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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...

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...

Opinion: Repeal the 'Jobs Killer,' Start Over

(March 29) -- More than 130 economists recently signed a statement warning that a government takeover of health care would destroy American jobs. But Democrats didn't listen. Cliff Owen, AP House Republican Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio, says "we need to repeal Obamacare." Instead they twisted every arm, struck every...

Opinion: Time to Embrace Anti-Obesity Campaign

(March 24) -- There are far too many fat children in America. It's impolite to say this so bluntly, but it's better to be impolite than sit idle as our youth repeat the same mistakes we as adults have collectively made. Following Sunday's historic vote on health care, it's only right to point out that the eating and...

Health Reform: What's In, What's Out and What It Will Cost

(March 17) -- Despite all the feverous negotiations going on in Washington, the basic elements of health care reform are largely settled. President Barack Obama's proposal, released Feb. 22, largely keeps in intact much of the health reform framework passed by Senate Democrats in December, including a mandate requiring...