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al-Haramain Reply Filed; Constitution & Rule Of Law In Judge Vaughn Walker's Hands

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The last brief has just been filed in support of summary judgment in al-Haramain v. Obama. The critical states secrets case of the Bush/Cheney era is now set to be argued and decided by the court.
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Incenting Shit Plans

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emptywheel
Bad Max's plan also amounts to a subsidy for Wal-Mart and similar employers, and an incentive for such employers to offer shitty plans their employees can't use.
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More on the Max Tax

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emptywheel
A bunch of outlets have now released Bad Max's framework on health care. Here are some ways to think of Max Tax: Total amount a family of four making $67,000 would have to pay for health care, per year: $20,610 (31% of income) Total amount that family of four would pay in fine if they did not get health care insurance:
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The Bad Max Tax

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emptywheel
Bad Max is asking some middle class families to pay 31% of their income to his health insurance donors--more than they pay to the Federal government.

"Believe"

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emptywheel
Obama just said he "believes" a public option would bring down costs.

Addington's Direct Involvement in the Torture Memos

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Daniel Levin, when he testified before HJC last year, said he did not speak with David Addington--or anyone else at OVP--during the drafting of his 2004 torture memo. He seems to have been the only torture memo author who did not communicate directly with Addington during the drafting of the memo.

What al-Nashiri and KSM Didn't Tell Us

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emptywheel
Ali Soufan tells us what we didn't learn because we used torture.

Ashcroft on Waterboarding Prosecutions

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emptywheel
A review of how Ashcroft's testimony to HJC on torture matches what we learned in the CIA IG Report.

Christie Sued for Accident with Motorcyclist

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emptywheel
Chris Christie got sued by that motorcyclist he hit. But he doesn't want you to know that.
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Another "Good Max" Sighting

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emptywheel
Not only was Max Baucus pushing to do the right thing last November, he was pushing to do the right thing in April. So what explains the replacement of Good Max with Bad Max?

The "Legal Principles" Timeline

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emptywheel
The "Legal Principles" document appears to have been written with John Yoo's assistance to exclude some CIA activities from prosecution.

Will Obama Even Meet with the Progressives?

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emptywheel
In addition to warning Obama that the Progressive Caucus won't vote for a bill that doesn't have the public option, they asked for a meeting. Will they get it?
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