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Friday, June 15, 2012

Health Care Gearing up for the Supreme Court's Obamacare ruling

Posted by Max Brantley on Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 7:09 AM

The New York Times rounds up political strategizing underway for reaction to the coming U.S. Supreme Court ruling on federal health care reform legislation.

I feel safe in saying that the noise — whichever way the court rules (I find it hard to believe the Republican majority on the court won't at least cripple the law) — will contribute further to the cynical despair with which most Americans view Congress and the political process.

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Friday, June 15, 2012

Health Care Gearing up for the Supreme Court's Obamacare ruling

Posted by Max Brantley on Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 7:09 AM

Speaking of...

Ernie Dumas this week compares the fulminations about Benghazi, which Republicans are attempting to make an impeachment-worthy scandal of minute differences in post-attack talking points, with the cooked-up Whitewater investigations. /more/

Since it's customary to blame President Obama for any and everything unpleasant — see U.S. Rep. Tom Cotton (Club for Growth, D.C.) and the Boston bombings — should he also get some credit for positives? /more/

U.S. Rep. Tom Cotton of the Club for Growth was right proud the other day of his rush to make political hay of the Boston bombing by lumping it with some other incidents that he said represented failure of counter-terrorism efforts of the Obama administration. /more/

CNN reports: A letter to President Obama that was intercepted at an off-site facility has tested positive for ricin, the FBI says. /more/

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments today and tomorrow on two landmark civil rights cases — the challenge to California's ban on same-sex marriage and, Wednesday, a challenge to the federal Defense of Marriage Act. /more/

Another desultory morning from the jet-lagged Arkansas Blog: Nonetheless: * MARCH MADNESS: The Arkansas House and Senate played a basketball game for charity last night. /more/

A Forbes writer views with alarm (justifiable, I think) the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to hear a case challenging contributions the $123,200 limit on federal giving to a variety of federal causes (candidates, PACs, political parties) during a two-year cycle. /more/

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Re: Shoffner charge details kickbacks from securities salesman in a piebox

State Treasurer Martha Shoffner will lead the news today, though Sunday provided few new details about the FBI;s somewhat unusual arrest of her Saturday afternoon for a weekend in the Pulaski County jail.

Does Martha Shoffner have any friends? Former employees with unhappy tales of their time in her office would be surprised.

The details of the federal charge against Martha Shoffner have been released in a criminal complaint from the FBI: I'll pass along as quickly as I can my notes from a reading of the complaint over the phone.

The shoe drops. This mug shot of Democratic state Auditor Martha Shoffner appeared on the Pulaski County sheriff's office jail intake page late this afternoon.

Circuit Judge Wendell Griffen, injured in a bicycle accident last week near his home, sent me an update this morning from his iPad.

Public for the first time, the woman who married Damien Echols discusses their relationship

For the vegetarian banh mi sandwich.

Our news partner Channel 4 has a news story that deserves repetition in full. More national headlines for the small people of Arkansas should follow directly.

Perhaps U.S. Rep. Tim Griffin might want to reconsider his earlier decision not to include Republican Rep. Loy Mauch on the list of Republican candidates he'd asked not to use his campaign contributions, having read some of what they'd written.