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It was just a few weeks ago that the long debate that had divided a country, terrified brokers, and confused many Americans finally endedat least, technically speaking.

By Kathryn Mayer | Updated on August 01, 2012

It was just a few weeks ago that the long debate that had divided a country, terrified brokers, and confused many Americans finally ended—at least, technically speaking.

On the morning of June 28, the last day before the Supreme Court ended its current session and headed into break, the court spoke: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act stays. And in a surprising twist—one that still has political pundits talking—it was Chief Justice John Roberts’ decision that rescued the law’s most controversial piece, the individual mandate, from its predicted death, by declaring it a tax.

After the court’s announcement, emotions ran high.

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