Supreme Court rules on Obama health care
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The Supreme Court is reflected in the sunglasses of Susan Clark, of Washington, as she demonstrates against President Barack Obama's health care law while awaiting the court's ruling, Thursday, June 28, 2012, in Washington. -
President Barack Obama walks back to the Blue Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, June 28, 2012, after the Supreme Court ruled on his health care legislation. -
Rep. Phil Gingrey, M.D., R-Ga., center, speaks during a news conference by the GOP Doctors Caucus in response to the Supreme Court ruling on President Barack Obama's health care plan, Thursday, June 28, 2012, on Capitol Hill in Washington. -
Rep. Tim Murphy, R-Pa., center, holds up a copy of the Supreme Court's health care ruling during a news conference by the GOP Doctors Caucus on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 28, 2012. -
Sen. Charles Schumer, D-NY, answers questions from the media about the Supreme Court's ruling on President Barack Obama's health care law, Thursday, June 28, 2012, on Capitol Hill in Washington. -
House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, flanked by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Va., left, and Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 28, 2012, after the Supreme Court's ruling on the Affordable Care Act. -
Pedestrians in downtown Chicago watch President Barack Obama speak on a giant monitor Thursday, June 28, 2012, after the Supreme Court's decision upholdijng the vast majority of his health care overhaul. The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld virtually all of President Barack Obama's historic health care overhaul, including the hotly debated core requirement that nearly every American have health insurance. The 5-4 decision meant the huge overhaul, still taking effect, could proceed and pick up momentum over the next several years, affecting the way that countless Americans receive and pay for their personal medical care. -
Tarrant County Commissioner Roy Brooks speaks with other Tarrant County democrats at the Tarrant County Public Health Department to show their support for President Barack Obama's health care overhaul on Thursday, June 28, 2012 in Fort Worth, Texas. The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld virtually all of President Barack Obama's historic health care overhaul, including the hotly debated core requirement that nearly every American have health insurance. The 5-4 decision meant the huge overhaul, still taking effect, could proceed and pick up momentum over the next several years, affecting the way that countless Americans receive and pay for their personal medical care. -
Democratic supporter Sergio Villarreal holds an American flag during an event supporting President Barack Obama's health care overhaul on Thursday, June 28, 2012 in Fort Worth, Texas. The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld virtually all of President Barack Obama's historic health care overhaul, including the hotly debated core requirement that nearly every American have health insurance. The 5-4 decision meant the huge overhaul, still taking effect, could proceed and pick up momentum over the next several years, affecting the way that countless Americans receive and pay for their personal medical care. -
Massachusetts Health and Human Services Secretary JudyAnn Bigby, center, and Health Care For All Executive Director Amy Whitcomb Slemmer, far right, clasp hands after a news conference at the Statehouse in Boston Thursday, June 28, 2012, where various health reform advocates applauded the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to uphold President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola) -
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., reflects on the Supreme Court decision upholding the Affordable Care Act, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 28, 2012. Pelosi, the former speaker of the House, was instrumental in helping to pass health care reform in Congress and was at President Obama's side when he signed it into law. -
This artist rendering shows Chief Justice John Roberts, center, speaking at the Supreme Court in Washington, Thursday, June 28, 2012. From left are, Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Stephen Breyer, Clarence Thomas, Antonin Scalia, Roberts, Anthony Kennedy, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and Elena Kagan. -
A journalist runs a copy of the Supreme Court decision on health care to her colleagues, Thursday, June 28, 2012, in Washington. -
A journalist runs a copy of the Supreme Court decision on health care to her colleagues, Thursday, June 28, 2012, in Washington. -
Members of the media run out of the Supreme Court in Washington, Thursday, June 28, 2012, after the court's ruling on President Barack Obama's health care law was announced. -
Members of the media run out of the Supreme Court in Washington, Thursday, June 28, 2012, after the court's ruling on President Barack Obama's health care law was announced. AP Photo/David Goldman) -
Demonstrators stand outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Thursday, June 28, 2012, before the court's ruling on health care. -
Demonstrators stand outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Thursday, June 28, 2012, before the court's ruling on health care. -
Donny Kirsch of Washington gets a hug as he celebrates the Supreme Court decision on health care, Thursday, June 28, 2012, in Washington. -
Demonstrators stand outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Thursday, June 28, 2012, before the court's ruling on health care. -
Supporters of President Barack Obama's health care law celebrate outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Thursday, June 28, 2012, after the court's ruling. -
Supporters of President Barack Obama's health care law celebrate outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Thursday, June 28, 2012, after the court's ruling was announced. -
Supporters of President Barack Obama's health care law celebrate outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Thursday, June 28, 2012, after the court's ruling was announced. -
Supporters of President Barack Obama's health care law celebrate outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Thursday, June 28, 2012, after the court's ruling was announced. -
An opponent of President Barack Obama's health care law demonstrates outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Thursday, June 28, 2012, before the court's ruling on the law. The Supreme CourtÕs decision Thursday to uphold President Barack ObamaÕs historic overhaul is expected to be a boon to most of the health care industry by making coverage more affordable for millions of uninsured Americans. -
People argue outside the Supreme Court about a landmark decision on health care, Thursday, June 28, 2012, in Washington. -
Steve Ciccarelli of Annandale, Va., right, a proponent of President Barack Obama's health care law, argues with opponent on the issue, Susan Clark, of Washington, outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Thursday, June 28, 2012, while awaiting the court's ruling on the law. -
Supporters of President Barack Obama's health care law type on their mobile devices outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Thursday, June 28, 2012, after the court's ruling was announced. -
Carol Anderson of Williamsburg, Va., holds a cross outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Thursday, June 28, 2012, after the court's ruling on health care. -
This television frame grab shows CNN broadcasting the Supreme Court's decision incorrectly on President Barack Obama's health care law on Thursday, June 28, 2012. Both CNN and Fox News Channel incorrectly reported Thursday that the law's central provision, requiring virtually all Americans to have health insurance, had been struck down. Both networks backtracked when it became clear that the court upheld the provision. Broadcast networks broke into regular programming to deliver special reports and generally got it right. To get the news out quickly, competitive news organizations had to wade through pages of legal writing. -
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif. relays the breaking news to her staff that the Supreme Court had just upheld the Affordable Care Act, Thursday, June 28, 2012, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Pelosi, the former speaker of the House, was instrumental in helping to pass health care reform in Congress and was at President Obama's side when he signed it into law. -
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif. relays the breaking news to her staff that the Supreme Court had just upheld the Affordable Care Act, Thursday, June 28, 2012, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Pelosi, the former speaker of the House, was instrumental in helping to pass health care reform in Congress and was at President Obama's side when he signed it into law. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) -
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif. relays the breaking news to her staff that the Supreme Court had just upheld the Affordable Care Act, Thursday, June 28, 2012, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Pelosi, the former speaker of the House, was instrumental in helping to pass health care reform in Congress and was at President Obama's side when he signed it into law. At right, Pelosi gives credit to Wendell Primus, a senior policy adviser. -
With the Capitol in the background, Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks about the Supreme Court's health care ruling, Thursday, June 28, 2012, in Washington. -
Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chairman, Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, center, flanked by Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Md., left, and Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md., speaks outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Thursday, June 28, 2012, after the court's ruling on President Barack Obama's health care law was announced. -
Co-leader of the Atlanta Tea Party Patriots Debbie Dooley leans on a railing as she talks with a supporter as they discuss the Supreme Court's decision to uphold the health care law during a small rally at the steps of the Georgia State Capitol Thursday, June 28, 2012 in Atlanta. The Supreme Court has settled the legal argument. Now Americans will find out if President Barack Obama's health care overhaul will work as advertised to give coverage to millions of uninsured people while keeping costs in check, too. -
House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio meets with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 28, 2012, to talk about the Supreme Court ruling on the Affordable Care Act. -
House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio leaves his office on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 28, 2012, for the House chamber after the Supreme Court's ruling on President Barack Obama's health care law. -
President Barack Obama speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, June 28, 2012, after the Supreme Court ruled on his health care legislation. -
Claire McAndrew of Washington, left, and Donny Kirsch of Washington, celebrate outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Thursday, June 28, 2012, after the courts's ruling on health care. -
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., smiles as she watches the breaking news from the Supreme Court which upheld the Affordable Care Act, Thursday, June 28, 2012 on Capitol Hill in Washington. Pelosi, the former speaker of the House, was instrumental in helping to pass health care reform in Congress and was at President Obama's side when he signed it into law. -
This June 25, 2012 photo, family nurse practitioner Kirsten Roberts, right, examines newborn Sofia, while mother Larisa Bezzubets looks on at Multnomah County's Mid-county Health Center, in Portland, Ore. The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday, June 28, 2012, upheld the individual insurance requirement at the heart of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. The decision means the historic overhaul will continue to go into effect over the next several years, affecting the way that countless Americans receive and pay for their personal medical care. -
Carol Anderson, of Williamsburg, Va., holds a cross while waiting in line outside the Supreme Court to hear a landmark decision on health care on Thursday, June 28, 2012 in Washington. -
Ivana Hughes, of Augusta, Ga., waits in line outside the Supreme Court to hear a landmark decision on health care on Thursday, June 28, 2012 in Washington. -
Belly dancers Angela Petry, left, and Jennifer Carpenter-Peak, both of Washington, dance outside the Supreme Court in Washington,Thursday, June 28, 2012, in Washington, as part of a demonstration as the Supreme Court is expected to rule on President Barack Obama's health care law. -
An officer stands outside the Supreme Court as media and the public gather Thursday, June 28, 2012, in Washington. Saving its biggest case for last, the Supreme Court announced its verdict Thursday on President Barack Obama's health care law. -
Joy Wilson of Washington, waits in line hoping for a pass to enter the Supreme Court in Washington, Thursday, June 28, 2012. Saving its biggest case for last, the Supreme Court announced its verdict Thursday on President Barack Obama's health care law. -
People wait in line for passes to enter the Supreme Court in Washington, Thursday, June 28, 2012. -
People wait on line for passes to enter the Supreme Court in Washington, Thursday, June 28, 2012. -
The Supreme Court in Washington, is seen as the sun rises, Thursday, June 28, 2012. -
Protesters' shadows are cast outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Thursday, June 28, 2012, in Washington. -
The White House is seen in Washington, Thursday, June 28, 2012, after the Supreme Court ruled on President Barack Obama's health care legislation. -
Rachel Del Guidici, 18, of Shreve, Ohio, and others demonstrate against President Barack Obama's health care law outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Thursday, June 28, 2012. -
Maggie O'Brien, 20, of Syracuse, N.Y., wakes up after spending the night sleeping outside the Supreme Court Thursday, June 28, 2012, in Washington.
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