The day after the High Court decision over health care— Virginia politicians continue to rally.
As we hear from Matt Laslo, Democrats are trying to cope with the court’s decision to weaken the law’s Medicaid provisions….while Republicans continue their attempts to repeal the law.
Partisan Planning after the Ruling
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From NPR News- Justice Sotomayor Takes Swing At Famed Baseball Case May 23, 2013The Supreme Court justice and noted Yankees fan showed her baseball acumen Wednesday while presiding over a reenactment of the 1972 case that challenged the sport's antitrust exemption.
- Breaking Down Obama's New Blueprint For Fighting Terrorism May 23, 2013In a major speech, the president rejects the idea that the country can fight an opened-ended "global war on terror." In setting his own guidelines, he defines the standards for using drone strikes and again calls for closing the Guantanamo Bay prison.
- For Second Time, Moore Family Loses Home To A Tornado May 23, 2013The tornado that devastated Moore, Okla., Monday destroyed some 12,000 homes, according to Oklahoma City Police. And for one family, it was the second house they've lost to a tornado in the past 14 years. Rena and Paul Phillips say that the recent loss won't make them move.
- Oprah Winfrey's Latest Venture Is Farming In Hawaii May 23, 2013After Oprah Winfrey's friend and health adviser learned that 90 percent of the food on Maui is flown or shipped in from outside, he convinced her to turn a portion of her estate on the island into a farm. Winfrey is giving away the food she's now growing on 16 acres of land, but it may soon be for sale.
- NOAA Predicts Above-Average Hurricane Season May 23, 2013Forecasters predict as many as six major hurricanes in the Atlantic this year due in part to warmer-than-average ocean temperatures.
- Justice Sotomayor Takes Swing At Famed Baseball Case May 23, 2013
- From BBC News
- Lee Rigby named as Woolwich victim May 23, 2013The soldier killed on a London street is named as Drummer Lee Rigby of the 2nd Battalion the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, as two more people are held.
- April accused's paedophile denial May 23, 2013A man accused of murdering five-year-old April Jones in a sexually motivated attack tells a court he is not a paedophile.
- ECB chief sees UK 'improvements' May 23, 2013The ECB president Mario Draghi, visiting London's financial district, has said he sees "encouraging signs of tangible improvements" in the UK economy.
- Obama defends 'just' drones war May 23, 2013President Obama defends the use of drones as a "just war" of self-defence against deadly militants, and a campaign that has made America safer.
- Foul weather hits US tornado cleanup May 23, 2013Recovery efforts in an Oklahoma city hit by a huge tornado are hampered by thunderstorms, as the first victim's funeral is held.
- Lee Rigby named as Woolwich victim May 23, 2013
