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Morning papers. we'll start with miami harold in our parade of papers. the paper says the u.s. released one of guantanamo bay's longest held prisoner confessed al qaeda foot soldier sometimes a driver for osama bin laden. ebrahim al cosy pleaded guilty to terror charges in 2010 in exchange for a a two-year sentence. the first convicted war criminal to be released home since 2008. >> "the wall street journal" says china is ramping up its state spending to encounter a sharp decline in growth. they've approved construction for two new steel plants despite a global oversupply in the steel industry...

Getting free care and don't pay for it. >> they had a predecessor that used to support mandate. >> expansion of 1% state spending. that is romney care in massachusetts. that will be obamacare for the rest of the country. >> obama campaign pointing to the primary debate where romney infamously said i like mandates. he also admitted he imposed tax penalties in massachusetts, making democrats hopeful that even thislicious be a wash. bret? >> bret: ed henry live on the north lawn. thank you. it is still about the economy. and after yesterday, romney believes that he can paint obama as tax-raiser. ...

98.2% of our overall population. as i say, our health care, our health outcomes are better. more businesses offering insurance. and it has not been a budget buster. the expansion, itself, added 1% to state spending. that's another myth about the affordable care act. in fact, the expansion is paid for by the federal government. and it's paid for by the federal government because it's a recognition that health is a public good. and everybody ought to have access to that care. >> deval pat rick, thank you very much. thanks for being with us today. >> great to be with you. up next, we have west ...

whether to hold attorney general of the united states, eric holder, in contempt of congress. that vote expected this hour. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." it's 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 -- and i'm calling it now what they are calling it, obama care. behind the historic ruling and me...

Up with lower overall job gains and the contrast is not good with president obama. president obama comes in 7.8% and now 8.2, oops. >> paul: what about the spending record. we've been critical of mitt romney on the health care plan precursor to the obama care, i think undisputable fact that's true, increased spending in massachusetts since he left. is the overall romney spending better than obama's? >> when you look at the state spending, they're obliged to balance an operating budget. that was balanced. and still if you compare that to obama. it's ridiculous. i think the increase for mitt rom...