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5:05 PM ET, March 6, 2013

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Jake Novak / CNBC:
Boehner Wants Budget Deals ‘Out in the Open’  —  Supervising Producer for “The Kudlow Report”  —  House Speaker John Boehner told CNBC's Larry Kudlow on Wednesday that a long-term deal on entitlements is possible, and there's no good reason for the Obama team to have shut down the White House tour.
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New York Times:
Trying to Revive Talks, Obama Goes Around G.O.P. Leaders  —  WASHINGTON — With Republican leaders in Congress forswearing budget negotiations over new revenues, President Obama has begun reaching around them to Republican lawmakers with a history of willingness to cut bipartisan deals.
Reuters:
Election bump over, Obama approval drops to 43 percent: Reuters/IPSOS poll  —  Reuters/Reuters - President Barack Obama departs the Oval Office of the White House in Washington before departing to visit wounded military personnel at the Walter Reed National Military Center in Bethesda, ...more
Politico:
Now Dems worry: Did Obama cry wolf?  —  President Barack Obama hopes to spark a pitchfork revolt against Republicans over sequester-induced budget cuts — but many Democrats fret that he's undermined that effort with an early strategy marred by hype, poor planning and muddled messaging.
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Republicans Have Won a Budget Battle, But Not the War  —  As sequestration begins, Republicans have been overtaken with something close to giddiness, and Democrats seized with gloom.  It appeared as recently as a few months ago that the threat of across-the-board cuts, disproportionately hurting defense …
Greg Holyk / ABCNEWS:
Most Back Cuts Overall - But Not to the Military
Ramsey Cox / The Hill:
Rand Paul launches talking filibuster against CIA nominee  —  Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) is staging a talking filibuster against the nomination of John Brennan to be director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).  —  “I'm here to filibuster John Brennan's nomination to be director of CIA,” Paul said on the Senate floor Wednesday.
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Philip Ewing / Politico:
Rand Paul stops John Brennan action with filibuster
Discussion: The Week and Booman Tribune
Josh Voorhees / Slate:
Rand Paul Has Started What Could Be an Epic Mr. Smith-Style Filibuster on the Senate Floor
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Niels Lesniewski / Roll Call:
Filibuster Overhaul Effort Should Be Revived, Durbin Says
Discussion: Daily Kos and PostPartisan
Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
Jeff Merkley Calls For Reigniting Filibuster Reform
Discussion: The Maddow Blog and Wonkblog
William J. Dobson / Slate:
How his economically disastrous, politically effective ideology will haunt the country he ruined.  —  Even before Hugo Chávez died, he had become a ghost.  A strange, unfamiliar quiet had fallen on Venezuela for weeks as people waited to hear the voice of the president who had been part of their daily lives for nearly 14 years.
Discussion: The Lede, NewsBusters, The Dish and The Week
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Christopher Hitchens / Slate:
What I learned about Hugo Chávez's mental health when I visited Venezuela with Sean Penn.  —  Less than a day after Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez's communication minister appeared on television to announce that the socialist leader was in failing health, Chávez has died.
Rory Carroll / New York Times:
In the End, an Awful Manager
Wall Street Journal:
Venezuela Takes Page From Cuban Playbook
Discussion: Power Line, Gawker and FP Passport
Zev Chafets / Vanity Fair:
Exclusive Excerpt: Roger Ailes Off Camera  —  Roger Ailes is one of the most powerful—and controversial—characters in television media, pilloried by critics and many in the mainstream media and lionized by conservative viewers who can't get enough of his posse of charismatic hosts.
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Mike Allen / Politico:
THE REAL ROGER AILES — BILL GATES …
Discussion: FishbowlDC
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Chief White House Calligrapher Gets Paid $96,725 Per Year  —  With the White House closing its doors to public tour groups in order to save money for the sequester, it's worth remembering some of the other costs the White House incurs annually.  —  Like the “Chief Calligrapher,” …
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John Bachman / WSB-TV:
City looks to make gun ownership mandatory  —  Every homeowner in a local town could soon have to own a gun or break the law.  It's a controversial new plan for the city of Nelson.  —  NELSON, Ga. —  Every homeowner in a local town could soon have to own a gun or break the law.
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Rebecca Leber / ThinkProgress:   City In Georgia Would Mandate That Everyone Own A Gun
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Capitol janitors making ‘ends meet’ with overtime?  Nope  —  “You know, those Capitol janitors will not get as much overtime.  I'm sure they think less pay, that they're taking home, does hurt.”  — Gene Sperling, director of the White House economic council, on ABC News' “This Week,” March 3, 2013
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Donovan Slack / Politico:
6 Obama administration sequester claims shot down by fact checkers
Discussion: The PJ Tatler
Agoldberg / The Smoking Gun:
Cops: Perp Had Loaded Revolver In Her Vagina  —  Handgun was found inside Oklahoman during strip search  —  An Oklahoma woman arrested Monday on drug charges had a loaded handgun hidden in her vagina, according to police.  —  The weapon was discovered during a search of Christie Dawn Harris …
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Joleen Chaney / KFOR-TV:
GRAPHIC: Woman packing heat, drugs in private parts
Discussion: Crooks and Liars
Lara Jakes / ABCNEWS:
Too Much Money Spent in Iraq for Too Few Results  —  Ten years and $60 billion in American taxpayer funds later, Iraq is still so unstable and broken that even its leaders question whether U.S. efforts to rebuild the war-torn nation were worth the cost.  —  In his final report to Congress …
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Carl Campanile / New York Post:
Mayor Bloomberg's new health crusade: too-loud earbuds  —  Now listen up, if you can.  —  Mayor Bloomberg — who has already cracked down on smoking, junk food, trans fats, salt and super-sized drinks — is embarking on a new crusade: preventing New Yorkers from going deaf.
Noah Rothman / Mediaite:
Ted Cruz Goads Eric Holder Into Admitting That Killing Americans With Drones On U.S. Soil Is Unconstitutional  —  On Tuesday, the Department of Justice sent shockwaves through the nation when Attorney General Eric Holder informed Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) in writing that the White House …
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Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic Online:
Killing Americans on U.S. Soil: Eric Holder's Evasive, Manipulative Letter
Guardian:
Revealed: Pentagon link to Iraq torture centres  —  Exclusive: General David Petraeus and ‘dirty wars’ veteran behind commando units implicated in detainee abuse  —  See the full-length documentary film of the 15-month investigation  —  The Pentagon sent a US veteran of the “dirty wars” …
Empire News:
Sam Mendes Won't Direct Bond 24  —  Exclusive on ‘a very difficult decision’  —  Bond may be back, but Empire can exclusively reveal that Sam Mendes won't be joining him.  At the BAFTAs recently, basking in the glow of Skyfall's triumph for Outstanding British Film, it seemed that Mendes …
 
 
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Joshua Rhett Miller / Fox News:
Florida bill would require anger management courses for bullet buyers
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Speaker.gov:
U.S. Capitol to Continue Welcoming Visitors for Public Tours
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Brendan Sasso / The Hill:
Holder defends prosecution of Web activist Swartz
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Norimitsu Onishi / New York Times:
California, on Brink of Recovery, Braces for Setback on Federal Aid
Discussion: The PJ Tatler
Gregory Gwyn-Williams, Jr / CNSNews:
Author Quotes Then-Professor Obama Saying, 'I Don't Believe People Should Be Able To Own Guns'
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