Mitt Romney may be closer than ever to the Republican nomination—and that has one independent conservative group determined to slow him down.

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House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) on Thursday predicted that the Supreme Court will strike down the healthcare reform law's individual mandate and exuded confidence that in any case the law will be repealed and replaced in 2013.

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A collection of Republicans from both chambers touted a massive online petition Wednesday as evidence that the American people are firmly in favor of repealing the Affordable Care Act. Read the Article>

Karl Rove came to Fredericksburg blasting Barack Obama's domestic policies, singling out the president's handling of the economy and healthcare reform for particular emphasis. He also weighed in on the 2012 presidential race, saying with a grain of salt that the Republican nomination would fall to Mitt Romney or Rick Perry and that Obama's reelection hinges on the economy.

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House Republicans honed in on two regulations under the healthcare law Thursday as Democrats charged that the GOP would roll back important consumer protections. Read the Article>

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Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney defended his healthcare record Monday as his more conservative rivals noted its similarity to the federal healthcare reform law.

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A federal appeals court on Thursday dismissed one of the highest-profile challenges to President Obama's healthcare reform law. Read the Article>

The three most prominent current or former governors running for president — Rick Perry, Mitt Romney and Jon M. Huntsman Jr. — are firmly united in their commitment to repealing President Obama’s health care law. But that unanimity masks a broad divergence in their approaches to the issue while in office, spanning the spectrum of Republican positioning. Read the Article>

The group has been highly critical of Thompson, who also served in President George W. Bush's Cabinet as secretary of Health and Human Services, because of his early support of President Obama's health insurance reform law and of the individual mandate. Read the Article>