| SCOTUS Obamacare ruling: 2016 presidential candidates weigh in Posted:  The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the provision of tax subsidies under the 2010 Affordable Care Act, President Barack Obama's signature health-care law...
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| The Obama legacy on race Posted: 25 Jun 2015 04:19 AM PDT  When future historians look back on Obama's presidency and try to understand his place in America's racial evolution, they will almost certainly zero in on the one he gave Marc Maron in the comedian's southern California garage last week, in which Obama dared to publicly utter the most explosive racial epithet in American life.
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| U.S. top court backs Obamacare, president says it's here to stay Posted: 25 Jun 2015 02:43 PM PDT  The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a conservative legal challenge that could have doomed President Barack Obama's healthcare law, upholding nationwide tax subsidies crucial to his signature domestic policy achievement. Chief Justice John Roberts, a conservative appointed by Republican President George W. Bush, wrote in the 6-3 ruling that Congress clearly intended for the tax subsidies that help millions of low- and moderate-income people afford private health insurance to be available in all 50 states.
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| Boston bomber moved to federal penitentiary in Colorado: official Posted: 25 Jun 2015 02:47 PM PDT  Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on Thursday was moved to a U.S. penitentiary in Florence, Colorado, home to the so-called "Supermax" unit that houses high-risk prisoners, a spokesman for the Bureau of Prisons said. Tsarnaev, 21, was moved to the facility the day after a federal judge in Boston formally sentenced him to death by lethal injection for killing four people and injuring 264 in the April 15, 2013, bombing and its aftermath. Bureau of Prisons spokesman Edmond Ross confirmed the move.
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| Maryland police shoot, kill unarmed man in domestic disturbance Posted: 25 Jun 2015 03:05 PM PDT The death of Freddie Gray from injuries sustained while in custody of Baltimore's city police in April triggered protests and rioting in Maryland, and also raised questions about police practices across the country. |
| French anti-Uber protests turn violent Posted: 25 Jun 2015 02:43 PM PDT  Protests against ride-booking app Uber turned violent in France on Thursday as taxi drivers set fire to vehicles and blocked major roads. American rocker Courtney Love was caught up in the demonstrations when a vehicle she was travelling in outside Paris was attacked. Around 3,000 cabbies took part in the strike, blocking access to the capital's Charles de Gaulle and Orly airports, and preventing cars reaching train stations around the country.
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| Supreme Court upholds Obamacare subsidies Posted: 25 Jun 2015 07:21 AM PDT  The Supreme Court spared a key part of President Barack Obama's signature law in a 6-3 decision Thursday, ruling that the federal government may continue to subsidize health insurance in the dozens of states that did not set up their own exchanges.
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| What does SCOTUS Obamacare ruling mean? Posted: 25 Jun 2015 07:20 AM PDT  The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Thursday to uphold the availability of tax subsidies related to President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law, the 2010 Affordable Care Act better known as Obamacare. Yahoo global news anchor Katie Couric hosted a special live discussion of the ruling with Yahoo News chief White House correspondent Olivier Knox, Yahoo News national affairs reporter Liz Goodwin, and National Constitution Center President and CEO Jeff Rosen.
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| House completes Obama's trade items as Pacific pact looms Posted: 25 Jun 2015 09:58 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-led Congress completed President Barack Obama's trade package Thursday, overwhelmingly passing a worker training program just weeks after it was stymied.
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| Supreme Court upholds discrimination claims in housing case Posted: 25 Jun 2015 01:39 PM PDT  By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A divided U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday embraced a broad interpretation of the type of civil rights allegations that can be made under the landmark Fair Housing Act by ruling that the law allows for discrimination claims based on seemingly neutral practices that may have a discriminatory effect. On a 5-4 vote in a major civil rights case, the court handed a victory to civil rights groups and the administration of President Barack Obama, which had backed a Texas nonprofit that claimed the state violated the law by disproportionately awarding low-income housing tax credits to developers who own properties in poor, minority-dominated neighborhoods. Justice Anthony Kennedy, a conservative who often casts the deciding vote in close cases, joined the court's four liberals in the majority. The court was considering whether the 1968 law allows for so-called disparate impact claims in which plaintiffs only need to show the discriminatory effect of a particular practice and not evidence of discriminatory intent.
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| Second prison worker arrested in New York escape Posted: 25 Jun 2015 03:41 AM PDT  A veteran guard allegedly swapped paint and tools for art by one of the escaped killers.
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| Obama to Clyburn: Charleston victims 'are my people' Posted:  Rep. James Clyburn recalls an anguished call with President Obama the day after the tragedy.
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| Obama scolds heckler at gay pride event: 'You're in my house' Posted: 24 Jun 2015 11:22 PM PDT  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama took on a heckler head-on at a gay pride month reception at the White House Wednesday, scolding the protester for being disrespectful in "my house."
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