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Gary Langer / ABCNEWS:
Poll Tracks Dramatic Rise In Support for Gay Marriage — Support for gay marriage reached a new high in the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll, marking a dramatic change in public attitudes on the subject across the past decade. Fifty-eight percent of Americans now say it should be legal for gay and lesbian couples to wed.
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Jon Cohen / The Fix:
Gay marriage support hits new high in Post-ABC poll — Public support for gay marriage has hit a new high as Americans increasingly see homosexuality not as a choice but as a way some people are, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. — The poll shows that 58 percent of Americans …
Kevin Robillard / Politico:
Hillary Clinton announces her support for gay marriage
Hillary Clinton announces her support for gay marriage
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
History Channel's Satan Looks A Lot Like Barack Obama — The character is part of The Bible a ten-hour television series airing on the History Channel. — Via: @adamsbaldwin
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James Nye / Daily Mail:
Why does the devil in ‘The Bible’ look exactly like President Obama? — Sunday evening's episode of the History Channel's hit series ‘The Bible’ threw up an awkward coincidence when viewers noticed that Satan bore a remarkable resemblance to President Obama.
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
History channel: Resemblance of Obama, satanic character not intentional
History channel: Resemblance of Obama, satanic character not intentional
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Kia Makarechi / The Huffington Post:
‘The Bible’: Satan Actor Looks Like Obama In History Channel Miniseries
‘The Bible’: Satan Actor Looks Like Obama In History Channel Miniseries
AJ Delgado / Mediaite:
Obama As The Devil? The History Channel's The Bible's Stunning Look-alike (UPDATED)
Obama As The Devil? The History Channel's The Bible's Stunning Look-alike (UPDATED)
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Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
How Three Top Republicans Are Already Blowing Up The RNC's Minority Outreach Strategy — Well, that didn't take long. — This morning, the biggest political story in Washington was a Republican National Committee “autopsy” of the GOP's 2012 election loss.
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Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Attacks on Thomas Perez will do wonders for GOP Latino outreach — This morning the Republican National Committee released a report that purports to examine everything that's wrong with the GOP, one that has a heavy emphasis on repairing relations with Latinos.
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David Vitter / U.S. Senator David Vitter of Louisana:
Vitter Will Block Perez Labor Nomination
Vitter Will Block Perez Labor Nomination
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Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
Scalia And Sotomayor Clash In Proof-Of-Citizenship Voting Case — Justices Antonin Scalia and Sonia Sotomayor clashed Monday during Supreme Court oral arguments about whether states may require residents to submit proof of citizenship in order to register to vote.
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Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:
Argument recap: Does “may only” mean “shall only”? — Analysis — Anyone entering the Supreme Court's chamber Monday morning expecting constitutional drama over the right to vote had to come away quite disappointed. It took all of fifty minutes of a one-hour argument to get to any constitutional issue …
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Paul Steinhauser / CNN:
CNN Poll: GOP underwater; Obama approval down — Washington (CNN) - A new national survey confirms what a months long, top-to-bottom Republican Party review finds as well: That the GOP “is out of touch” and seen as the party of “stuffy old men.” — A CNN/ORC International poll also indicates …
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Neil King Jr / Wall Street Journal:
GOP Issues Scathing Self-Analysis
GOP Issues Scathing Self-Analysis
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Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
At CPAC, The Marriage Fight Is Over
At CPAC, The Marriage Fight Is Over
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Ben Smith / BuzzFeed:
Compassionate Conservatism Is Back — A new Republican National …
Compassionate Conservatism Is Back — A new Republican National …
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David Frum / The Daily Beast:
The Speechwriter: David Frum on the Rhetoric of Iraq — When Bush decided to go to war in 2003, you'd think he would have been gripped by self-questioning and hot debate. That never really happened. Bush's speechwriter David Frum looks back at the daunting messaging effort …
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Glenn Greenwald / Guardian:
David Frum, the Iraq war and oil | Glenn Greenwald
David Frum, the Iraq war and oil | Glenn Greenwald
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Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:
Bush Speechwriter: I Met Ahmed Chalabi At Christopher Hitchens's Apartment
Bush Speechwriter: I Met Ahmed Chalabi At Christopher Hitchens's Apartment
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Michelle Shocked Shocks in Anti-Gay Show Tirade — Michelle Shocked, known for living up to her surname, cleared out San Francisco club Yoshi's last night, and shut down the venue, after she went on an anti-gay tirade, which she summed up by saying, “You can go on Twitter and say ‘Michelle Shocked says God hates fags.’”
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Katherine Fung / The Huffington Post:
CNN, Fox News, MSNBC Air Name Of Steubenville Rape Victim — CNN, Fox News and MSNBC recently aired the name of the underage victim in the Steubenville rape trial during reports about the case. — Two high school football players were found guilty of raping a 16-year old girl in a controversial case in Steubenville, Ohio.
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David Edwards / The Raw Story:
Fox News airs name of 16-year-old Steubenville rape victim
Fox News airs name of 16-year-old Steubenville rape victim
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Greece.GreekReporter.com Latest News from Greece:
Gazprom Offers Cyprus Restructuring Deal to Avoid EU Bailout — Russian energy giant Gazprom has offered the Republic of Cyprus a plan in which the company will undertake the restructuring of the country's banks in exchange for exploration rights for natural gas in Cyprus'Â' exclusive economic zone, local media reported.
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Dylan Matthews / Wonkblog:
Everything you need to know about the Cyprus bailout, in one FAQ
Everything you need to know about the Cyprus bailout, in one FAQ
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Steven Mufson / Washington Post:
The Washington Post to charge frequent users of its Web site — Jonathan Ernst / Reuters - This summer, The Washington Post will start charging frequent users of its Web site — This summer, The Washington Post will start charging frequent users of its Web site, asking those who look …
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Wbastone / The Smoking Gun:
Hacker Begins Distributing Confidential Memos Sent To Hillary Clinton On Libya, Benghazi Attack — In e-mail blasts this weekend, “Guccifer” sent documents stolen from the e-mail account of a former White House aide to congressional aides, political figures, and journalists.
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New Jersey Online:
3 women were paid to falsely claim they had sex with Menendez, Dominican police say — U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez in his office on Capitol Hill earlier this month. (Photo by Barbara L. Salisbury/For the Star-Ledge) — SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — Police in the Dominican Republic …
CBS News:
Police: Fla. college drop-out found dead had planned campus attack — A University of Central Florida drop-out planned an attack on campus but committed suicide in a dorm before carrying it out, authorities said Monday. — Materials found in his dorm room made it appear …
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Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:
Leader in GOP's reboot calls Obama a ‘socialist’ — Leading Republicans called on their party to adopt a more inclusive tone Monday — but in doing so one used some controversial rhetoric to describe President Obama, calling him a “socialist.” — Republican National Committeeman Henry Barbour …
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Jonathan Allen / Politico:
Another sequestration casualty? — The next casualty of sequestration could be the Easter Bunny - at least according to a White House e-mail that recently landed in Capitol Hill inboxes. — The White House warned Congress that budget uncertainties could nix the annual Easter Egg Roll for kids, which is planned for April 1.