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After court ruling, crusade against Obamacare becomes unshakable liability for GOP

WASHINGTON - Dismantling Obamacare has been a top GOP priority for eight years, but a fresh court victory that resurrects the prospect of wiping the law off the books is fast becoming a political albatross for Republicans.

President Donald Trump cheered the federal court ruling in Texas that declares the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional and jeopardizes medical coverage for tens of millions of Americans, but other Republicans hedged. Many tried to blame Democrats for the anxiety the decision has spread among voters.

Even the Trump administration's head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services rushed to assure Americans that the court ruling does not change anything immediately, and those in need of insurance can still enroll in

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