Politics

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**FILE** Members of the Free Syrian Army are seen June 28, 2012, in a neighborhood of Damascus, Syria. (Associated Press)

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, joined by other House GOP leaders, meets with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 27, 2012, following a political strategy session. Boehner defended the contempt of Congress vote against Attorney General Eric Holder, commented on the looming Supreme Court decision on the health care, and updated progress on student loans and the transportation bill. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel leaves an EU Summit in Brussels on Friday, June 29, 2012. European leaders have agreed to use the continent's permanent bailout fund to recapitalize struggling banks, and agreed to the idea of a tighter union in the long term. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi celebrates the Supreme Court's ruling Thursday with her staff on Capitol Hill. Democrats said they can now attempt to correct errors they acknowledge they made when they wrote the bill. (Associated Press)

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House Speaker John A. Boehner, seen with Majority Leader Eric Cantor (left) and Rep. Tom Price, said the Supreme Court's ruling upholding the heart of the health care law will "strengthen [Republicans'] resolve that this law is repealed." (Associated Press)

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The Capitol was a backdrop for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney as he responded to the Supreme Court's health care ruling on Thursday. Analysts say the ruling could fire up support for Mr. Romney's campaign. He has said he will abolish the Obama health care law if he is elected president. (Associated Press)

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President Obama, greeting Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. before delivering his the State of the Union address, as a member of the Senate in 2005 voted against confirming the justice who would deliver the decisive vote in favor of his health care act. (Associated Press)

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Attorney General Eric Holder speaks during a news conference in New Orleans, Thursday, June 28, 2012. The Obama administration and House Republicans refused to find a middle ground in a dispute over documents related to a botched gun-tracking operation, and the GOP plunged ahead with plans for precedent-setting votes Thursday to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in civil and criminal contempt of Congress. (AP Photo/Bill Haber)

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** FILE ** Tea party supporter William Temple of Brunswick, Ga., on protests against the health care law outside the Supreme Court. Opponents vow to make the law an issue in this fall's presidential and congressional elections. (Associated Press)