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>> bret: retired supreme court justice john paul stevens said the high court should set the debate over president obama's healthcare law before the presidential election. wednesday, the administration formally appealed a ruling striking down the individual health insurance mandate. petitioners in the case all asked for a supreme court review of the entire law. another possible election year issue for the president, his support of the troubled solar panel firm solyndra. correspondent doug mckelway tells us there is new information about just how involved some of the president's supporters were....

>> bret: retired supreme court justice john paul stevens said the high court should set the debate over president obama's healthcare law before the presidential election. wednesday, the administration formally appealed a ruling striking down the individual health insurance mandate. petitioners in the case all asked for a supreme court review of the entire law. another possible election year issue for the president, his support of the troubled solar panel firm solyndra. correspondent doug mckelway tells us there is new information about just how involved some of the president's supporters were....

This. one of the company, solyndra's chief investors george kaiser is also a major bundleer for the obama administration. obviously, does a lot of charity work with the kaiser foundation. he had four meetings at the white house before the solyndra loan $535 million went through. four meetings right before that. here is what the white house has said about those meetings. >> he has not lobbied the administration officials in regard no this, solyndra. he was involved in charitable efforts. it's our understanding we haven't looked in every meeting that we have had here, it's focus of conversation ...

The process of the doe evaluated and improved over the course of the whole time we've been in office is merit-base and done, it reflects extensive due diligence on the process you're referring to, the new solar generation, large scale solar generation facilities that received loan approval. >> talking about the loan approval process department of energy. fox news confirmed the top obama campaign rundraisers have influence in the process. at the department of energy passing out millions of stimulus money to green energy including solyndra. one of the rundraisers isstein spinner, former nbc exec...

His wife allison's law firm received $2.4 million for representing number of the companies in the doe loan. this is what the white house put out about spinner. he started in 2009, after the decision to offer solyndra conditional commitment was already made and returned to the private sector before the loan deal was resurrected. he was responsible for monitoring the loan program. he recused himself from the specific loan application in which the spouse's law firm was involved. this is getting specific. there are more developments in the case. back with the panel. charles? >> one development is ...