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'Obamacare' Mandates Declared Unconstitutional: First Reactions

(Dec. 13) -- Does mandatory health insurance go against the U.S. Constitution? Virginia U.S. District Court Judge Henry E. Hudson ruled today that the coverage mandates in President Barack Obama's signature health care legislation "exceed the constitutional boundaries of congressional power," a potential setback for the...

Donald Berwick: 5 Questions About Obama's Recess Appointment, Answered

The White House announced Tuesday evening that President Obama would be using a recess appointment to place Donald Berwick, the administration's nominee to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), in office. The position has been vacant since 2006, but the choice of Berwick has caused an uproar from...

Opinion: Health Care Reform's Bounce Lands With a Thud

(April 16) -- Just before the House passed the health care reform bill in March, President Barack Obama's lead pollster, Joel Benenson, promised that the reform's low public approval numbers would climb "once reform passes" and Americans start to see "the tangible benefits" they will get. Many other reform backers made...

Man Arrested for Allegedly Threatening Nancy Pelosi

WASHINGTON (April 7) -- The FBI arrested a San Francisco man this afternoon for allegedly making dozens of threatening phone calls to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi over health care reform, the latest in the backlash against lawmakers who supported the legislation. Gregory Giusti, 48, was arrested around 12:15 p.m. and was...

Congressman in Trouble After Health Care Vote

TYSONS CORNER, Va. (April 4) -- Rep. Gerry Connolly was among friends as he explained at a Rotary Club breakfast why he voted for health care reform last month. "We're all businessmen and businesswomen," the Democratic congressman told the well-dressed group over bacon and eggs at a private club here. "This bill is the...