Politics
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Federal Judge Strikes Down Health Care Mandate
Is it constitutional to require Americans to purchase health insurance? A federal judge in Florida has decided in favor of 20 state plaintiffs, ruling that it is not. The states challenged a $695 annual penalty that would be imposed under Obama’s health care law on people who fail to purchase health insurance. Virginia, in a…
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Obama Adviser on Egypt Crisis: 'Mubarak's Time Has Run Out'
The Associated Press is reporting that the United States led an international push on Sunday to force President Hosni Mubarak to yield to Egyptians’ demands for democracy. But there was little sign that the army was about to end his 30-year rule — just yet. Egyptian diplomat Mohamed ElBaradei, claiming a mandate from disparate opposition…
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Activist Mohamed ElBaradei Joins Egyptian Protesters
Mohamed ElBaradei, the former head of the International Atomic Energy Administration, joined the demonstrations at Tahrir Square in Egypt on Sunday. At one time, he was considered the No. 1 choice to take the reins from President Hosni Mubarak. Speaking to Fareed Zakaria on CNN this morning, ElBaradei said, “I think it is loud and…
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'Brick City' Documentary Season 2: Real Time With Cory Booker
Minutes after snowpocalyptic flurries descended on the nation’s capital this week, clogging traffic and leading to hellish commutes, someone summoned Newark, N.J., Mayor Cory Booker via Twitter: “@CoryBooker how do we draft you to be Mayor of DC?” tweeted ABC Senior White House Correspondent Jake Tapper. “How about just during snowstorms? Can you call Mayor…
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Egypt Crisis Intensifies
Conditions in Egypt continue to unravel, with at least 45 people across the country dead in related violence since Friday, according to health-ministry officials. President Hosni Mubarak’s desperate attempt to hold on to power by firing his cabinet — but not himself — didn’t cut it with the thousands of protesters who have flooded the streets of…
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Racism to Blame for Midterm Losses, Democratic Congressman Says
Fox News is reporting on comments made by Rep. Jim Moran (D-Va.) following Tuesday’s State of the Union address. The congressman told the Arab network Alhurra that Democratic losses can in November’s midterm elections can be traced to voters who “don’t want to be governed by an African American, particularly one who is inclusive, who…
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CNN Announces Black Managing Editor
CNN announced today that Mark Whitaker will hold the newly created role of executive vice president and managing editor. What does it mean that a black man will be leading the direction of the network’s reporting? Unclear. When Whitaker was promoted to executive editor of Newsweek in 1998, he told the New York Times, “my…
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Hawaii to Charge $100 for a Copy of Obama's Birth Certificate?
AOL News is reporting that Hawaiian state legislators have found a solution to the requests from so-called Birthers asking to see President Barack Obama’s birth certificate. They’ve proposed a bill that would offer a copy to anyone who asks … in exchange for $100. “If it passes, it will calm the Birthers down,” Rep. Rida…
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Unrest in Egypt Tops Obama's Agenda
CNN reports that multiple briefings on the ongoing Egyptian protests and a memo on the unrest in the country from National Security Adviser Tom Donilon have become the focus of the commander in chief’s attention today. He and Vice President Joe Biden are each navigating questions about their views on the actions of President Hosni…
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George W. Bush Is Over Politics
In an interview set to air on Sunday, former President George W. Bush told C-SPAN that his political career is a wrap — not just as a candidate, but as a fundraiser and public critic, too. Could it be that Michele Bachmann’s recent camera confusion and historical blunders reminded him of how rough the press…