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ByMarkSherman TheAssociatedPress WASHINGTON The Su- preme Court sent a clear message Thursday that President Barack Obama's health care overhaul is here to stay, rejecting a major challenge that would have imperiled the landmark law and health insurance for millions of Americans. Whether you call it the Affordable Care Act, Obam- acare, or in the words of a dissenting justice, SCO- TUScare, Obama's signa- ture domestic achievement is, as the president himself put it, "reality." The 6-3 ruling, which upheld financial aid to millions of low- and mid- dle-income Americans to help pay for insurance pre- miums regardless of where they live, was the second major victory in three years for Obama in politically charged Supreme Court tests of the law. And it came on the same day the court gave him an unexpected victory on another sub- ject, preserving a key tool the administration uses to fight housing bias. Obama greeted news of the health care decision by declaring the law is no lon- ger about politics but the benefits millions of people are receiving. "This is no longer about a law," he said in the White House Rose Garden. "This is health care in America." Declining to concede, House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio said Re- publicans, who have voted more than 50 times to undo the law, will "continue our efforts to repeal the law and replace it with patient-cen- tered solutions that meet the needs of seniors, small business owners, and mid- dle-class families." How- ever, he declined to com- mit to a vote this year. Several Republican pres- idential candidates said they would continue the fight, ensuring it will be an issue in the campaign. Other legal challenges are working their way through the courts, but they appear to pose lesser threats to the law, which passed Congress without a single Republican vote in 2010 and has now with- stood two stern challenges at the Supreme Court. At the court, Chief Jus- tice John Roberts again wrote the opinion in sup- port of the law, just as he did in 2012. His four liberal colleagues were with him three years ago and again on Thursday. Justice An- thony Kennedy, a dissenter in 2012, was part of the ma- jority this time. Roberts said that to read the law the way challeng- ers wanted — limiting tax credits to people who live in states that set up their own health insurance mar- ketplaces — would lead to a "calamitous result" that Congress could not have in- tended. "Congress passed the Affordable Care Act to im- prove health insurance markets, not to destroy them," Roberts declared in the majority opinion. Justice Antonin Sca- lia, in a dissent he sum- marized from the bench, strongly disagreed. "We should start calling this law SCOTUScare," he said, using an acronym for the Supreme Court and sug- gesting his colleagues' ownership of the law by virtue of their twice step- ping in to save it from what he considered wor- thy challenges. His comment drew a smile from Roberts, his seatmate and the object of Scalia's ire. Scalia said that Roberts' 2012 decision that upheld the law and his opinion on Thursday "will publish for- ever the discouraging truth that the Supreme Court of the United States favors some laws over others and is prepared to do whatever it takes to uphold and as- sist its favorites." Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas joined the dissent, as they did in 2012. Nationally, 10.2 million people have signed up for health insurance under the law. That includes 8.7 mil- lion who are receiving an average subsidy of $272 a month to help pay their premiums. Of those re- ceiving subsidies, 6.4 mil- lion were at risk of losing that aid because they live in states that did not set up their own insurance ex- changes. The health insurance industry breathed a sigh of relief, and a national organization represent- ing state regulators from both political parties said the court's decision will mean stable markets for consumers. HEALTH CARE LAW Obamacareagainwinsincourt JACQUELYNMARTIN—THEASSOCIATEDPRESS Students cheer as they hold up signs stating that numbers of people in different states who would lose healthcare coverage, with the words "lose healthcare" now over written with "still covered" stickers, on Thursday outside of the Supreme Court in Washington. By Jonathan Drew and Meg Kinnard The Associated Press NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. A choir and band launched into one of Ethel Lance's favorite gospel tunes and roused hundreds of mourn- ers from their seats Thurs- day in a crescendo of music at the first funeral for vic- tims of the massacre at a historic black church. People stood to clap, nod and sway — some closing their eyes under the ex- ertion of the cathartic singing. Ushers walked through the aisles with boxes of tissues for people to dab their tears as an or- gan, drums and bass gui- tar played along. The service was fitting for the 70-year-old Charles- ton native with "an infec- tious smile." She served with vigor as an officer at Emanuel African Method- ist Episcopal Church, said the church's interim leader, the Rev. Norvel Goff. "When it was time for the ushers to usher, she had the usher strut," Goff said. "When sister Lance praised the Lord, you had to strap on your spiritual seat belt." Police officers stood guard and checked bags as mourners filed in for the funeral, which was held as the debate over the Confederate flag and other Old South symbols contin- ued. A monument to for- mer Confederate Presi- dent Jefferson Davis had the phrase "Black Lives Matter" spray-painted on it Thursday in Richmond, Virginia, the latest of sev- eral monuments to be de- faced around the country. Lance and eight other Emanuel church members were killed when police say a gunman walked into a Bible study June 17 and opened fire in a racially motived attack. Lance served as a sex- ton at Emanuel for the last five years, helping to keep the historic building clean, and she loved gos- pel music. She had five children, seven grand- children and four great- grandchildren. "I want my grandmoth- er's legacy to be what she stood for, said grand- daughter Aja Risher. "She is going to be a catalyst for change in this country." Services for Sharonda Coleman-Singleton, 45, were held Thursday after- noon, and funerals for the other victims were set to happen over the next week, including one Friday for the church pastor, the Rev. Clementa Pinckney. The suspected gunman, Dylann Storm Roof, had a Confederate license plate, and images on a website created in his name months before the attacks show him posing with the flag and burning and desecrating the U.S. flag. CHARLESTON Hundreds attend first funerals for church shooting victims By Sam Hananel The Associated Press WASHINGTON A sharply divided Supreme Court on Thursday preserved a key tool used for more than four decades to fight hous- ing discrimination, hand- ing a surprising victory to the Obama administration and civil rights activists. The justices ruled 5-4 that federal housing law allows people to challenge lending rules, zoning laws and other housing practices that have a harmful impact on minority groups, even if there is no proof that com- panies or government agen- cies intended to discrimi- nate. The ruling is a victory for housing advocates who argued that the 1968 Fair Housing Act allows chal- lenges to race-neutral pol- icies that have negative ef- fects on minorities. The Justice Department has used disparate impact lawsuits to win more than $500 million in legal set- tlements from companies accused of bias against black and Hispanic cus- tomers. It was a defeat for banks, insurance companies and other business groups that claimed such lawsuits — often based on statistics — are not explicitly allowed under the landmark hous- ing law that sought to elim- inate segregation that has long existed in residential housing. Court up hol ds t oo l for fighting housing bias SCOTUS DAVID GOLDMAN — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Gary Washington, right, and Aurelia Washington, the son and granddaughter of Ethel Lance, embrace following her burial service on Thursday in Charleston, S.C. By Julie Pace The Associated Press WASHINGTON Long past the prime of his presidency, Barack Obama is defying the lame-duck label and solidifying the contours of his legacy with the help of unlikely allies in Congress and the Supreme Court. Led by Chief Justice John Roberts, the high court preserved Obama's signature health care law Thursday, hours before a Republican-controlled Congress paved the way for an Asia-Pacific trade pact at the center of the president's international agenda. The Supreme Court also handed Obama a surprise win by uphold- ing a key tool used to fight housing discrimination. "This was a good day for America," Obama said, speaking from the White House Rose Garden shortly after the court rulings. For a president deep into his second term, the legal and legislative victo- ries were a vindication of policy priorities that have sapped his political capital and exposed rifts with his own Democratic Party. The back-to-back successes also energized a weary White House, with senior offi- cials and longtime advis- ers making little effort to hide their glee. "I don't think that a lot of peopleexpectedthatalame- duck president could still very actively lead on every major issue being debated today," said Bill Burton, a former White House and campaignadvisertoObama. The coming days could bring further clarity to president's legacy, as U.S. negotiators work fever- ishly to finalize a nuclear deal with Iran ahead of a June 30 dead- line. While s e c u r i n g an elusive agreement would mark a major for- eign policy breakthrough for Obama, it could be months or even years before it's known if a deal successfully prevents Iran from building a bomb. Against the backdrop of his recent successes, Obama will also confront the stark limitations of his presidency when he travels to Charleston, South Car- olina, Friday to deliver a eulogy for victims of last week's massacre at a black church. Obama has failed to make any progress on gun control legislation. Despite the unfinished business Obama will leave behind, Thursday's health care ruling largely answered what has long been one of the biggest questions looming over his White House: Would the sweeping health care overhaul that has fueled so much Republican hostility toward Obama survive his presidency? Now, that answer is all but guaranteed to be yes. While House Republi- cans may still hold votes to repeal the health care mea- sure, as they have already done more than 50 times, the Senate and Obama's veto power prevent such efforts from going any fur- ther. And even if Obama is succeeded by a Republican president, fully repealing the law could become less politically palatable given the millions of Americans who have gained health care coverage through its mandates. Obama had to flip Wash- ington's standard political scorecard in order to get support for the Asia-Pacific trade pact. While Republi- cans are largely support- ive of free trade, many of Obama's fellow Democrats fear such agreements put American workers at a dis- advantage and have weak environmental protections. Just two weeks ago, Democrats dealt Obama an embarrassing defeat on trade, leaving him search- ing for a solution with many of the same Republi- cans lawmakers who decry the health care law. The unusual coalition succeeded. On Wednesday, Obama secured the author- ity to get fast approval for a final Trans-Pacific Part- nership deal, and on Thurs- day, Congress sent a work- ers' assistance package to his desk. BARACK OBAMA Legacy forms with help of unlikely allies Obama "Congress passed the Affordable Care Act to improve health insurance markets, not to destory them." — Chief Justice John Roberts, in writing the majority opinion upholding key parts of the national health care law LEGALNOTICE APN: 100-250-05-1 TS No: CA08006714-14-1 TO No: 14- 0025305 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UN- DER A DEED OF TRUST DATED March 9, 2004. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On July 14, 2015 at 02:00 PM, at the main entrance to the Tehama County Court- house, 633 Washington Street, Red Bluff, CA 96080, MTC Finan- cial Inc. dba Trustee Corps, as the duly Appointed Trustee, un- der and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust recorded on March 17, 2004, in Book 2462, on Page 330, of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Tehama County, California, exe- cuted by GINA GALLARDO, AN UNMARRIED WOMAN, as Trustor(s), in favor of MORT- GAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRA- TION SYSTEMS, INC. as nominee for GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING, INC. as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, in law- ful money of the United States, all payable at the time of sale, that certain property situated in said County, California describ- ing the land therein County, ing the land therein as: AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN SAID DEED OF TRUST The property hereto- fore described is being sold "as is". The street address and oth- er common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 19774 BIG BEND, COTTONWOOD, CA 96022 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any in- correctness of the street ad- dress and other common desig- nation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, pos- session, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the Note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said Note(s), advances if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and ex- penses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obliga- tions secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimat- ed costs, expenses and advan- ces at the time of the initial pub- lication of this Notice of Trust- ee's Sale is estimated to be $127,127.71 (Estimated). Howev- er, prepayment premiums, ac- crued interest and advances will increase this figure prior to sale. Beneficiary's bid at said sale include all of said Beneficiary's may include all or part of said amount. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept a cashier's check drawn on a state or na- tional bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union or a check drawn by a state or feder- al savings and loan association, savings association or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the California Financial Code and authorized to do business in California, or other such funds as may be acceptable to the Trustee. In the event tender other than cash is accepted, the Trustee may withhold the issu- ance of the Trustee's Deed Upon Sale until funds become availa- ble to the payee or endorsee as a matter of right. The property offered for sale excludes all funds held on account by the property receiver, if applicable. If the Trustee is unable to con- vey title for any reason, the suc- cessful bidder's sole and exclu- sive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. Notice to Potential Bidders If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should under- stand that there are risks in- volved in bidding at a Trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a Trustee auction does not auto- matically entitle free and matically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, be- fore you can receive clear title to the property. You are encour- aged to investigate the exis- tence, priority, and size of out- standing liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a ti- tle insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same Lender may hold more than one mortgage or Deed of Trust on the property. Notice to Property Owner The sale date shown on this Notice of Sale may be post- poned one or more times by the Mortgagee, Beneficiary, Trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that in- formation about Trustee Sale postponements be made availa- ble to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you call Logic property, you may call In Source Logic at 702- 659-7766 for information regard- ing the Trustee's Sale or visit the Internet Web site address listed below for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case, CA08006714-14-1. Informa- tion about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immedi- ately be reflected in the tele- phone information or on the In- ternet Web site. The best way to verify postponement informa- tion is to attend the scheduled sale. Date: June 5, 2015 MTC Fi- nancial Inc. dba Trustee Corps TS No. CA08006714-14-1 17100 Gillette Ave Irvine, CA 92614 949- 252-8300 TDD: 866-660-4288 Amy Lemus, Authorized Signatory SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OB- TAINED ON LINE AT www.insourc elogic.com FOR AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: In Source Logic AT 702- 659-7766 MTC Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR AT- TEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR THAT PUR- POSE. ORDER NO. CA15-001652-1 , PUB: 06/12/2015, 06/19/2015, 06/26/2015 i}> ÌVià i}> ÌVià i}> ÌVià i}> ÌVià i}> ÌVià i}> ÌVià i}> ÌVià i}> ÌVià i}> ÌVià i}> ÌVià | NEWS | REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 2015 8 B