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... Regardless of whether you're a supporter or opponent of Obamacare, you may have missed an important "ruling" from the U.S. Supreme Court earlier this week that resulted in Obamacare logging a key victory. The case, Coons vs. Lew, was initially brought to court in 2011 by business owner Nick Coons and orthopedic surgeon Dr. Eric Novack. The two, with the help of additional legal backing, alleged that the Independent Payment Advisory Board, or IPAB, would trim Medicare costs and potentially hurt their business by instituting reimbursement levels that wouldn't cover their own expenses. These allegations are where the term...

After more than four decades in service, the A-10 Warthog is due for a replacement. So says the U.S. Air Combat Command. What's more, ACC says it's already "thinking about" fielding such a replacement. But what might that replacement be? Last week, we got a clue. As reported by Reuters, the Air Force has recently begun evaluating Textron's Scorpion fighter jet as a potential 21st-century replacement for the 20th-century Warthog.

I don't know when we'll see the next bear market. But like you, I know it's coming ... it's not a matter of "if" but rather a matter of "when." And today I'll tell you how you can prepare your portfolio so that you'll not only survive the bear intact, but also be better off than if it never happened at all. Siegel says We had the pleasure of hearing one of the world's great investing minds deliver the keynote speech at a recent Fool investing seminar. Wharton professor Jeremy Siegel is well-known for his book Stocks for the Long...