: Hoping for a 'reset' among voters after...
Speaking to reporters on Sunday, Eric Fehrnstrom, a senior Romney adviser, dismissed concerns the primary process could prove to be too damaging for his boss.
“When this primary is over and people have had their heads knocked in by one another, that’s just the nature of a hard fought campaign,” he said. “We hit the reset button and the campaign begins anew with a different...
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Why does Georgia get more delegates than Ohio?
Liz Goodwin explains:
In the Republican Party, delegates are awarded based only partly on a state’s population. The Republican Party gives extra delegates to states where a majority voted for the Republican presidential candidate, John McCain, in 2008. A bonus delegate goes to each Republican senator a state has elected since 2008, and another bonus delegate is awarded if 50 percent or...
