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9:15 PM ET, June 29, 2012

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Neal K. Katyal / New York Times:
A Pyrrhic Victory  —  THE obvious victor in the Supreme Court's health care decision was President Obama, who risked vast amounts of political capital to pass the Affordable Care Act.  A somewhat more subtle victor, but equally important, was the rule of law more generally …
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David Brooks / New York Times:
Modesty and Audacity  —  Washington is full of arrogant people who grab power whenever they get the chance.  But there is at least one modest minimalist in town, and that's John Roberts Jr.  —  In his remarkable health care opinion Thursday, the chief justice of the Supreme Court restrained the power of his own institution.
James B. Stewart / New York Times:
Common Sense: Health Care Won, but Congress May Have Lost  —  With the landmark Supreme Court ruling on Thursday, conservatives and libertarians lost their legal battle to overturn the Obama administration's signature health care legislation.  But they may have won a bigger war.
Discussion: CNN and The Huffington Post
ThinkProgress:
Conservatives Claim Roberts Upheld Obamacare Because Of ‘Cognitive Problems’ Due To Epilepsy Medication  —  Chief Justice John Roberts — a George W. Bush appointee — surprised many conservatives when he wrote the majority opinion upholding Obamacare's individual mandate …
John M. Broder / New York Times:
In Health Ruling, Vindication for Donald Verrilli
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Charles Krauthammer / National Review:
Why Roberts Did It  —  It's the judiciary's Nixon-to-China …
Ali Gharib / ThinkProgress:
Glenn Beck Sells Tee Shirts Calling John Roberts A ‘Coward’
Discussion: Indecision Forever and Salon
Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Americans Issue Split Decision on Healthcare Ruling  —  Nearly two-thirds believe politics played too great a role  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Americans are sharply divided over Thursday's Supreme Court decision on the 2010 healthcare law, with 46% agreeing and 46% disagreeing with the high court's ruling that the law is constitutional.
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Nick Summers / The Daily Beast:
New Poll: Voters Dislike Supreme Court's Obamacare Ruling  —  By a 50-45 margin, voters disapprove of the court's decision, a Newsweek/Daily Beast poll finds.  —  Voters are reacting in broadly negative ways to the Supreme Court's decision to uphold the legislation known as Obamacare …
Byron Tau / Politico:
Obama campaign: It's a penalty, not a tax  —  A top surrogate for President Obama insisted Friday that the individual mandate in the Affordable Care Act was not a tax — despite the fact that the Supreme Court narrowly preserved the law on those grounds.  —  “Don't believe the hype …
Justin Sink / The Hill:
White House urges Dems to go on offense on healthcare reform
Discussion: Politico and Weasel Zippers
Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
Romney raises $4.3M after health ruling
Jonathan Strong / Roll Call:
Darrell Issa Puts Details of Secret Wiretap Applications in Congressional Record  —  In the midst of a fiery floor debate over contempt proceedings for Attorney General Eric Holder, House Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) quietly dropped a bombshell letter into the Congressional Record.
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Fox News:
Justice Department shields Holder from prosecution after contempt vote  —  The Justice Department moved Friday to shield Attorney General Eric Holder from prosecution after the House voted to hold him in contempt of Congress.  —  The contempt vote technically opened the door for the House …
Justin Sink / Ballot Box:
Altmire says he had ‘no other choice’ but to vote for Holder contempt
Discussion: Politico
Associated Press:
Justice Department won't prosecute Attorney General Holder for contempt of Congress
Discussion: Crooks and Liars
CNN:
No criminal prosecution of Holder for contempt
Discussion: Mediaite, Politico and The Raw Story
Jordy Yager / The Hill:   Justice Department won't prosecute Holder
Alexander Burns / Politico:
Romney ad features Hillary Clinton: ‘Shame on you, Barack Obama’  —  Mitt Romney's campaign has quietly begun airing a TV ad in Ohio that uses an old clip of Hillary Clinton to blast President Barack Obama.  —  The ad pulls footage of the 2008 primary campaign, when Clinton …
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Pat Garofalo / ThinkProgress:
Romney: Students Should Get ‘As Much Education As They Can Afford’
Discussion: Wonkette
Byron Tau / Politico:
Obama campaign: We've outraised Romney
J.D. Heyman / People.com:
Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes Are Divorcing  —  After five years of marriage, Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes are getting a divorce, PEOPLE has learned exclusively.  —  “This is a personal and private matter for Katie and her family,” says Holmes's attorney Jonathan Wolfe.
Nick R. Martin / tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com:
TPMMuckraker  —  Conservatives Find A Way To Blame Obama For Monster Colorado Wildfire  —  While Colorado burns, conservatives have looked for ways to blame it on President Obama.  —  Some of the same people who have bashed the president as a big government, big spending liberal …
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Michelle Malkin:   Exclusive: When did the Waldo Canyon Fire start, and when did the feds know it?
Adam Peck / ThinkProgress:
Mississippi Tea Party Chairman Calls For Open Rebellion Against Federal Government After Obamacare Ruling  —  Of all the right-wing meltdowns following yesterday's decision by the Supreme Court to uphold the individual mandate in the Affordable Care Act, this statement put out by the chairman …
Chris Geidner / Poliglot:
BREAKING: House GOP Leaders Ask Supreme Court to Review DOMA Case  —  The Republican-led House Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group today mailed its petition to the U.S. Supreme Court asking it to review the May 31 ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit that the federal definition …
Elise Viebeck / The Hill:
Jindal: Ruling could force people to eat tofu and drive hybrid cars  —  Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) said Thursday's “frightening” Supreme Court ruling could lead to penalties for Americans whose lives are out of step with government priorities.  —  On a call with reporters …
Pete Kasperowicz / The Hill:
Congress passes highway funds, extends lower student loan rate  —  Congress on Friday approved legislation that will extend federal highway programs through 2014, a low interest rate on student loans for one year, and the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) for five years.
 
 
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