Published for The Arena on Politico.com, August 3rd, 2010:

Judge Henry Hudson’s decision to allow the lawsuit against the health care bill to proceed shows that the challenge is more serious than the Obama administration is taking it. Yesterday, Secretary Kathleen Sebelius held a press conference on Medicare spending reductions, and the first three reporters wanted to ask about the court’s decision. Expect questions about the suit, as well as the suit itself, to continue dogging the administration for the foreseeable future.

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