The commonwealth is all but sure to deliver its electoral votes to former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney. So several local Republican campaign operatives have moved to other battleground states, with many ending up in Ohio and New Mexico.
Supporters of the health care law march in front of the Supreme Court building.
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Two supporters of the law belly-dance as they demonstrate in front of the Supreme Court.
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Kailash Sundaran (left), Devyn Greenberg and Devontae Freeland, supporters of President Obama's health care overhaul, cheer outside of the Supreme Court on Thursday, after the court upheld a majority of the law.
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Opponents of the law, dressed as President Obama and the Grim Reaper, await a decision by the Supreme Court.
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Journalists await the court's decision on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, President Obama's signature legislation.
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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of California watches the news of the court's ruling unfold on television. Pelosi, the former speaker of the House, was instrumental in helping to pass the health care overhaul in Congress, and was at President Obama's side when he signed it into law.
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William Temple, of Brunswick, Ga., awaits the Supreme Court's landmark decision on health care.
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People wait in line for passes to enter the court.
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Many Americans still question what the health care law will mean for religious groups and organizations.
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Supporters of President Obama's Affordable Care Act celebrate outside the Supreme Court. Across from the celebration, protesters voiced their opposition to the court's ruling.
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Kailash Sundaran (left), Devyn Greenberg and Devontae Freeland celebrate the Supreme Court's ruling upholding the Affordable Health Care Act outside the court Thursday.
In one of the most widely anticipated decisions in recent history, the U.S. Supreme Court today ruled that the sweeping federal law overhauling the nation's health care system is constitutional.
Legislative leaders are going to take another crack at approving payments to lawyers who fought to defend last year’s redistricting maps. The Legislative Research Commission hired the attorneys earlier this year to fend off challenges to new district maps.
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overrule a Montana campaign finance law is likely to boost the rise of super PACs in Kentucky. The Montana law limited the amount of money independent groups could spend on campaigns. But the high court says the 2010 Citizens United decision overrules state laws.
