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Friday, June 29th, 2012

Photo President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care and Patient Protection Act signature (via Obama 2012)

President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care and Patient Protection Act signature (via Obama 2012)

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Thursday, June 28th, 2012

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Photo Dewey Defeats Truman, Take 2: Barack Obama prevails after Fox, CNN said he’d lost

Dewey Defeats Truman, Take 2: Barack Obama prevails after Fox, CNN said he’d lost

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Fox’s Bill O’Reilly said in March that he’d “apologize for being an idiot” if ‪the Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act. How about tonight, Bill? (Hat tip to Media Matters for the flashback).

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The Affordable Care Act has been upheld, with the individual mandate “reasonably characterized as a tax.” Thank you, Chief Justice Roberts, for your deciding vote.

Current TV:

The Affordable Care Act has been upheld, with the individual mandate “reasonably characterized as a tax.” Thank you, Chief Justice Roberts, for your deciding vote.

(via motherjones)

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