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Health Care Reform: Supreme Court Begins 3 Day Review of Affordable Care Act Mandate, 10 Things To Know

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The Supreme Court will begin a three-day review of the Affordable Care Act, known to some as either the health care reform or Obamacare, on Monday, which will go down in history as a landmark case, perhaps the most monumental in more than a decade. Justices will decide whether the mandate, which would require all Americans to buy health care, for the 2010 Affordable Care Act is constitutional or not. Here are 10 things to know about the landmark Affordable Care Act case.

Herman Cain Catapults, Shoots Bunny in Latest Shocking Ad [NEW VIDEO]

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The pizza magnate's post-campaign project, Cain Solutions, published a new web ad Monday that includes the same creepy, unsmiling little girl from his last commercial and yet another animal metaphor. It's supposed to be about how the current tax code is killing small business, but it's kind of hard to get past the bunny being catapulted into the air and shot.
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Obama Warns North Korea Against Rocket Launch

President Barack Obama, visiting South Korea, called on the Communist North Sunday to call off a planned rocket launch, and warned that food aid in return for disarmament would be at risk.
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Will Obama Release Oil From Strategic Reserve to Control Gas Prices?

With political pressures mounting, talk about the release of the strategic oil reserves has come back. Will the President decide to release the country's reserves in a last gasp effort to stem the gas price spike? And if he does, what kind of impact will it have on prices?
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Supreme Court Health Care Case: The Attorneys Behind The Arguments

The Affordable Care Act arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court this week will pit two of Washington's seasoned legal minds against each other in a bout akin to Ali vs. Frazier for the legal set. Here's a look at the lawyers who will lead the historic arguments on the constitutionality of the health care measure.
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U.S. seeks more interest in Alaska offshore drilling

The Obama administration on Saturday said it would again gauge interest from the oil and gas industry to explore federal waters off the Alaska coast, another bid to expand domestic energy production as gas prices soar and political pressure grows.
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U.S. to appeal WTO ruling against meat labels

The United States said on Friday it would appeal a World Trade Organization ruling against a law requiring country-of-origin labels on all meat sold in grocery stores, a move that disappointed Canada and Mexico, both of which want the law changed.
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Louisiana Primary 2012: What To Watch For

When Louisiana conducts its Republican presidential primary on Saturday, it's not about who comes out on top. Instead, it's about the message that emerges from the contest.

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