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5:25 PM ET, June 18, 2012

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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 …
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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.
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.
Ezra Klein / New Yorker:
UNPOPULAR MANDATE … - FRONT ROW - PHOTO BOOTH - PAGE-TURNER - CLOSE READ - DAILY COMMENT - JOHN CASSIDY - JONAH LEHRER - SPORTS
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 …
Jonathan Cohn / The New Republic:
A Primer on Possible Obamacare Decisions (Updated)  —  The Supreme Court on Monday morning issued four rulings.  But it said nothing about the Affordable Care Act.  —  The Court will likely have more decisions to issue on Thursday, although that's not yet certain.
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Pew Research Center for the People and the Press:
Any Court Health Care Decision Unlikely to Please
BuzzFeed:
What's Next For Obamacare: A Step-By-Step Guide
Bloomberg:
Supreme Court's Super Mondays Don't Serve Justice
Washington Post:
Obama picks John Kerry to play Romney in mock debate rehearsals  —  President Obama has tapped Sen. John Kerry, the 2004 Democratic presidential nominee, to play Republican Mitt Romney in mock debate rehearsals, Obama campaign officials and the senator's office confirmed Monday.
Discussion: Business Insider and ABCNEWS
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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.
Dina Rudick / Boston Globe:
John Kerry to play role of Mitt Romney for President Obama's debate prep  —  Massachusetts Democrat John Kerry, who ran for president himself and is an experienced debater from his campaigns and five terms in the US Senate, will play the role of Republican Mitt Romney in President Obama's …
Discussion: Politico, Campaign 2012 and WBUR
Neil King Jr / Washington Wire:
Rubio Says Own Dream Act Derailed for Now  —  Florida Sen. Marco Rubio said Monday that President Barack Obama's move last week to block deportations for some young illegal immigrants in the U.S. has likely derailed his own similar efforts, at least until after the election.
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Robert Costa / National Review:
Rubio's Take on DREAM ‘by Fiat’
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Washington Post
Sara Murray / Washington Wire:
Ayotte, Rubio to Speak at Super PAC Event
Discussion: Ballot Box and Washington Post
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Allen West says he's ‘dejected’ by Romney's answers on immigration
Discussion: The Raw Story and Mediaite
The Official Google Blog:
More transparency into government requests  —  About two years ago, we launched our interactive Transparency Report.  We started by disclosing data about government requests.  Since then, we've been steadily adding new features, like graphs showing traffic patterns and disruptions to Google services from different countries.
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John D. Sutter / CNN:
Google reports ‘alarming’ rise in government censorship requests
Discussion: Washington Post, Politico and Mashable!
Barack Obama / TIME Ideas:
Exclusive: A Nation of Laws and a Nation of Immigrants  —  The President explains his decision to no longer deport undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States as children  —  U.S. President Barack Obama delivers remarks about the Department of Homeland Security's recent announcement …
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Brantley Hargrove / Unfair Park:
A Guide to How Obama's New Immigration Policy Will Work, And a Word of Caution
Discussion: CNN and The Reaction
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 …
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: Weasel Zippers and Hot Air
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.
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 …
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 …
Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Michelle Obama slaps ‘corporate’ work, ‘fat paychecks’  —  President Obama along with his mother-in-law Marian Robinson and wife Michelle Obama watch a basketball game November 2009 between GWU and Oregon State, coached by the first lady's brother, Craig Robinson, standing at right.
Peter Baker / The Caucus:
Obama's Iraq Envoy Nominee Steps Aside  —  President Obama's nominee for ambassador to Iraq withdrew from consideration on Monday after a series of racy e-mails fueled Republican resistance to his confirmation in the Senate.  —  Brett H. McGurk, Mr. Obama's choice for envoy to Iraq …
Sally Nelson / The Daily Caller:
Comedy Central host Jon Stewart regularly bashes American multimillionaires for their wealth while ignoring the awkward fact that he's one of them.  —  Though Stewart distances himself from the “one-percenters” and bellows over their extravagance, his bank accounts bear all the marks of the …
Discussion: The PJ Tatler and Betsy's Page
Howard Kurtz / The Daily Beast:
Two Partisan Warriors, Michael Steele and Lanny Davis, Going Purple  —  Michael Steele and Lanny Davis are challenging their parties to stop the politics of demonization.  The strange bedfellows tell Howard Kurtz why they're teaming up.  —  Michael Steele and Lanny Davis are quick to admit they are reformed sinners.
Michael Barbaro / The Caucus:
At Party, Bloomberg Tips Hand on Endorsement  —  Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg of New York has remained coy about whether he plans to endorse a presidential candidate this year, even as Mitt Romney and President Obama aggressively court the billionaire media mogul.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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.
Reza Sayah / CNN:
Taliban to U.S.: End drone strikes in Pakistan, or no more polio vaccines  —  Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) — A Taliban commander in northwest Pakistan has announced a ban on polio vaccines for children as long as the United States continues its campaign of drone strikes in the region, according to a statement by the Taliban.
Discussion: The Jawa Report
 
 
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Patrick Gavin / Reuters:
Robert Redford: Democrats are bad storytellers
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Jonathan Amos / BBC:
Shenzhou docks with space lab
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Jennifer Epstein / Politico:
Calderon thanks Obama for immigration action
Discussion: CNN and Weasel Zippers
Herb Keinon / Jerusalem Post:
‘No peace breakthrough as long as Abbas in power’
Discussion: Israel Matzav
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Allen West on Obama: ‘The Resurrection of an Imperial Presidency’
Discussion: Hot Air
Alec MacGillis / The New Republic:
‘What New Law?’  —  People who would benefit have little idea …
Tim Mak / Politico:
ATF sued for Fast and Furious docs
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
GOP strategist: Republicans were ‘caught with their pants down’ on immigration
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What ‘Call of Duty’ Shows About How War Changed America
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Romney predicts victory at star-studded bus tour stop in Wisconsin
Discussion: CNN and Jammie Wearing Fools
New York Times:
Russian Warships Said to Be Going to Naval Base in Syria
Discussion: Via Meadia, ThinkProgress and GOP.com
Tara Kelly / The Huffington Post:
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