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3:30 PM ET, June 18, 2012

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Juan Williams / The Hill:
Opinion: Defeat of healthcare law would erode voters' trust in Supreme Court  —  Every political strategist working the fall elections sees a game changer coming by the end of the month.  —  That's when the Supreme Court rules on the constitutionality of President Obama's signature legislative accomplishment, the Affordable Care Act.
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Kevin Drum Feed:
The Clock Ticks Down on Whether We've Entered a New Era in American Politics  —  Two years ago, when President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law, the idea that its individual mandate provision was unconstitutional was laughable.  There was no case law, no precedent, and frankly …
Avik Roy / The Apothecary:
Scalia and Ginsburg Drop Hints about Obamacare's Fate at the Supreme Court  —  A Tea-Party supporter protest outside the US Supreme Court on the third day of oral arguements over the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on March 28, 2012 in Washington, DC.
Ezra Klein / New Yorker:
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Robert J. Samuelson / Washington Post:
The folly of Obamacare  —  We pay our presidents for judgment, and President Obama committed a colossal error of judgment in making health-care “reform” a centerpiece of his first term.  Ahead of the Supreme Court's decision on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) — and regardless of how the court decides …
Pew Research Center for the People and the Press:
Any Court Health Care Decision Unlikely to Please  —  Immigration: Public Backs AZ Law, But Also Path to Citizenship  —  OVERVIEW  —  The public is unlikely to be satisfied with the Supreme Court's upcoming ruling on the 2010 Affordable Care Act - no matter what the Court decides.
Bloomberg:
Supreme Court's Super Mondays Don't Serve Justice
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Ann Romney: ‘I doubt’ we'll take as many overseas vacations as the Obamas  —  Ann Romney, the wife of Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, said Monday that she doubted that she and her husband would vacation overseas as frequently as the Obamas if her husband were to win election.
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Robert Costa / National Review:
Rubio's Take on DREAM ‘by Fiat’  —  Senator Marco Rubio of Florida tells National Review Online that President Obama's executive order on immigration is part of a “growing consensus” in American politics about the children of illegal immigrants, but he is troubled by the president's lawmaking “by fiat.”
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Washington Post
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Neil King Jr / Washington Wire:
Rubio Says Own Dream Act Derailed for Now
Discussion: The Hill
Bloomberg:
The Obama Campaign Needs an Intervention  —  During a focus group in Denver last week, Jeffrey Penny laid out his “criteria” for giving President Barack Obama his vote this year as he did in 2008.  —  “I just want to see specifics and quit the trash talk,” the 31-year-old web designer …
WBUR:
WBUR Poll: Angus King Heavy Favorite To Replace Sen. Snowe  —  A new WBUR poll shows former Maine Gov. Angus King as the heavy favorite to replace retiring Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe.  Current poll numbers have King, who is running as an independent, with 50 percent of likely voters …
Daily Mail:
Obama's Harvard law professor says ‘President MUST be defeated in 2012’ (even though he's the man Barack used to have on speed dial)  —  A former professor of Barack Obama has turned against his one-time student and publicly urged voters not to re-elect him.
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Greece as Victim  —  Ever since Greece hit the skids, we've heard a lot about what's wrong with everything Greek.  Some of the accusations are true, some are false — but all of them are beside the point.  Yes, there are big failings in Greece's economy, its politics and no doubt its society.
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New York Post:
Businesses make $4M off NYC students by holding their cellphones during school  —  The city's ban on cellphones in schools is taking an amazing $4.2 million a year out of kids' pockets, a Post analysis has found.  —  The students — who attend the nearly 90 high schools and middle schools …
Daily Mail:
‘How would a Jewish person feel if you put a swastika on a shoe?’  Adidas under fire for unveiling new trainer with orange ‘shackles’ like those worn by black slaves  —  Adidas has sparked outrage and been accused of ‘promoting slavery’ by creating a new pair of trainers which have bright orange 'shackles …
Brantley Hargrove / Unfair Park:
A Guide to How Obama's New Immigration Policy Will Work, And a Word of Caution  —  President Barack Obama announced Friday afternoon that the Department of Homeland Security will no longer attempt to deport young undocumented immigrants brought here as children, signaling a compassionate shift …
Discussion: The Reaction
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CNN:   Romney's ‘Doing Fine?’ becomes ‘¿Van Bien?’
New York Times:
Russian Warships Said to Be Going to Naval Base in Syria  —  MOSCOW — Introducing an unpredictable new element into the Syrian crisis, a Russian news agency said on Monday that two Russian naval vessels with marines on board were ready to head for Syria to protect Russian citizens and a naval base there …
Discussion: ThinkProgress and GOP.com
Michael Vlahos / The Atlantic Online:
What ‘Call of Duty’ Shows About How War Changed America  —  The wildly popular game's latest installment bears the hallmarks of a culture of defeat.  —  What is the legacy of an Iliad-long war?  Has it changed us?  —  Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is a wildly popular end-of-war game.
Tara Kelly / The Huffington Post:
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New York Post:
Gore's eco-friendly firm lands $16M contract to manage city pension funds  —  Here's an inconvenient truth: New York is greening the wallet of Al Gore.  —  Embattled city Comptroller John Liu has delivered a $16.56 million contract to the former vice president's environmentally friendly investment firm …
Tim Mak / Politico:
ATF sued for Fast and Furious docs  —  The conservative organization Judicial Watch announced Monday that it was suing the ATF for Fast and Furious records of communications between the agency and the White House.  —  Specifically, the group said that it filed a Freedom of Information Act …
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Romney predicts victory at star-studded bus tour stop in Wisconsin  —  Mitt Romney's bus tour rolled through Wisconsin on Monday, drawing a star-studded list of top Republican politicians to the latest stop on his swing through six battleground states.  —  The first stop of the day was Janesville …
Discussion: CNN and Jammie Wearing Fools
Christine Haughney / New York Times:
Newspaper Work, With Warren Buffett as Boss  —  BUFFALO — Over the years, newspaper owners have built monuments to themselves in the form of giant buildings, statues and plaques commemorating their roles in their communities and the country at large.  At the headquarters of The Buffalo News here …
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
GOP strategist: Republicans were ‘caught with their pants down’ on immigration  —  Republicans need to be very careful about how they respond to Obama's new immigration announcement, because Americans view the issue as one about fundamental fairness.  If the GOP loses the Latino vote in the same …
BuzzFeed:
9 Tall Tales From Barack Obama's Memoir  —  1. Hussein Onyango, Barack's grandfather, wasn't really imprisoned and tortured by the British.  —  Source: 1.bp.blogspot.com  —  2. The father of his Indonesian stepfather, Soewarno Martodihardjo, wasn't killed by Dutch soldiers in the fight for independence.
Discussion: Hot Air
 
 
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Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Michelle Obama slaps ‘corporate’ work, ‘fat paychecks’
Sally Nelson / The Daily Caller:
Comedy Central host Jon Stewart regularly bashes American …
Discussion: The PJ Tatler and Betsy's Page
Peter Baker / New York Times:
In a World of Complications, Obama Faces a Re-election Test
Discussion: ABCNEWS, Hot Air and ABCNEWS
Alec MacGillis / The New Republic:
‘What New Law?’  —  People who would benefit have little idea …
Joby Warrick / Washington Post:
Iran's economic pain deepens as new nuclear talks begin
Jeff Jarvis / BuzzMachine:
Disrupting journalism education, too
Discussion: Dave Winer
Declan Walsh / New York Times:
Taliban Block Vaccinations in Pakistan
Discussion: emptywheel
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Cherokees travel to Mass but Elizabeth Warren refuses to meet them
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Alastair Jamieson / msnbc.com:
Report: World's population is 17 million tons overweight
Discussion: ThinkProgress, BBC and Jezebel
Rich Schapiro / NY Daily News:
Rutgers webcam spy Dharun Ravi expected for release after serving 20 days in jail
Discussion: ThinkProgress
 

 
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New York Times:
The NBC News-Ronna McDaniel saga highlights the perks and perils of partisan talk TV; a source says McDaniel is now seeking $600K+ for her two year deal

Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
The Atlantic is profitable, has 1M subscribers, and revenue grew 10% in 2023 thanks to a 50% price hike, a harder paywall, and a shift to in-depth reporting

New York Times:
Karlie Kloss' Bedford buys Life publication rights from Dotdash Meredith and plans to resume regular print publication in 2025; Josh Kushner will be publisher

 
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