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Russell Berman / The Hill:
Boehner tells Senate to ‘get off their ass,’ pass sequester bill — A salty Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) on Tuesday told members of the Senate to “get off their ass” and pass a bill to replace the $85 billion in across-the-board spending cuts that will kick in on March 1. — “We have moved a bill in the House twice.
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Jake Sherman / Politico:
John Boehner's big bet — House Speaker John Boehner has dug in. — If the let-the-cuts-happen approach on the sequester seems risky — especially with President Barack Obama blaming Republicans for everything from kids not getting vaccines to long lines at the airport — the alternative for Boehner is worse.
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Ezra Klein / Wonkblog:
I don't understand the Republican position on the sequester — What's the plan? (Reuters/Jonathan Ernst) — As I understand it, the GOP has five basic goals in the budget talks: — 1) Cut the deficit. — 2) Cut entitlement spending. — 3) Protect defense spending, and possibly even increase it.
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Sabrina Siddiqui / The Huffington Post:
Ron Johnson: John Boehner Would Lose Speakership If He Caves On Taxes To Avert Sequester
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Jake Sherman / Politico:
John Boehner: Let Senate get ‘off their ass’ this time
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New York Times:
The States Get the Bad News
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Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Republicans Sign Brief in Support of Gay Marriage — WASHINGTON — Dozens of prominent Republicans — including top advisers to former President George W. Bush, four former governors and two members of Congress — have signed a legal brief arguing that gay people have a constitutional right to marry …
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Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
Lesbian Widow Urges Supreme Court To Declare DOMA Unconstitutional — “DOMA today operates not to defend marriage for straight people, but only to undermine the institution of marriage as it now exists where gay couples are allowed to marry,” lawyers for Edith Windsor argue in a filing at the Supreme Court.
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Krissah Thompson / Washington Post:
Edward Blum defies odds in getting cases to Supreme Court
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Chris Moody / Yahoo! News:
Nikki Haley slams Washington after meeting with Obama — During President Barack Obama's meeting with U.S. governors at the White House Monday, the president dismissed members of the press to hold a private, hourlong discussion with the visiting state executives.
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Mackenzie Weinger / Politico:
Right cheers Bob Woodward ‘fact check’ — Conservatives in the media have found themselves armed with political ammunition in their battle with President Barack Obama over the impending sequester from a surprising source — Bob Woodward. — The journalism icon's fact check on the sequester …
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Carrie Budoff Brown / Politico:
Obama plan: Divide and conquer GOP
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Numbers / Pew Research Center for the People …:
GOP Seen as Principled, But Out of Touch and Too Extreme — Images of the Parties: A Closer Look — OVERVIEW — At a time when the Republican Party's image is at a historic low, 62% of the public says the GOP is out of touch with the American people, 56% think it is not open to change and 52% say the party is too extreme.
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Numbers / Pew Research Center for the People …:
Most Say Spending Cuts Would Have Major Impact on Economy, Military
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Andrew Dugan / Gallup:
Democrats Enjoy 2-1 Advantage Over GOP Among Hispanics
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Franco Ordonez / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
In face of coming budget cuts, U.S. frees illegal immigrants from custody — WASHINGTON — The federal government released groups of illegal immigrants from custody across the country Monday at the same time the White House was making its case that impending budget cuts would harm efforts …
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Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
Illegal immigrants set free from detention centers as sequester approaches
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Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Napolitano warns ‘core critical mission’ of DHS will suffer from sequester
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Arshad Mohammed / Reuters:
Kerry defends liberties, says Americans have “right to be stupid” — (Reuters) - Secretary of State John Kerry offered a defense of freedom of speech, religion and thought in the United States on Tuesday telling German students that in America “you have a right to be stupid if you want to be.”
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BuzzFeed:
There's A Conservative Parody Of Michelle Obama's Evolution Of Dance Video — It was made by popular conservative blogger Michelle Malkin and it's definitely something. — Ryan Broderick — a half hour ago — 15 responses
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Luke Johnson / The Huffington Post:
Walter Jones, GOP Congressman, Hits Dick Cheney Over Iraq War — Dick Cheney, Video, HuffPolitics Blog, Walter Jones, Dick Cheney Water Jones, Walter Jones Dick Cheney, Walter Jones Iraq, Walter Jones Iraq War, Politics News — Rep. Walter Jones (R-N.C.), an outspoken critic of the war in Afghanistan …
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to Surveillance Law — WASHINGTON — In a 5-to-4 decision that broke along ideological lines, the Supreme Court on Tuesday turned back a challenge to a federal law that authorized intercepting international communications involving Americans.
David Brooks / New York Times:
Our Second Adolescence — In Friday's column, I wrote that the Obama administration has no plan to avoid the sequester save raising taxes on the rich. That was unfair. The White House approach is not what I would like, but it is more balanced than I described. — Humiliation is a good teacher.
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Holder warns of sequester danger — Attorney General Eric Holder warned Tuesday that the budget sequester scheduled to hit this week will jeopardize the safety of Americans as federal law enforcement agents and prosecutors are furloughed. — “We'll do the best that we can to minimize …
Michael Doyle / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Who should pay to defend Larry Craig's bathroom antics? — WASHINGTON — A federal judge this week will confront the surprisingly important fallout from former Idaho Republican Sen. Larry Craig's 2007 bathroom arrest. — Craig's own money may be on the line Wednesday, but that's not all.
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Jessica Taylor / The Rothenberg Political Report:
Illinois 2 Special: The Real Range of Gun Control — Tuesday's special election in Illinois' 2nd District has been dominated by gun control — an issue magnified by the $2.2 million Michael Bloomberg's political action committee has dropped into the Chicago contest to attack two candidates.
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
5 things to watch in crowded Illinois primary
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CNN:
Lew moves closer to confirmation with Senate Finance vote — (CNN) - Jack Lew came one step closer to Senate confirmation as President Barack Obama's second Treasury secretary when the Senate Finance Committee approved his nomination Tuesday. — His nomination now goes to the full Senate …
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Alex Pappas / The Daily Caller:
Ashley Judd's biggest problem: Her history of bizarre comments — She has spoken out against having kids, saying it is “unconscionable to breed” while there are so many starving children in the world. — She has criticized the tradition of fathers “giving away” their daughters at weddings …
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Diana West / Townhall.com:
It's Time to See Joe McCarthy For the Hero He Was — Freshman Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas is just the latest in a long series of public figures to be reviled for “McCarthyism” following his recent questioning of Chuck Hagel, President Obama's nominee for secretary of defense. The response?
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