Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal breaks down the U.S. Supreme Court's 5-4 decision, striking down overall limits on political contributions.
- WSJ: Deadliest Mass Shootings: A Timeline http://goo.gl/cuFpzO
- NYT's: The first open enrollment period for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act has just ended. The New York Times provides some preliminary answers in a Q & A about the law’s potential impact on the health care system. http://goo.gl/I53wHl
- WSJ: The Subway sandwich chain is close to reaching a settlement with customers who accused the Doctor’s Associates Inc.-owned restaurant of misrepresenting the size of its “Footlong” sub. http://goo.gl/XUaR1W
- Pew Research Center: A national survey by the Pew Research Center found that 54% favor marijuana legalization, 42% are opposed.; while 76% of the public– including 69% of Republicans and 79% of Democrats – think that people convicted of possessing small amounts of marijuana should not have to serve time in jail. http://goo.gl/EsLq5y
- The Republican National Committee’s (RNC) Site Selection Committee (SSC) voted to narrow the list of sites in contention for the 2016 Republican National Convention from eight to six cities. Cities moving on to the next round of consideration are Cincinnati, Cleveland, Dallas, Denver, Kansas City, and Las Vegas. Columbus and Phoenix were dropped from consideration. http://goo.gl/Gyu5Ck
This and STAT:
- World Bank: Traffic crashes and vehicle pollution kill 1.5 million people a year.
- Blue Cross says "80-85″ % of newly enrolled individuals buying plans under Obamacare are paying their premiums
- Autism in the United States: Statistics and Warning Signs INFOGRAPH: http://goo.gl/7nMG55
- BBC INFOGRAPH: Afghanistan: Before and after the Taliban-42% of the population is aged 0-14, 55 % of children under-five suffer from chronic malnutrition….'' http://goo.gl/HYUsr7
- Forbes Magazine: America's Richest Counties http://goo.gl/MncKjU
Blurbs from the Ballpark
- Boston Globe: David Ortiz denies Samsung paid him to shoot a “selfie'' with President Obama, http://goo.gl/KnTj9W
- The Seattle Mariners have opened the season 3-0 for only the third time in franchise history.
- ESPN: For the first time since 1965, both the Mets and Yankees have started the season 0-2
- Fox Sports: There were five walk-off wins in MLB Wednesday night; the last time there were 5 walkoff wins in a single day was September 10, 2011.
Leave a Reply