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Michael Howard Saul / Wall Street Journal:
Judge Halts New York City Soda Ban … A state judge on Monday stopped Mayor Michael Bloomberg's administration from banning the sale of large sugary drinks at New York City restaurants and other venues, a major defeat for a mayor who has made public-health initiatives a cornerstone of his tenure.
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Judge Invalidates Bloomberg's Ban on Sugary Drinks — A judge invalidated New York City's ban on large sugary drinks on Monday, one day before it was to go into effect, dealing Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg a major blow. — The decision by Justice Milton A. Tingling Jr. of State Supreme Court …
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
The War Against the Second Amendment Has Only Just Begun — In an interview with Jason Mattera which was conducted last month but is just now hitting the news, Democratic Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky admitted that the Democrats' effort to ban “assault weapons” is “just the beginning.”
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Joseph Ax / Reuters:
New York City cannot ban sales of large sodas: judge
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Paul Ryan / Wall Street Journal:
The GOP Plan to Balance the Budget by 2023 — The goal can be reached, with no new taxes, while increasing spending 3.4% annually instead of the current 5%. — America's national debt is over $16 trillion. Yet Washington can't figure out how to cut $85 billion—or just 2% of the federal budget …
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Jesse Helfrich / The Hill:
Ryan to rally GOP on 10-year plan — The target set by Ryan (R-Wis.), the chairman of the House Budget Committee, is more aggressive than the one Democrats rejected last year that took until nearly 2040 to balance. — Ryan will take center stage for the third year in a row to roll …
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Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
House and Senate Work Simultaneously to Create Budgets, a Rarity — WASHINGTON — Congress this week will begin taking the first steps toward a more structured and orderly budget process, beginning what both parties hope is a move away from the vicious cycle of deadline-driven quick fixes.
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New York Post:
The ‘fair share’ White House — Those who make the rules should play by them. Especially a White House that lectures the rest of America about the importance of paying your “fair share” of taxes. — So we were struck by IRS reports that no fewer than 40 aides to President Obama still owe …
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Roger Simon / Politico:
Save the sequester, crush the children! — If American politics has but one purpose in modern times, it is to crush the hopes and dreams of young people everywhere. — And this is why President Barack Obama's closing of the White House to public tours makes so much sense.
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Josh Israel / ThinkProgress:
After Watering Down Financial Reform, Ex-Senator Scott Brown Joins Goldman Sachs' Lobbying Firm … During his nearly three years in the U.S. Senate, Scott Brown (R-MA) frequently came to the aid of the financial sector — watering down the Dodd-Frank bill and working to weaken it after its passage …
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Michael Levenson / Boston Globe:
Scott Brown to join Boston law firm Nixon Peabody
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David S. Cloud / Los Angeles Times:
New Pentagon chief Chuck Hagel tries to find his balance — A three-day visit to Afghanistan is a rocky beginning for the Defense secretary, who had faced a bitter confirmation fight. Now awaiting him is $47 billion in budget cuts. — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, right, arrives in Germany on Monday.
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Thom Shanker / New York Times:
In First Overseas Trip, Hagel Offers a Terse Review: 'It's Complicated'
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Erik Wemple:
Boston.com had no control over bogus Krugman post — The Daily Currant makes another round of headlines with its satire. Weeks ago, it bamboozled the Washington Post into believing that Sarah Palin had signed on with Al Jazeera as a commentator. — Now it has hoaxed the journalism world …
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
CBC leader concerned Obama has named no blacks to new Cabinet — The chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus said she is concerned that President Obama has not yet appointed African-Americans to his second-term Cabinet. — Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-Ohio) said Obama's appointees do not reflect …
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The White House:
Remarks By Tom Donilon, National Security Advisory to the President: “The United States and the Asia-Pacific in 2013” — The Asia Society … Thank you, Henrietta, for that kind introduction and for your service, both in government and here at the Asia Society. And thank you, Suzanne, for bringing us together today.
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Choe Sang-Hun / New York Times:
North Korea Declares 1953 War Truce Nullified
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Jackie Calmes / New York Times:
In President's Outreach to G.O.P., Past Failures Loom — WASHINGTON — For all the attention to President Obama's new campaign of outreach to Republicans, it was four months ago — on the eve of bipartisan budget talks — that he secretly invited five of them to the White House for a movie screening …
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Jon Donnison / BBC:
UN disputes Gaza strike on BBC man's house — Jehad Mashhrawi's 11-month-old son Omar was killed in the attack on his house in Gaza — The son of a BBC journalist and two relatives killed in last November's war in Gaza may have been hit by a misfired Palestinian rocket, a UN agency says.
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Byron Tau / Politico:
Joe Lieberman to join conservative think tank — Former Sen. Joe Lieberman is joining the conservative think tank American Enterprise Institute, the organization announced Monday. — Lieberman — Al Gore's vice presidential running mate in 2000 and a Democratic presidential candidate in 2004 …
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Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:
Joe Lieberman Joining Conservative Think Tank
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Ryan Cooper / Washington Monthly:
How Does Jeff Sachs Explain the Great Recession? — Facebook Twitter Digg Reddit StumbleUpon Delicious — First, let me recommend Mark Thoma, who takes apart Sachs' very crude representations of Paul Krugman's positions. I want to circle back to one particular point that leaped out at me:
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Alexandra Jaffe / Ballot Box:
Report: DSCC pulling back from Judd after Kentucky Senate polling shows her vulnerable — A survey conducted for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee of the Kentucky Senate race by one of their leading pollsters may be cause for the DSCC to pull back from supporting Ashley Judd's potential campaign …
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Katrina Trinko / National Review:
Palin, Trump Get Longer Speaking Slots at CPAC — Time to address conservatives from across the country at CPAC is a prime commodity, especially for politicians eyeing a 2016 run — and it's not being distributed equally. — According to an internal draft of the minute-by-minute schedule at CPAC …
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Associated Press:
Colorado Senate OKs gun control bill — A gun control package pushed by Colorado Democrats cleared the state Senate on Monday, as sponsors described it as a needed response to Colorado's blood-soaked history of mass shootings. — One Democrat after another rose Monday to talk …
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