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Why health care could determine the next president

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As the June deadline nears for the Supreme Court’s decision on health care, two recent reports show how the decision could have a direct effect on President Barack Obama’s election.

If Facebook hosted a constitutional convention

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Is Facebook bigger than the Constitution? In some ways, the social network already is, but it may not be big enough to host a constitutional convention.

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Health care hearings – what to listen for (Part 1 of 2)

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For both lawyers, most of the questions coming from the bench probably will be about Congress’s powers under the Commerce Clause, though some will explore the Necessary and Proper Clause, and at least a few questions may focus on the mandate as a form of tax.

Tags: Commerce Clause Federalism General Welfare Clause Gonzales v. Raich Necessary and Proper Clause Peter Jennings Project Wickard v. Filburn

Why Women’s History?

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Now that women’s history month has reached its third week-and blogs, news programs and classrooms nationwide have been abuzz with fascinating factoids about America’s historic women-what will happen to our zest for women’s history once the month comes to an end?

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A look back at a fighter’s unforgivable blackness

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Arguably no athlete in American history has engendered the extremes in emotions that Jack Johnson–“The Galveston Giant”–created. He was either loved or reviled, and the choice was mainly determined by the shade of one’s skin.

Tags: African American History Jack Johnson Jim Jeffries John McCain Mann Act Seaborn Roddenberry