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Protesters chant and hold a copy of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution in front of Supreme Court in Washington as the court concluded three days of hearing arguments on the constitutionality of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption

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The Individual Mandate's Growth In Unpopularity

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A close-up of a dragon robe, or long pao, dated late 18th- or early 19th-century China. It's one of many on display in the exhibit "Dragons, Nagas, and Creatures of the Deep" at the Textile Museum in Washington, D.C. Renee Comet/Textile Museum hide caption

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Here (And There, And Really Everywhere) Be Dragons

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Noel Gallagher's first solo album, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, came out in October. Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Noel Gallagher: Flying High After Oasis

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