Top court upholds Obamacare centerpiece
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Supreme">Supreme</span> <span word="Court">Court</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="upheld">upheld</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="healthcare">healthcare</span> <span word="overhaul">overhaul</span>, <span word="handing">handing</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="election">election</span>-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="victory">victory</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="keeping">keeping</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="legislative">legislative</span> <span word="centerpiece">centerpiece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="term">term</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="aimed">aimed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="covering">covering</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 30 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="uninsured">uninsured</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="historic">historic</span> <span word="overhaul">overhaul</span> - <span word="opposed">opposed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="virtually">virtually</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="Republicans">Republicans</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="Mitt">Mitt</span> <span word="Romney">Romney</span>, <span word="Obama">Obama</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="challenger">challenger</span> - <span word="will">will</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="affecting">affecting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="countless">countless</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="care">care</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="decision">decision</span>, <span word="written">written</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="conservative">conservative</span> <span word="Chief">Chief</span> <span word="Justice">Justice</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Roberts">Roberts</span>, <span word="sided">sided</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="centerpiece">centerpiece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="law">law</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="requires">requires</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="insurance">insurance</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="fine">fine</span>.</p><p><span word="Republicans">Republicans</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="eye">eye</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="November">November</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="election">election</span>, <span word="were">were</span> <span word="quick">quick</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="respond">respond</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Today">Today</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Supreme">Supreme</span> <span word="Court">Court</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="sets">sets</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stakes">stakes</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="November">November</span> <span word="election">election</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Obamacare">Obamacare</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="budget">budget</span>-<span word="busting">busting</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="takeover">takeover</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="healthcare">healthcare</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="elect">elect</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="president">president</span>," <span word="party">party</span> <span word="chairman">chairman</span> <span word="Reince">Reince</span> <span word="Priebus">Priebus</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="closely">closely</span> <span word="watched">watched</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="a">a</span> 2000 <span word="ruling">ruling</span> <span word="resulted">resulted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="W">W</span>. <span word="Bush">Bush</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="declared">declared</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="winner">winner</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="election">election</span>.</p><p><span word="Polls">Polls</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="healthcare">healthcare</span> <span word="overhaul">overhaul</span>, <span word="which">which</span>, <span word="ironically">ironically</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Romney">Romney</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="governor">governor</span> <span word="there">there</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="widely">widely</span> <span word="supported">supported</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2006.</p>
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