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US Supreme Court upholds Obama health-care reform law
In a 5-4 vote on the signature legislative achievement of Barack Obama’s presidency, the US Supreme Court today upheld the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, including the central, controversial provision requiring the uninsured to buy health insurance. Chief Justice John Roberts, who usually votes with the court’s conservative majority, switched sides for the crucial fifth vote that upheld the law — and delivered a decisive victory to the Obama administration.
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