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Is John Roberts a Kenya-born socialist, too?
Word had barely come down that the Supreme Court majority was upholding the Affordable Care Act when incensed conservatives began printing up "Impeach Jon Roberts" t-shirts and a hacker had altered the chief justice's title on his Wikipedia page to "Chief...
Tags: Democratic Party, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Republican Party, Tea Party Movement, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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FACT CHECK: Stumbles in latest presidential debate
WASHINGTON (AP) — In the rough-and-tumble of a town hall-style presidential debate, the facts took something of a beating Tuesday night. Mitt Romney wrongly claimed that it took 14 days for President Barack Obama to brand the assault on the U.S....
Tags: Washington, DC, Immigration, Bill Clinton, General Motors Corp., Gasoline Industry
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Poverty rate unchanged; record numbers persist
WASHINGTON (AP)— The ranks of America's poor remained stuck at record levels, although dwindling unemployment benefits and modest job gains helped stave off what experts had predicted would be the fourth rise in a row in the poverty rate. With...
Tags: Unemployment, Washington, DC, Employment, Poverty, Republican Party
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Michelle Obama: Husband knows what struggle means
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Democrats are using one of Barack Obama's strong suits, that voters believe he understands the problems of ordinary people, to trump his weakest suit, the economy. Michelle Obama played those cards with force in a speech...
Tags: Democratic Party, Government, Ted Strickland, Republican Party, Mitt Romney
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Fact Check: Romney's deficit vow lacks specifics
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mitt Romney promised he would cut deficits and put America on track to a balanced budget as president, but he left voters to take it on faith that he could deliver. The details behind that pledge, and the painful spending choices...
Tags: Moody's Corporation, Democratic Party, Insurance, Washington, DC, Social Security
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Tropical Storm Isaac's Slow Pace Makes it More Dangerous
CNNTAMPA, Fla. -- New Orleans and much of the Gulf Coast faced the anniversary of devastating Hurricane Katrina by hunkering down for new storm amid "a high level of anxiety," as the Crescent City's mayor put it Monday. Forecasters project Tropical Storm...Tags: Immigration, Marco Rubio, Illegal Immigrants, Tropical Storms, CBS Corp.
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Economy remains top election issue
South Bend TribuneWith a national jobless rate of 8 percent, the economy once again is the top political issue at just about every level of government this year. In north-central Indiana, Democratic congressional candidate Brendan Mullen is highlighting his experience...Tags: Armed Forces, Health Insurance Cost, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Budgets and Budgeting, Politics
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A Reader Writes: Time to reassess role of Supreme Court
Since the Supreme Court’s ruling on President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act, the liberal and conservative media have been engaged in political warfare debating the law’s future impact, for good or bad, on the American people....Tags: Newt Gingrich, Philosophy, Earl Warren Jr., Mitt Romney, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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House GOP won't OK health exchange anytime soon
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Republican lawmakers want more questions answered before they’ll consider giving GOP Gov. Rick Snyder approval to start work on a website for purchasing health insurance required under the federal health care law,...
Tags: Democratic Party, Government, Health Insurance Cost, Republican Party, Mitt Romney
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CNN botches Supreme Court health care coverage
The Baltimore SunOne could forgive viewers if they walked away confused after watching CNN's early coverage of the Supreme Court's health care decision. The network, itself, was confused. Within minutes after the decision was announced, CNN was hitting the airwaves...Tags: The New York Times, CNN (tv network), Fox News Channel (tv network), Barack Obama, Justice System
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New health services available for women
On Wednesday, more than 132,000 women in South Dakota became eligible for eight new health prevention-related services - birth control among them - at no direct cost because of the Affordable Care Act. "It reduces out-of-pocket cost sharing for women in...Tags: Insurance, Companies and Corporations, Medical Procedures and Tests, Roman Catholicism, Health Insurance Cost
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Michigan GOP governor, lawmakers don't always agree
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Republican Gov. Rick Snyder's job approval ratings have climbed steadily this past year, but a battle may be brewing with conservative GOP lawmakers pushing to avoid setting up a health insurance exchange and curtail new...
Tags: Government, Republican Party, Health Insurance, Politics, Medicaid
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