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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 31, 2012

Page

3

Court Hears Health Care Mandate Questions At Supreme Court

The Supreme Court questioned lawyers on the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act with Justice Kennedy seen as a pivotal swing vote. Arguments focused on the individual mandate requiring health insurance by 2014, as scholars noted Kennedy’s probes into limits on the Commerce Clause. Analysts warned the decision remains grave and uncertain, while opponents argued the mandate exceeds federal powers and upends federal balance.

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Finding grace and being thankful

Susan Estrich, Robert Kingsley Professor of Law and Political Science at USC Law Center, is a syndicated columnist.

Susan Estrich Estrich Robert Kingsley University of Southern California Law Center

Grace and danger on a Pacific street drive

A busy five lane road incident near a rental home ends with a cyclist down, a driver overwhelmed by guilt and gratitude, and reflections on luck, loss, and letting go. The author contrasts a personal crisis with global poverty in India, finding grace in small moments and responsibility toward others.

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The Search for Katherine Ann Porter

A guest column on Katherine Ann Porter, Texas writers, Dobie rivalry and provincial judgments. It questions why Porter faced Texas backlash, notes Dobie’s 1939 award bid, and hints at gender bias in literary acclaim amid a Friday lockdown at OHS.

Guest Colume Katherine Ann Porter J. Prank Dobie

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