Political and Legal Law

Supreme Court healthcare ruling gives Obama a political boost – Los Angeles Times

Many Americans will live more secure lives because the law had been upheld … “It should be pretty clear by now that I didn’t do this because it was good politics,” Obama said. Poll after poll over the last two … Continue reading

Court’s healthcare ruling gives Obama a political boost – Los Angeles Times

Many Americans will live more secure lives because the law had been upheld … “It should be pretty clear by now that I didn’t do this because it was good politics,” Obama said. Poll after poll over the last two … Continue reading

Political battle over health care looms for Ohio – CBS News

She said she and Kasich think the “best solution for Ohio” is for Obama to be replaced by Republican Mitt Romney and the health care law be repealed. “This matter will now be fought out in the political arena, again,” … Continue reading

TRANSCRIPT: Romney remarks on high court ruling upholding Obama health care law – FOX News

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney made the following statement Thursday following the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the constitutionality of the Obama administration’s health care law.  “As you might imagine, I disagree with …

Michelle Obama Hails Court Decision on Health Law – ABC News

Speaking at a campaign fundraiser in Memphis, Tenn., Mrs. Obama urged supporters to help boost the law’s popularity ahead of the November presidential vote. “When it comes to healthcare, please, please tell people about the historic reform this …

Obamacare upheld: 4 political consequences – MSN Money

The law will be fully implemented in 2014 … While this might appear to be an insignificant semantic detail, the political narrative is clear. Now, Republicans can rightly claim that the Democrats are raising taxes on middle-class Americans to pay … Continue reading

Cantor: House will vote to repeal health care law – Washington Times

The political fight ramped up immediately after the Supreme Court ruling Thursday morning, with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell saying the court has stripped away the pretense and exposed the tax increases in the law. “The Supreme Court …

Politics: The other Tal Law committee – Jerusalem Post

While the Keshev Committee works on a solution, the real decisions are being between the PM and ultra-Orthodox parties. With the issue of haredi enlistment in the army and national service at the top of the national and political agenda, … Continue reading

Monti Plays Italian Politics in Labor-Law Overhaul: Euro Credit – Bloomberg

Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti, seeking to bridge European differences over how to end the region’s debt crisis, is pushing a labor market overhaul at home that has divided his allies and sapped his support. The legislation, designed to …

A top Republican’s remark about voter ID brings him under political fire – Philadelphia Daily News

HARRISBURG – Innocent utterance or a major political Freudian slip? Either way, a top House Republican has come under fire for comments he made over the weekend regarding Pennsylvania’s new voter ID law – comments that critics say prove their … Continue reading