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He is sometimes given to hyperbole, and i think thats the case here. all of us remember when this debate was taking place. the president, as the constitutional lawyer who taught constitutional law, said çofte that this mandate, individual mandate is something that he grappled with, you remember we had a lot of other ways to pay for this. this allows us to grapple with how to go forward. and i think that we have seen, i believe up in rhode island, where they have universal access to health care...

choices. almost impossible to overstate how important next hours announcement is. we have complete coverage to break it down for all of you. our crews are covering every angle from coast to coast. lets go to the white house, though, first. theres breaking news coming out. jessica yellin is standing by. what are you learning about the presidents intention today? >> reporter: hi, wolf. well, president obama will be in the oval office receiving his daily briefing when the supreme court ru...

whether to hold attorney general of the united states, eric holder, in contempt of congress. that vote expected this hour. im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." its the most anticipated supreme court decision in more than a decade. and one that impacts the lives of almost every american as well as the presidential campaign. in a 5 to 4 split, the supreme court upheld the affordable care act, a law so tightly bound to president obama that both critics and supporters call it ...

we want to get right to it now. we are less than 24 hours away from a supreme court rule ing that will affect a president and the legacy and the race for the white house and the future of medical care in this country. of course, we are talking about the decision on president obamas health care reform law. been dubbed as obama care as it has been become known here. and as we count down to the ruling tomorrow, we are taking an in-depth look at what is at stake, and the possible outcomes ...

Obama operation, the campaign and the white house, will try to exploit in terms of pointing out the stark differences between where the white house is and where mitt romney is on issues related to hispanic voters especially in a lot of these important swing states. arizona is not quite a swing state though will be relatively soon. maybe next election, maybe the election after that. >> whos going to vote? youre a political analyst. i am, too. not of your greatness perhaps, but who comes out of th...

His only reason for really saying that is is his experience at bain. i think the president has been very effective in pointing out that as president, your job is to maximize the good for the entire community and that takes into account jobs and education and investment and everything else. i think that inside the beltway strategists and consultants have poo poo the attack on bain with wrong and this is going to stick over the long run. its going to make independent voters question whether mitt r...

To try to get spending in response to an increase in the debt ceiling and came out looking terrible for trying to do if you step back and look at it. the things that they promised to do. even among the people that support them they didnt come out looking good. so sure, you bet there are ri k risks. >> chris: kirsten? >> any time they are not tal talking about the economy the romney campaign is going to be unhappy and there is a risk of overreach and they are already unpopular and feeds into a st...

Forces a policeman to stop a driver whos got a bad tail pipe, bad back light on his car. he stops him or her. basically, not a big crime. lets put it that way, and then has to ask them for their immigration papers because they have an accent or look that suggests they might be from somewhere else or any reason for doing it. gets into profiling. is this going to be a hot issue going into the conventions and election? >> chris, i dont think this is spefblly going to be a hot issue, although i thin...

To try to get spending in response to an increase in the debt ceiling and came out looking terrible for trying to do if you step back and look at it. the things that they promised to do. even among the people that support them they didnt come out looking good. so sure, you bet there are ri k risks. >> chris: kirsten? >> any time they are not tal talking about the economy the romney campaign is going to be unhappy and there is a risk of overreach and they are already unpopular and feeds into a st...

To try to get spending in response to an increase in the debt ceiling and came out looking terrible for trying to do if you step back and look at it. the things that they promised to do. even among the people that support them they didnt come out looking good. so sure, you bet there are ri k risks. >> chris: kirsten? >> any time they are not tal talking about the economy the romney campaign is going to be unhappy and there is a risk of overreach and they are already unpopular and feeds into a st...