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7:22am

Tue September 18, 2012
NPR politics

Romney's wrong and right about the '47 percent'

Originally published on Tue September 18, 2012 10:12 am

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Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney told supporters that "there are 47 percent of the people who will vote for the president no matter what" because they are "dependent upon government ... believe that they are victims ... believe the government has a responsibility to care for them ... these are people who pay no income tax."

Who was he talking about?

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2:21pm

Tue March 27, 2012
It's All Politics

As court gets to heart of health arguments, protests grow

Originally published on Tue March 27, 2012 2:11 pm

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The talent show outside the U.S. Supreme Court continued Tuesday as activists for and against President Obama's health care law sought to outdo each other with ever more artistic forms of protest.

At one point a middle-aged group of women started singing in harmony with a young drummer at their side. "Health care for everyone, I'm gonna let it shine," they sang soulfully to the tune of the hymn "This Little Light of Mine."

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