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if the daily show is not on hiatus tonight, it may be killer. -- nm - Truman Jun 28, 07:29 1
- should be on as far as I know. -- nm - loosilu Jun 28, 07:30
"Kennedy is reading from the dissent." So sounds like 5-4 is right -- nm - ty97 Jun 28, 07:28 1
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- I thought that just meant that a cut in current funding can't be linked to compliance with the expansion. They could still cut it for other reasons. -- nm - Fuzzy Jun 28, 07:33
Bryce Who???? -- nm - Mike Trout Jun 28, 07:23
Much more important: Ann Curry has stepped down as co-host of the Today show -- (link) - decline Jun 28, 07:23
Jack you called it. Kudos. I really thought it was going down. - Bacon Jun 28, 07:22
DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN -- nm - CNN Jun 28, 07:22
"the court's ruling encouraged people to ignore the mandate and pay the tax" wha? -- nm - Truman Jun 28, 07:22 5
- I was watching NBC for a minute and they were talking about the court noting that while there is a fine for not obtaining insurance, there is no - pmb Jun 28, 07:26 1
  - well, its not a fine, its a tax, would go on your personal tax return. i dont get the fine stuff - Truman Jun 28, 07:28
- From scotusblog, the Court noted that people could pay the tax if they preferred. (I doubt they'd have encouraged it.) -- nm - Commander Roger More, DSO Jun 28, 07:26 1
  - i'm guessing it was supposed to say you could just ignore the mandate and pay the tax, but someone typed up the feed i was reading wrong. -- nm - Truman Jun 28, 07:27
- whew, that was a typo - Truman Jun 28, 07:25
CNN just issued a correction on their front page. -- nm - Bacon Jun 28, 07:19 22
- Kate Baldwin just tried to laugh it off. - Other David Jun 28, 07:22 1
  - They now have a former Scalia clerk who hasn't read the ruling yet. - Other David Jun 28, 07:24
- Cue the conspiracy theorists. -- nm - Commander Roger More, DSO Jun 28, 07:21
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  - I missed it. What did it say? -- nm - pmb Jun 28, 07:25 4
    - linky -- (link) - oblique Jun 28, 07:26 [Image] 2
      - Hilarious. -- nm - pmb Jun 28, 07:27 1
        
        Heh, they have their twitter feed on their website, and since they haven't erased their initial post, I'm still seeing "Supreme Court strikes down - Guigue Jun 28, 07:31
    - "MANDATE STRUCK DOWN" until about 10:15 -- nm - Guigue Jun 28, 07:26
  - You need another screenshot of their current page (UPHELD!) and make a side-by-side photo. -- nm - ty97 Jun 28, 07:23 3
    - And put it on facebook for us. -- nm - Bacon Jun 28, 07:23 2
      - also add unicorns -- nm - Truman Jun 28, 07:24 1
        
        stabby Cabin in the Woods unicorns -- nm - Jovian Jun 28, 07:25
  - I posted it to FB. -- nm - spamlet Jun 28, 07:21
- heh. -- nm - decline Jun 28, 07:20
- heh. That makes me think there are a lot of people at those news companies writing copy that never gets used - oblique Jun 28, 07:20 5
  - Yup. They had two versions of the site and put up the wrong one. -- nm - spamlet Jun 28, 07:22
  - and somebody just got fired. -- nm - znufrii Jun 28, 07:20 3
    - or in the case of CNN, promoted. -- nm - Mel Profit Jun 28, 07:21 2
      - They just found their new 8pm anchor "Congrats web guy!" -- nm - ty97 Jun 28, 07:25
      - "This is the most traffic we've had in years!" -- nm - nubby Jun 28, 07:24
- That. Is. Awesome. -- nm - Jim Jun 28, 07:19
whoohoo for Section 5000A !! -- nm - decline Jun 28, 07:19 1
- The money quote... - budice Jun 28, 07:20
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- read fast. -- nm - decline Jun 28, 07:19
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- the news guy said the noise near him was belly danceres. -- nm - loosilu Jun 28, 07:30
- This is a big fucking deal. -- nm - nubby Jun 28, 07:18
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- WE'RE NOT ENTIRELY SURE WHAT'S HAPPENING, BUT... AAAAHHHH!!!! -- nm - nubby Jun 28, 07:14
The bottom line: the entire ACA is upheld, with the exception that the federal government's power to terminate states' Medicaid funds is narrowly read -- nm - Don Homer Jun 28, 07:13
"The Medicaid provision is limited but not invalidated. " -- nm - Don Homer Jun 28, 07:12
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- NBC is reporting it's 5-4 -- nm - Bacon Jun 28, 07:14 9
  - Though I am seeing a couple conflicting reports on 6-3 or 5-4. -- nm - Don Homer Jun 28, 07:18 2
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      - true -- nm - Don Homer Jun 28, 07:19
  - WOW. So not Kennedy. Kudos to Roberts, indeed. -- nm - Don Homer Jun 28, 07:16 5
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      - They said 5-4 on the mandate part. -- nm - Bacon Jun 28, 07:24 1
        
        CNN now reporting that the 5-4 was on the mandate portion -- nm - Bacon Jun 28, 07:25
    - Yep, Roberts saved it -- nm - Bacon Jun 28, 07:18 1
      - wow. -- nm - znufrii Jun 28, 07:18
- 'So the mandate is constitutional. Chief Justice Roberts joins the left of the Court.' and 'The Medicaid provision is limited but not invalidated' -- nm - decline Jun 28, 07:13
- "limited but not invalidated" -- nm - nubby Jun 28, 07:12 1
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*eating popcorn, enjoying his Canadian Health Care while the US goes bonkers* -- nm - Beaker Jun 28, 07:10
Obamacare is Dead! Long live Obamacare! -- nm - nubby Jun 28, 07:08
individual mandate has been struck down. -- nm - budice Jun 28, 07:08 31
- "The individual mandate is not a valid exercise of Congress's power under the Commerce Clause." -- nm - budice Jun 28, 07:11 21
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    - http://www.scotusblog.com/cover-it-live/ -- (link) - nubby Jun 28, 07:12 19
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        @nprpolitics: .@CNN walking back original headline. "Widely different assessments of what #SCOTUS has decided." -- nm - nubby Jun 28, 07:16 3
        
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        Maybe they threw in a judgment limited to broccoli -- nm - Commander Roger More, DSO Jun 28, 07:19
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        www.creedthoughts.gov.www\creedthoughts -- nm - nubby Jun 28, 07:15
        
        I dont' know where budice got it from, but apparently some sources (including CNN) f-ed up royally. -- nm - Don Homer Jun 28, 07:15 11
        
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        Can you post it to flickr? -- nm - Don Homer Jun 28, 07:27 2
        
        oblique linked my screenshot from FB above. -- nm - spamlet Jun 28, 07:29
        
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        oopsie -- nm - decline Jun 28, 07:16
        
        I was watching CNN and yes, it went badly. -- nm - Other David Jun 28, 07:15 4
        
        it's still a HEADLINE on their front page. -- nm - Don Homer Jun 28, 07:16 3
        
        I think I missed it. What was the headline? -- nm - pmb Jun 28, 07:24 1
        
        I think it was "Mandate Struck Down" as the headline and I think in the "breaking news" header above that it said - Don Homer Jun 28, 07:27
        
        *headdesk* -- nm - znufrii Jun 28, 07:16
        
        Yeah I just saw it on CNN's ticker -- nm - Guigue Jun 28, 07:15
- AP: Supreme Court upholds Obama law's requirement that most Americans have health insurance. -- nm - budice Jun 28, 07:10 2
  - NYTimes: The Supreme Court has ruled on President Obama�s health-care overhaul, and Times reporters and editors are analyzing the decision. - znufrii Jun 28, 07:11 1
    - This puts them ahead of all the Rush to Judgment reporters. -- nm - Other David Jun 28, 07:13
- scotusblog says "The individual mandate survives as a tax. " -- nm - Don Homer Jun 28, 07:09 4
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    - so does this mean we'll just be back her in 2014 or 2015 when the 'tax' is actually due ? -- nm - decline Jun 28, 07:10 2
      - Not to the supreme court. But it could b. changed via new tax laws, or whatnot -- nm - Truman Jun 28, 07:12
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- "survives as a tax" -- nm - nubby Jun 28, 07:08
i feel so archaic, i have one measly monitor, and it's only 18 inches. -- nm - Andie Jun 28, 07:08 5
- I have a 15" screen but can use my 13" laptop as a second screen if necessary. - spamlet Jun 28, 07:12 1
  - ludite -- nm - decline Jun 28, 07:13
- My laptop has a 9" screen. This is what happens when you say you want something lightweight - Truman Jun 28, 07:11
- people with more are just over-compensating for something.... -- nm - Beaker Jun 28, 07:09
- size queen. nm -- nm - groiny Jun 28, 07:08
Health Care is up, First American dismissed.. -- nm - budice Jun 28, 07:07
Stolen Valor unconstitutional -- (link) - budice Jun 28, 07:06 4
- So many kill files. -- nm - Commander Roger More, DSO Jun 28, 07:09
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- ^(as written) -- nm - decline Jun 28, 07:07
- Stolen Valor would make a sweet movie name -- nm - Beaker Jun 28, 07:06
Supreme Court Rules - Bacon Jun 28, 07:05
and, there it is - new receptionist, fired (lasted 3 weeks and 2 days). - Andie Jun 28, 07:05 3
- What was that wacky intern you had in your office several years ago? - Mel Profit Jun 28, 07:19 2
  - YoYo? or the one I fired? -- nm - Andie Jun 28, 07:21 1
    - I miss YoYo! - Mel Profit Jun 28, 07:26
Quickie question for you legal types...how is the whole "mandate" thing in the healthcare bill any different than requiring at least liability ins - Jim Jun 28, 07:05 5
- driving is optional. The mandate would be required of (almost) every person -- nm - decline Jun 28, 07:06 2
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    - oh, I agree with you. I'm just regurgitating what is stated about the difference :) -- nm - decline Jun 28, 07:10
- You're not required to drive. -- nm - nubby Jun 28, 07:05 1
  - You are required to live. -- nm - nubby Jun 28, 07:07
Stolen Valor Act unconstitutional. -- nm - nubby Jun 28, 07:04 1
- Sweet! -- nm - Commander Roger More, DSO Jun 28, 07:09
"The buzzer has sounded, justices due out in 5." -- nm - budice Jun 28, 06:59
"Odds on Twitter meltdown 10-1." -- nm - budice Jun 28, 06:53 1
- what did Facebook do now? -- nm - Beaker Jun 28, 07:07
yahoo has a SCOTUS live blog going. they expect to start hearing things in about 15 min -- (link) - decline Jun 28, 06:49 1
- They are just pulling the live blog from here... -- (link) - Don Homer Jun 28, 06:50
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- nothing but - Epiphany ( Lawbreaker) Jun 28, 06:50
- We found out WI has the most bars per capita in the US. - spamlet Jun 28, 06:47 2
  - North Dakota has the most, with 6.54 bars per 10,000 people. WI is #3 -- (link) - Roger More Jun 28, 07:01 1
    - Oh, b! said it was the place to be so I thought it was #1. -- nm - spamlet Jun 28, 07:11
- Obama wins reelection. -- nm - budice Jun 28, 06:46
- Health care law was upheald unanimously by the Supreme Court. -- nm - znufrii Jun 28, 06:43
- kilbo and andrea just invited me over for dinner! (I'm pretty skinny lately. I could eat a lot if someone gave me food.) -- nm - amanda Jun 28, 06:43
- NBA Draft tonight...but Kahn traded your pick to Houston -- nm - Beaker Jun 28, 06:43
- One of znufrii's monitors isn't working. Other than that, nothing is really happening -- nm - decline Jun 28, 06:42
one of my monitors isn't working. do I call the help desk to come take a look, or do I just suffer with 2, instead of 3? - znufrii Jun 28, 06:41 13
- Switch them around. -- nm - Was Bar Was Jun 28, 06:45
- Help desk. You need to maintain the illusion that you need all 3 monitors or you will lose the 3rd one. -- nm - Fuzzy Jun 28, 06:45
- jiggle the wires -- nm - Beaker Jun 28, 06:43 8
  - did that -- nm - znufrii Jun 28, 06:44 7
    - look at them harshly with a frown on your face and do it again. Also, retighten anything that might need retightening -- nm - Beaker Jun 28, 06:44 6
      - did that. -- nm - znufrii Jun 28, 06:47 5
        
        switch the cables around to see if it's a cable issue. If not, throw up your hands in exasperation, state loudly that you can't work this way, and go - decline Jun 28, 06:48
        
        restart your computer. -- nm - Beaker Jun 28, 06:48 3
        
        fixed it. -- nm - znufrii Jun 28, 07:02 2
        
        glad I could help :) -- nm - Beaker Jun 28, 07:02
        
        I feel so much better now. -- nm - znufrii Jun 28, 07:02
- just give it a good whack with a hammer and see if that fixes it. -- nm - decline Jun 28, 06:43 1
  - ah, good ol' percussive maintenance. :) -- nm - znufrii Jun 28, 06:43
B2's past -- nm - prayformojo Jun 28, 06:39
Australia manufactures 1 ton gold coin, uses it to buy beer. -- (link) - Was Bar Was Jun 28, 06:39

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