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Judge: Obama's health overhaul unconstitutional

Judge: Obama's health overhaul unconstitutional

A federal judge in Florida ruled Monday that President Barack Obama's entire health care overhaul law is unconstitutional, placing even noncontroversial provisions under a cloud in a broad challenge that seems certain to be resolved only by the Supreme Court....

 

House votes to bring healthcare repeal to floor for debate

House votes to bring healthcare repeal to floor for debate

The House of Representatives on Friday votes to bring the repeal of the healthcare overhaul to the floor for formal debate. A new poll shows that Americans slightly supported overturning one of the signature efforts of President Obama's administration.

 

Healthcare law repeal hurts deficits: CBO

An effort by Republicans in the House of Representatives to repeal the healthcare law enacted last year would add to already huge federal budget deficits, the Congressional Budget Office warned on Thursday.

 

Senate Dems vow to block health care repeal

Senate Dems vow to block health care repeal

Top Senate Democrats are warning House Speaker-elect John Boehner they'll block any Republican effort to repeal President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.

 

Upton: Undoing health law no. 1 concern

Upton: Undoing health law no. 1 concern

House Republicans plan to bring up a vote to repeal the health-care overhaul early in the new Congress that opens Wednesday, at least before President Obama delivers his State of the Union address later this month, a key Republican lawmaker said Sunday.

 

Judge's decision on health law conflicts with other cases

Judge's decision on health law conflicts with other cases

A U.S. district judge's ruling that overthrows a key portion of President Obama's health care law conflicts with other lower-court rulings.

 

Key part of health law ruled unconstitutional

Key part of health law ruled unconstitutional

A federal judge today struck down part of President Obama's health law requiring most Americans to purchase health insurance.

 

Administration Is Bracing for Court Setbacks to Health Law

Administration Is Bracing for Court Setbacks to Health Law

If state challenges to the constitutionality of the insurance mandate are successful, they may have the effect of stalling the whole health care overhaul, officials say.

 

New GOP governors will steer health law

Republicans' consolidation of power in state capitols is likely to expand the number of states that employ a far more limited, free-market-oriented approach to implementing the nation's new health-care law than the robust regulatory model favored by its supporters.

 

Obama surprised by political cost of health law

Obama surprised by political cost of health law

President Barack Obama says the political cost of overhauling the health care system turned out to be higher than he had expected. And he admits that he gets discouraged at times when dealing with the economy.

 

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