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ObamaNation: Above-Perfect Score
U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson ruled today that Obamacare is unconstitutional. The White House today said the Obamacare ruling by Judge Roger Vinson was a plain case of judicial overreach. Forbes reported: Earlier today Judge Roger Vinson ruled that the health reform legislation passed last year is unconstitutional. Not surprisingly this evoked a harsh reaction from the administration, which does not want to its main domestic accomplishment during the President’s first two years in office to be nullified by the courts. On the White House’s blog, spokeswoman Stephanie Cutter writes: “Today’s ruling – issued by Judge Vinson in the Northern District of Florida – is a plain case of judicial overreaching.” She continues: “Those who claim that the “individual responsibility” provision exceeds Congress’ power to regulate interstate commerce because it penalizes “inactivity” are simply wrong. Individuals who choose to go without health insurance are actively making an economic decision that impacts all of us.” What garbage. Nice work, democrats… You blew a year on your nationalized health care plan and its unconstitutional. More… Michelle Malkin reported: Sen. Jim DeMint tweets that all 47 GOP Senators are now on board as co-sponsors of his Obamacare repeal bill.
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Unreal… White House Calls Obamacare Ruling Judicial Overreach
U.S. Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman has tendered his resignation, opening the door to a possible run for the presidency.
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Huntsman quits post amid 2012 rumblings
Mubarak names new cabinet but focus moves to fears on reliability of Suez Canal crude flows and price volatility
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Oil over $100 as Egypt protests intensify
Hard choices. Not true, of course. There are multiple reports of some Copts joining the protests. But bear this in mind if/when the Muslim Brotherhood gets its seat at the table in the new government and the inevitable whitewash among U.S. analysts begins. The Christian leaders who know them best, who’ve co-existed with them for decades, still Read this post
Gaza militants fired a barrage of Grad missiles into southern Israel tonight. One missile landed near a wedding party in Netivot. The Jerusalem Post reported: Barrage of fire from Gaza hits southern Israel; rocket lands near building where wedding is taking place in Netivot; 4 treated for shock, vehicle damaged; Color Red rocket alert system fails to go off. The relative calm in the South was shattered on Monday night when Palestinians in Gaza fired a barrage of powerful Grad rockets and mortar shells at the western Negev. One Grad-type rocket fired from Gaza smashed into the town of Ofakim and a second rocket slammed into Netivot, not far from a building where a wedding celebration was taking place.
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Breaking: Gaza Militants Fire Barrage of Grad Missiles at Southern Israel
Can you say…. “food riots?” I thought you could! I am officially joining the swelling ranks of the unrepentant pessimists on this blog. Put me down for several cases in all the best calibers from .38 to .300 WinMag. Oh, and if you’re a true Jawa, you’ll start hoarding batteries, get a durable portable DVD player, and stock up on pr0n. The good kind, not that dude on dude stuff Ronin watches.
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Hair of the Dog : Meet our new Egypt policy, same as the old Egypt policy, and join Christiane Amanpour on her excellent Egyptian adventure. Bonus: Tom Friedman says the Dumbest Thing of the Week.™
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He Gave His Life for Tourism
U.S. ambassador to China Jon Huntsman, a Republican with potential presidential ambitions, has advised officials that he intends to leave the post during the first part of this year, the White House said Monday. Huntsman, a former governor of Utah, was appointed ambassador by President Barack Obama in 2009. Huntsman’s plans have generated considerable attention in political circles because his foreign policy experience could stand out in a crowded GOP field. White House spokesman… examinerpolitics.com
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WH: Ambassador Huntsman to leave China post to explore presidential bid
AP – Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills fell in Monday’s auction, with rates on six-month bills dropping to the lowest level since early November.
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Rates fall at weekly Treasury auction
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