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Friday, March 30, 2012

Daily Political Wire

George Wenschhof

Supreme Court Votes Today on Health Care Law - Interestingly, the Supreme Court justices will vote today after hearing arguments for the last three days, but the public will not know the outcome until June. A justice will be assigned to write the majority opinion after the vote. Adding, to the intrigue, justices have been known to change their vote after reading opinions written by other justices on a case. You can read more on the process here.

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Rep. Ryan Endorses Romney - Rep. Paul Ryan (Wis.), who chairs the House Budget Committee endorsed Mitt Romney, days before the primary in his home state of Wisconsin. TheHill.com has more here.

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Romney Leads in Wisconsin - a poll conducted by NBC News/Marist has Mitt Romney at 40%, Rick Santorum 33%, Rep. Ron Paul 11% and Newt Gingrich 8%. You can read more here.

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Ryan $3.5 Trillion Budget Passes House - not a single Democrat voted for the bill and ten Republicans voted against in the 228-191 vote. The Washington Post has more here.

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Highway Transportation Bill Receives 90 Day Extension - House Republicans could only agree to extend the bill, which was set to expire Sunday, for 90 days. The Senate quickly followed suit and the bill was sent to president Obama for signature. You can read more here:http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/219025-house-approves-90-day-highway-bill-dares-senate-to-reject-it

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