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The U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding the Affordable Care Act, also known as “Obamacare,” sent conservatives scrambling Thursday. Conservative blog sites ConservativeBytes and Vision to America each posted a story with a headline that read as if Chief Justice John Roberts had abandoned conservatives: SCOTUS Rules ObamaCare Lives! Roberts Joins Liberal Left! The Republican-controlled House […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hospital stocks rose sharply Thursday after the Supreme Court guaranteed them millions more paying customers by upholding the core of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. Insurance company stocks fell in choppy trading as investors fretted about the costs of rules included in the law. "For the hospitals, it means that they […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has approved a precedent-setting resolution to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in criminal contempt of Congress. It was the first time a sitting Cabinet member has been held in contempt. A number of Democrats boycotted Thursday's vote. Republicans pushed through the resolution because Holder did not turn over documents related […]
Sick adults can’t be turned down for insurance because of pre-existing conditions or spending limits. Fewer elders will have to skip pills or cut them in half, because they can’t afford crucial medication. Uninsured patients can go to a regular doctor for routine care instead of the emergency room. Women won’t pay more for being […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Barely four months before the nation votes, one of the biggest factors in the fight for the White House still is a mystery. That will change on Thursday. The Supreme Court's expected ruling on President Barack Obama's sweeping federal health care law will shape the contours of the presidential campaign through the […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — A House vote finding Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress on Thursday would create election-year fireworks but maybe not much lasting sizzle. Federal judges who've been called into similar disputes often sound like frazzled moms, in essence telling Congress and the president, "I don't care who started it, you two […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — If you haven't heard anyone label President Barack Obama or Republican rival Mitt Romney out of touch yet today, consider it a momentary lapse. "Out of touch" is the go-to label of Campaign 2012. Both candidates are working overtime to firmly affix it to the other guy — and to keep it […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is ramping up a fresh phase of his re-election bid with a bus tour next week, focusing more on direct engagement with voters and less on ritzy fundraisers. Obama's two-day road trip through Pennsylvania and Ohio, two key battleground states in the November election, kicks off July 5, a […]
Representative Charlie Rangel’s political journey and victory in Tuesday’s Democratic primary is inspiring citizens nationwide. Rangel won the five-way race for the new 13th Congressional District in New York stretching from east Harlem to northwest Bronx. "They've had enough trust in me, they say, 'Rangel, we think you can do it. We want you on […]
CNN’s second quarter ratings dropped tremendously this year, making it the network’s lowest since 1991. Viewership on all three news networks- MSNBC, CNN, and Fox News, were dramatically lower this year between March 26 and June 22 when compared to last year’s ratings. During primetime hours CNN attracted approximately 446,000 viewers with 129,000 viewers categorized […]
Michael Terron Daniel of Waco, Texas allegedly killed then ate a family dog while high on the synthetic drug K-2, KWTX reports. Daniel was charged with “cruelty to a non-livestock animal.” On June 14, Daniel reportedly “was on a bad trip from ingesting K-2, ”got down “on his hands and knees and chased a neighbor […]
PELHAM, Ala. (AP) — Moments after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the "show me your papers" provision of Arizona's immigration law, the switchboard lit up at one of Alabama's largest Spanish-language radio stations as worried listeners called in. "They're wanting to know if they're going to get stopped or arrested," said Orlando Rosa, the operations […]
