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Assailing the Supreme Court
The Wall Street Journal
Apr 02, 2012
After last week's Supreme Court argument on ObamaCare, the political left seems to be suffering a nervous breakdown. Only a week ago, the liberal consensus was that the federal mandate to buy insurance couldn't possibly be overturned. Now as panic sets in, the left has taken to mau-mauing the Justices by saying that if they overturn the mandate they'll be acting like political partisans. The High Court's very "legitimacy" will be in question, as one editorial put it—a view repeated across the liberal commentariat.
Team Obama Fears Ann Romney
Politico
Apr 02, 2012
Ann Romney’s unexpected rock star status has the political arena buzzing about how her husband’s campaign will leverage her popularity in an election in which Michelle Obama — one of the most admired first ladies in history — will have an outsized and substantive portfolio.
Top Obama Donor Accused of Fraud
Associated Press
Apr 02, 2012
A major donor to President Barack Obama has been accused of defrauding a businessman and impersonating a bank official, creating new headaches for Obama's re-election campaign as it deals with the questionable history of another top supporter.
Iran Helps Syria Ship Oil to China
Reuters
Mar 30, 2012
Iran is helping its ally Syria defy Western sanctions by providing a vessel to ship Syrian oil to a state-run company in China, potentially giving the government of President Bashar al-Assad a financial boost worth an estimated $80 million.
Obama Spends Millions More Than GOP Campaigns
Associated Press
Mar 30, 2012
Justice Will Decide Obamacare Today
My Way News
Mar 30, 2012
While the rest of us have to wait until June, the justices of the Supreme Court will know the likely outcome of the historic health care case by the time they go home this weekend.
Obama: Not-So-Smooth Operator
The Wall Street Journal
Mar 30, 2012
Something's happening to President Obama's relationship with those who are inclined not to like his policies. They are now inclined not to like him. His supporters would say, "Nothing new there," but actually I think there is. I'm referring to the broad, stable, nonradical, non-birther right. Among them the level of dislike for the president has ratcheted up sharply the past few months.
ObamaCare and the 2012 Election
The Wall Street Journal
Mar 29, 2012
This week's historic Supreme Court hearings on President Obama's health-care overhaul will have huge political ramifications.
IRS seeks 4,000 agents, $303 million for Obamacare
Washington Examiner
Mar 29, 2012
The Internal Revenue Service wants to add about 4,000 agents to hunt down tax cheats and still plans to spend $303 million building a system to oversee Obamacare even though its future looks bleak in the U.S. Supreme Court.
House Kills Obama’s Budget 0-414
FOX News
Mar 29, 2012
Before taking up their own budget plan for next year, House Republicans pushed a version of President Obama's $3.6 trillion budget to the floor for a vote, and it was it was unanimously defeated, 414-0.