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		<title>Pakistan PM Looks to Bolster Democracy Amid Tensions With the Military</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 10:26:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Pakistan's prime minister has told lawmakers they must choose between democracy or a dictatorship, amid growing tensions between the country's civilian government and the military. Yousuf Raza Gilani addressed the National Assembly Friday, telling lawmakers democracy must survive, regardless of the outcome of an investigation concerning a controversial unsigned memo that allegedly sought U.S. help in curbing the army's power.   One of President Asif Ali Zardari's allies introduced a resolution in parliament pledging "full confidence and trust" in Pakistan's political leadership. The measure will be debated Monday. Prime Minister Gilani said the resolution is not against any institution, including the judiciary or the army. Instead, he said the measure supports the democratic process and the continuity of the parliamentary system in Pakistan.   The crisis between the government and military stems from an unsigned memo that allegedly sought U.S. help to prevent a military coup in Pakistan. A Supreme Court-appointed panel is investigating the origins of the unsigned memo, in which Pakistan's civilian government asked for U.S. help in reining in the Pakistani military, following the U.S. raid that killed Osama bin Laden last May. Prime Minister Gilani's office on Friday denied a report that he telephoned the Britain's high commissioner to Islamabad, Adam Thompson, seeking British help to preempt a military coup in Pakistan. The British government also denied the report. On Friday, President Zardari returned to Islamabad after a one-day trip to Dubai.   The president's trip came as army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani met with top commanders on Thursday.  Officials said the senior military officers discussed the "prevailing situation," referring to the memo scandal. Authorities said Mr. Zardari's trip to the United Arab Emirates was not linked to the current crisis in Pakistan. They said he attended a wedding in Dubai. Pakistani-American businessman Mansoor Ijaz last October accused the then-Pakistani Ambassador to the United States, Husain Haqqani, of writing the memo outlining fears of a military takeover.  Haqqani denies he wrote the document and has since resigned. The army has ruled Pakistan for most of its existence since independence from Britain in 1947. There have been three military coups in Pakistan, and no civilian government has ever completed its term in office. Some information for this report was provided by AP, AFP and Reuters. ]]></description>
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		<title>Romney, Santorum Leading in Iowa Caucuses</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 05:41:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Social conservative Rick Santorum and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney are tied for first place among Republican candidates in the Iowa caucuses, the first nominating contest of the 2012 presidential election. With nearly all the votes counted, Romney and Santorum are tied at 25 percent and anti-war advocate Ron Paul is slightly behind at 21 percent. Loading slideshow... > After a poor showing, Texas governor Rick Perry said in a speech late Tuesday that he will head home to reconsider his presidential bid. He trailed former House speaker Newt Gingrich with about 10 percent of the votes. “I’ve decided to return to Texas, assess the results of tonight’s caucus, determine whether there is a path forward for myself in this race,” Perry said. Meanwhile, Minnesota Congresswoman Michelle Bachman vowed to stay in the race and compete in upcoming primaries, after claiming only about 5 percent of the votes. Tuesday's caucus results in Iowa will most likely not reflect the eventual presidential nominees for either the Republicans.  But the state's caucuses can push weak contenders out of the race, or propel stronger candidates to success in other states during the next several weeks.   Following the caucus on Tuesday, Paul, a U.S. representative from Texas, recapped some of the campaign themes that have distinguished him from his competitors. He credited his success in Iowa above all to his strong anti-war stand and his desire for the United States to sharply curtail its international commitments. “ We certainly don’t need NATO and the U.N. to tell us when to go to war. We have seen a great difference, the majority of the American people are behind us on this whole war effort. They’re tired of the war, costs too much money, too many people get killed, too many people get sick. And, the majority, maybe 70 or 80 percent of the American people now are saying, Its time to get out of Afghanistan,” he said. Paul pledged to press the same issues in the New Hampshire primary election next week, including his call for greater protection of personal privacy, reform of the Federal Reserve system and a return to the gold standard. Former House speak Newt Gingrich trailed in fourth place with about 13 percent of the vote. He addressed supporters at his Iowa campaign headquarters, stressing his opposition to Paul's anti-war ideas. “The fact is, his views on foreign policy I think are stunningly dangerous for the survival of the United States. And I think it’s a very simple question, which I would be glad, at the next debate, to ask Congressman Paul: If you have a terrorist who is prepared to put on a bomb and wear it as a vest, and walk into a grocery store, or a mall, or a bus, and blow themselves up, as long as they can kill you, why would you think, that if they can get access to a nuclear weapon, they wouldn’t use it?, he said" Former U.S. ambassador Jon Huntsman came came in last with one percent of the vote. Huntsman has not campaigned in Iowa.  He is pinning his hopes on a good showing in the New Hampshire state primary January 10. The Democratic Party also held its caucuses.  President Barack Obama was unopposed for the party nomination but hosted a live web chat with supporters in Iowa Tuesday night. He faces a difficult test to win another term in the November election.  The nation's economy has recovered sluggishly from the 2007-2009 recession, leaving many voters questioning his leadership. ]]></description>
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		<title>Congo Election Results Delayed Again</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 04:13:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Election officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo have again delayed the results of presidential and legislative elections.  Opposition supporters are rejecting partial returns that show President Joseph Kabila heading for reelection. Electoral Commission head Daniel Ngoy-Mulunda says results will be postponed for a third day because officials have not completed comparing vote totals sent electronically with those recorded on tally sheets at each polling station.  He said it is a huge job that must be done right to assure the credibility of the totals announced. Results from last month's presidential and legislative elections were to be announced on Tuesday.  That was postponed until Thursday and has now been pushed back to Friday. With results from nearly 90 percent of precincts released, President Kabila looks set to win a second term as he is leading his closest rival by more than two million votes.  Analysts say the wait for complete results is less about the final figures and more about how supporters of opposition candidate Etienne Tshisekedi will react. There were many problems with these elections, including the late delivery of ballots that stretched voting to a third day in some areas. The United States and Britain are urging the Electoral Commission to publish the results polling station by polling station, so parties can compare those figures with what was reported on the ground.  Britain's Secretary of State for International Development Andrew Mitchell told parliament that results broken down by polling stations will help facilitate what he called “any necessary appeals.” Human Rights Watch says at least 18 people were killed and 100 others were injured in violence leading up to the November 28 vote. Opposition leaders have promised mass protests, if the electoral commission declares President Kabila the winner. The International Crisis Group says the DRC must try to salvage what it calls “a badly flawed process."  In a written statement, the Brussels-based group said, “counting has been as unruly as voting, and dangerously opaque.  Criteria for disqualifying ballots are unclear, with Kinshasa, an opposition stronghold, disproportionately affected. Most significantly,” the group says, “the electoral commission has refused to publish results by polling station, which would permit their verification by opposition parties and observers." ]]></description>
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		<title>Tunisia&#8217;s Islamist Party Begins to Form Coalition Government</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 18:42:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Tunisia's newly elected Ennahda party has begun talks with rival parties on forming a coalition government, a day after winning the most seats in the country's first free elections. Ennahda leader Rachid Ghannouchi said Friday his Islamist party would work to form a new government in "friendliness" and "brotherhood." This comes as fresh protests erupted against the Ennahda party Friday. Media say security forces fired shots into the air and tear gas at demonstrators who tried to raid the Ennahda party's headquarters in the central city of Sidi Bouzid. The protests began on Thursday after election officials invalidated seats won by the rival Popular List party, citing campaign violations. In his remarks Friday, Ghannouchi called for calm. A government spokesman told the French news agency (AFP) a curfew would be implemented in Sidi Bouzid from Friday night to Saturday morning (local time). Sidi Bouzid is the birthplace of the popular uprising that ousted longtime President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali and ignited the Arab Spring protests that have transformed the region. Election officials announced the final results on Thursday, four days after Tunisians voted. The Ennahda party took 90 of 217 assembly seats, three times the number won by its nearest rival. Ennahda secured more than 41 percent of the vote and will dominate the constituent assembly.  The assembly has been tasked with writing a new constitution, appointing a president and forming a caretaker government. The center-left Congress for the Republic (CPR), a secular party, placed second with 30 seats. The  Democratic Forum for Labor and Liberties - or Ettakatol - came in third with 21 seats. Those two liberal parties have launched negotiations with Ennahda, which had been banned for decades under the previous government. Tunisia's landmark election was widely considered free and fair. Sunday's vote came a little more than nine months after Tunisians overthrew Ben Ali. Some information for this report was provided by AFP. Follow our Middle East reports on Twitter and discuss them on our Facebook page. ]]></description>
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		<title>Obama Deploys Troops to Central Africa</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Oct 2011 03:43:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ U.S. President Barack Obama has deployed 100 U.S. troops to Central Africa to help forces that are fighting the Lord’s Resistance Army group - known for its campaign of rape and killing in the region, and its use of child soldiers. The president, in a letter to Congress, said he has authorized the deployment of a small force of combat-ready U.S. troops.   Defense department officials say the first of about 100 troops arrived in Uganda this week. The rest will follow in the coming weeks, moving into areas of South Sudan, the Central African Republic, and the Democratic Republic of Congo where the group operates. A department official says U.S. troops will remain as long as needed, perhaps several months. In his letter, President Obama said that although the troops will be combat-ready, they will only be providing information, advice, and assistance to regional forces fighting for the removal of Joseph Kony, who is the head of the Lord’s Resistance Army. Obama said the U.S. troops will not engage the L.R.A. directly, except in self-defense. Center for Strategic and International Studies Africa researcher Richard Downie explained why Kony is of concern to the United States. “Joseph Kony and his followers have committed egregious human-rights abuses in a large swathe of Africa for many, many years now. Really, I think the U.S. feels it has to act to tackle the L.R.A. because of the abuses it has committed. It does not pose a national security threat to the United States as such, but it feels impelled to act in this situation,” he said. The deployment is in line with President Obama’s public commitment to promote governance and human rights in Africa. The troops will primarily assist the Ugandan army, which has taken the lead in fighting the L.R.A. Downie says Uganda and other nations in the region have been unable to eradicate the group on their own and are eager for U.S. help. “Intelligence suggests that it is operating in perhaps two or three small groups in very remote areas, one of them in the far northeast of the Congo, another in the Central African Republic, and perhaps another one also in South Sudan. So this really explains why it is so difficult to eliminate this group because they are operating in a remote region, in very, very small groups,” said Downie. The Pentagon is not saying what types of units are being deployed. Officials say soldiers will work to safeguard civilians. The U.S. launched a similar support operation to try to combat the L.R.A. in 2008. That mission failed to capture Kony and other commanders. The operation came under criticism by human-rights advocates, who said the effort resulted in a campaign of revenge by L.R.A. fighters who killed hundreds of civilians in the months that followed. ]]></description>
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		<title>Occupy Atlanta Silences Civil Rights Hero John Lewis!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Oct 2011 15:12:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Brady Bunch mom got crabs in affair with NY mayor (Reuters)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jun 2011 18:45:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ LOS ANGELES (Reuters) &#8211; This would have made an interesting episode of "The Brady Bunch." Florence Henderson, the actress who played perky mom Carol Brady in the beloved family sitcom, says she once got crabs after a one-night-stand with career politician John Lindsay, who was the mayor of New York City at the time. Henderson, now 77, recounts in her upcoming memoir that she was cheating on her husband during the 1960s, and gave in to her better judgment when her married and unattractive friend put the moves on her over drinks at the Beverly Hills Hotel. "I was lonely. I knew it wasn't the right thing to do. So, what did I do? I did it," she writes in "Life is Not a Stage," set for publication in September. Henderson went home later that night, and awoke to a grisly surprise the next day as she saw "little black things" crawling over her bed and body. An urgent call to a doctor took care of the problem, known medically as pubic lice, and Lindsay sent her flowers and a note of apology. "Guess I learned the hard way that crabs do not discriminate but cross over all socioeconomic strata," Henderson writes. "He must have had quite the active life. What a way to put the kibosh on a relationship." Lindsay, who died in 2000, was mayor of New York from 1966 to 1973. Before that, he was a U.S. congressman. He launched a brief bid for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1972. His wife of 51 years died in 2004. Henderson is probably best known for her work on "The Brady Bunch," a comedy about a blended family that ran between 1969 and 1974 and remains popular worldwide. But the book devotes only a chapter to that part of her life, and she shoots down the oft-told story that she had an off-screen affair with Barry Williams, who played her eldest teen-aged stepson, Greg Brady. "Barry did have a serious crush on me, which I understood and helped him get past," Henderson writes. "Let us just say that if he had entertained a roll in the hay with me, I would never have done it." The two, separated in age by 20 years, remain good friends to this day, she adds. For the most part, the book focuses on Henderson's childhood in an abusive home, her struggles with papal edicts about birth control, her Broadway stardom, and her second marriage to her therapist. Co-written with Joel Brokaw, it will be published by Hachette's Center Street imprint on September 20. Follow Yahoo! News on Twitter , become a fan on Facebook ]]></description>
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		<title>$1 trillion on the table in debt talks</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 11:39:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Vice President Joe Biden smiles as he arrives to meet with a bipartisan group of lawmakers to work on a legislative framework for comprehensive deficit reduction at the Blair House in Washington, May 10, 2011. Credit: Reuters/Jonathan Ernst By Richard Cowan and Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON &#124; Tue May 24, 2011 10:52pm EDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawmakers are weighing $1 trillion in deficit-cutting measures as part of a possible deal that would allow an increase in the country's borrowing authority, Vice President Joe Biden said on Tuesday. Biden's comments were a sign that despite wide skepticism, Democrats and Republicans may be able to hash out a deal that would tame the national debt and give Congress enough political cover to lift the $14.3 trillion debt limit before an August 2 deadline. "I think we're in a position where we'll be able to get well above $1 trillion pretty quick in terms of what would be a down payment on the process," Biden said after a three-hour meeting on Capitol Hill with top lawmakers. Republicans have said that any deal to raise the debt limit would have to include spending cuts of equal size. A $1 trillion "down payment" could allow Congress to back a debt-limit increase which would cover the country's borrowing needs roughly through February 2012. That would require Congress to revisit the politically painful issue before the November 2012 elections. Democrats and Republicans agree that the United States needs to reduce budget deficits by $4 trillion over the coming decade to ensure its debt remains at a manageable level. Negotiators are considering deficit-reduction targets that would trigger automatic spending cuts and perhaps tax increases if they are not reached in coming years. That would give them more time to resolve stubborn disputes over taxes and costly federal healthcare programs that have derailed other bipartisan deficit-reduction efforts. DEEP DIVIDE OVER HEALTHCARE PROGRAMS Biden reiterated the Democratic position that any deficit-reduction deal would need to include tax increases. It was unclear whether the $1 trillion would consist of spending cuts alone, as Republicans insist. In their third round of talks, the group examined the Medicare and Medicaid government health plans for retirees and the poor, which represent nearly a quarter of all federal spending and are expected to eat up a growing portion of the budget in coming decades as the population ages and medical costs continue to outstrip inflation. President Barack Obama and Republicans hope to slow the growth of the two programs, but they are deeply divided about how to do so and their plans differ by $1.86 trillion. Finding common ground will be difficult as the election season heats up. Polls show that a Republican plan to scale back Medicare for future retirees is unpopular with the public and Democrats see an opportunity to pick up votes by campaigning against it. Democrats are hoping for victory later on Tuesday in a special House of Representatives election in a Republican-leaning district in upstate New York, where Medicare's future has been a major issue. Adding to the pressure, Senate Democrats plan a vote this week on the plan, which has already passed the House, in order to force their Republican colleagues to take a stand on it. Some Republicans say Biden's talks are laying vital groundwork for an eventual compromise on measures to ensure that the national debt remains at a sustainable level, but that Obama will ultimately be required to seal the deal. The group, which is next scheduled to meet on Thursday, had already found about $150 billion in cuts in areas like farm subsidies and federal employee retirement benefits. On healthcare, both sides have suggested changes to the way in which the federal and state governments administer Medicaid. The Treasury Department is tapping pension funds and other pots of money now that the country has reached its debt limit, but has warned that it will exhaust those measures by August 2. Failure to increase the debt limit by then could force the United States to miss interest payments on its debt, which could push the country back into recession and rattle markets across the globe. However, a new poll by Pew Research Center found that Americans are more concerned about increased government spending than they are about a debt default. (Additional reporting by Thomas Ferraro , Donna Smith and Alister Bull ; editing by Christopher Wilson ) ]]></description>
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		<title>Republicans suggest deal possible on healthcare</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2011 05:44:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Paul Ryan (R-WI), Chairman of the U.S. House Budget Committee, attends a dinner of bipartisan committee chairmen and ranking members hosted by U.S. President Barack Obama in the East Room of the White House in Washington May 2, 2011. Credit: Reuters/Jason Reed By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON &#124; Sun May 22, 2011 4:40pm EDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top congressional Republicans said on Sunday they would be open to a compromise on healthcare costs, one of the biggest stumbling blocks in a deal to get the United States' debt under control. Representative Paul Ryan, the chairman of the House of Representatives Budget Committee, said he would "absolutely" be willing to negotiate with Democrats, who have hammered his plan to scale back government-run health plans for the poor and the elderly. With Ryan's plan headed for likely defeat in the Democratic-controlled Senate, that chamber's top Republican said it was time for "an adult conversation" on ways to keep healthcare costs under control. "Let's just stipulate that nobody is trying to throw Grandma off the cliff," Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said on "Fox News Sunday." Health reform is a top sticking point as the two sides try to hash out a budget deal that would give lawmakers political cover to back an increase in the country's borrowing authority. And as the 2012 election season gets underway, it is shaping up to be a top campaign issue as well. Ryan's proposal to partially privatize the Medicare health plan for the elderly has already imperiled the presidential hopes of one Republican, Newt Gingrich, who faced a fierce conservative backlash last week after he described it as "right-wing social engineering." Polls show that Ryan's proposed changes are unpopular with voters, and McConnell said he is not urging his fellow Republicans to support it when it comes up for a vote in the Senate this week. "We have other budgets that Republicans are pushing," McConnell said. "We're not going to be able to coalesce behind just one." The United States reached its $14.3 trillion debt limit last week, and the Treasury Department says it can stave off a default until early August. Experts say a default would push the country back into recession and roil markets across the globe. Republicans and some Democrats say they won't back a ceiling increase that does not include steps to rein in the debt load, which has more than doubled over the past decade. In talks led by Vice President Joe Biden, top lawmakers have agreed to at least $150 billion in spending cuts, but that is far short of the $4 trillion in deficit reduction that outside experts say is needed to stabilize the debt over a 10-year span. On healthcare, the two sides are separated by a gulf of trillions of dollars. Ryan's plan would save $2.2 trillion by scaling back Medicaid, the government-run health plan for the poor, and repeal President Barack Obama's signature health reform program, the 2010 Affordable Care Act. Obama, in turn, has proposed saving $480 billion by accelerating reforms in the program -- a non-starter for Republicans who insist it must be repealed. Speaking on NBC's "Meet the Press," Ryan said compromise was possible -- reversing an earlier stance that a deal on healthcare would not be reachable until after the election. "Of course, absolutely," Ryan said, when asked if he would be open to negotiation. "Of course we would, this is the legislative process. But let me be clear: We are the only ones who have put out a plan." Democratic Representative Chris Van Hollen, a participant in the Biden talks, said Washington could find savings by lowering the price the government pays for prescription drugs, rather than scaling back benefits for patients. Van Hollen repeated Democrats' contention that any debt-reduction plan requires higher taxes, saying Republicans' reluctance to consider them forced Ryan to push his unpopular cuts to Medicare and Medicaid. "You can't do it with a one-sided, lopsided approach," he said on "Meet the Press." McConnell declined to say on Fox whether more tax revenue would be part of a final deal, but later in the day he reiterated his firm anti-tax stance. "There will be no tax increases in connection with raising the debt ceiling. We're talking about spending reductions," he said in a prepared statement. (Editing by Philip Barbara and Eric Beech ) ]]></description>
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		<title>Obama administration fights to save healthcare law</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 17:38:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ President Obama boards Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base near Washington, May 10, 2011. Credit: Reuters/Jim Young By Jeremy Pelofsky and Lisa Lambert RICHMOND, Virginia &#124; Tue May 10, 2011 11:02am EDT RICHMOND, Virginia (Reuters) - Lawyers for President Barack Obama go to court on Tuesday to try to save the cornerstone of his healthcare overhaul, arguing that the requirement for Americans to buy insurance is constitutional. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit will consider whether a lower court was correct in striking down the requirement. But they will not be the final arbiter in a fight that is expected to reach the Supreme Court. Legal scholars see the case as pivotal because it is the first to have oral arguments before an appeals courts. That means its ruling could affect other courts and become the first challenge to the law to reach the high court. The healthcare law, which requires Americans to buy insurance by 2014 or pay a penalty, was a major victory for Obama, one that Republicans are working to undo in the courts, statehouses and Congress. Obama's Republican opponents are expected to make the issue a theme during his 2012 re-election bid by arguing it is a costly and unnecessary government expansion. The panel of judges -- selected at random by a computer -- turned out to have all been appointed by Democratic presidents, including two by Obama: James Wynn and Andre Davis. The third, Diana Motz, was appointed by President Bill Clinton. Last year a Republican appointee, U.S. District Judge Henry Hudson in Virginia, ruled that Congress exceeded its authority by forcing Americans to buy health insurance, a key piece of the law aimed at keeping premiums low through ensuring everyone buys coverage. Virginia had passed a law barring the federal government from making its citizens buy health insurance. The state filed a legal challenge arguing that the federal government cannot penalize citizens for not buying goods or services under the U.S. Constitution's Commerce Clause. "It will also be important because any future decision from other courts will feel compelled to respond to the Fourth Circuit's reasoning," said Kevin Russell, a former Justice Department appellate lawyer. "If it is a well-reasoned opinion, it will likely be influential in other courts as well," said Russell, now in private practice. The 4th Circuit is split evenly among judges appointed by Democratic and Republican presidents. Justices in another U.S. appeals court in Atlanta will likely take note of the arguments when they hear an appeal on June 8 by the Obama administration in a similar lawsuit filed by more than half the U.S. states. MANY CHALLENGES STILL AHEAD Republicans in the House of Representatives have tried to repeal Obama's healthcare overhaul, but the president's fellow Democrats control the Senate and have stymied the effort. So the focus has been turning to the courts, where numerous challenges are pending. Two federal judges have struck it down, including one who found the entire law unconstitutional in a challenge by 26 states, but several other judges have ruled that it passed muster and upheld it. In Atlanta, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals will hear the Obama administration's arguments calling for the reversal of a decision in a multi-state lawsuit that declared the entire healthcare law unconstitutional. The court has yet to decide if a three-judge panel or all judges will hear it. In the Virginia case, state Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli appealed Hudson's refusal to toss out the entire law, arguing that Congress would not have passed the healthcare reform legislation without the individual mandate and penalty. While the appeals courts could side with the government argument that those challenging it are being premature because the individual mandate does not take effect until 2014, one legal scholar said they will likely discount that point. "I think it is a weaker argument for the government, and I think the courts of appeals feel some pressure to sort of move forward on this," said Daniel Ortiz, a law professor at the University of Virginia. "There is some feeling that if you wait until things are really clear, then it would be so disruptive to unwind the thing and change states' expectations." The three appeals court judges in Virginia will also consider on Tuesday an appeal by Liberty University, founded by conservative evangelical Jerry Falwell, which argued another federal judge in Virginia was wrong to uphold the individual mandate as constitutional under the Commerce Clause. (Editing by Vicki Allen ) ]]></description>
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