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If corporations are people, which one would you rather have a beer with?
It’s that time of the election cycle, when pollsters look longingly at press coverage of polls past and wonder, “Who would Americans prefer to have a beer with in 2012?” because the people Americans would prefer to get drunk with are the ones they want running the country. But since…
Salon’s Joan Walsh on GOP anger at Roberts: They believed they controlled the court
Joan Walsh, editor at large from Salon.com, said Tuesday that Republicans were incredibly upset with Chief Justice John Roberts because they believed the Supreme Court was in their control. “I think the attacks on Chief Justice John Roberts have been tragic and awful, you know, people going so far as…
WATCH LIVE: Lawmakers react to Supreme Court health care ruling
The Supreme Court ruled on the Affordable Care Act Thursday, determining the individual mandate was a tax. Watch live analysis on MSNBC, broadcast June 28. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Watch lawmakers react live on MSNBC, broadcast June 28. Visit msnbc.com for breaking…
WATCH LIVE: Supreme Court heath care ruling
The Supreme Court is expected to rule on the most anticipated case this season: Whether the Affordable Care Act, or specifically the individual mandate, is constitutional. WPWC 1480AM DC’s Main Street Talk Radio is broadcasting live from the steps of the Supreme Court. Watch live, broadcast on June 28 via…
Arizona immigration author: 9/11 attacks ‘apparently okay to the left’
Former Arizona State Senator Russell Pearce (R) is bitterly upset about the Supreme Court striking down most of the law he authored, and he’s not afraid to show it on live television. Attempting to justify the one part of the law the Supreme Court deferred judgement on — a provision…
Florida Democrats fundraise off Supreme Court’s latest Citizens United ruling
The Florida Democratic Party doesn’t believe elections should go to the highest bidder, but they still want your money. “Karl Rove and the Koch brothers are surely celebrating today,” the party wrote in an email to its supporters. “They think they just bought themselves an election. Montana decided they didn’t…
In major anti-union decision, Supreme Court limits use of special political fees
In a case regarded as a major victory for anti-union forces, the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that an emergency fee imposed by the Service Employee International Union in 2005 on all California state employees was illegal. The special assessment was required off all state employees represented by SEIU, including…
Analysis: Supreme Court backs Chamber of Commerce in every case
Just in case you needed any more proof that the Supreme Court was taking a hard-line dash to the right, a new analysis by The Constitutional Accountability Center, a think tank and law center “dedicated to fulfilling the progressive promise of our Constitution’s text and history,” found Thursday that so…
Republican candidate pre-celebrates Supreme Court striking down ‘Obamacare’
Indiana Senate candidate Richard Mourdock (R) published a video to his YouTube account this week in which he celebrates the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act, which he calls “Obamacare,” and asks viewers to send him money to keep up the fight against a…
Court disqualifies Pakistan PM Gilani from office
Pakistan’s top court on Tuesday disqualified Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani in a stunning move likely to throw the country into fresh turmoil two months after the premier was convicted of contempt. The Supreme Court on April 26 convicted Gilani for refusing to ask Swiss authorities to reopen corruption cases…
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