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10:45 AM ET, March 18, 2013

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Maggie Haberman / Politico:
RNC: Voters see GOP as ‘scary’ and ‘out of touch’  —  The Republican National Committee concedes in a sprawling report Monday that the GOP is seen as the party of “stuffy old men” and needs to change its ways.  —  Among the RNC's proposed fixes: enacting comprehensive immigration reform …
Discussion: BuzzFeed, CNN and Daily Kos
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Michael O'Brien / First Read:
GOP report calls for sweeping reforms to compete in 2016  —  The Republican National Committee released an audacious set of recommendations on Monday aimed at revitalizing the party following the drubbing suffered by GOP candidates last November, calling for sweeping changes to the party's infrastructure …
Daniel Politi / Slate:
GOP Chair: “We've Done a Really Lousy Job of Branding and Marketing Who We Are”  —  RNC Chair Reince Priebus is scheduled to unveil the Growth and Opportunity Project Monday, detailing what went wrong in November and how to improve the GOP's fortunes  —  Republican National Committee Chairman …
Discussion: PolicyMic and Booman Tribune
Karoli / Crooks and Liars:
Candy Crowley Oozes Sympathy for Steubenville Rapists  —  Shortly after the guilty verdict in the Steubenville rape case was announced, Candy Crowley took to the airwaves to report it and connect with their reporter on the ground for more details.  Her lead-in to the remote shot was shameful.
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The Atlantic Wire:
The Steubenville Verdict Is in, and These Boys Are Guilty
Lara Seligman / The Hill:
Hill Poll: Voters prefer Republican budget ideas, but dislike GOP  —  More voters trust the Democratic Party than the Republican Party on budgetary issues, according to the results of a new poll for The Hill — even though a strong majority actually prefer Republican fiscal policies.
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David Rogers / Politico:
Shutdown, budget bills on floor this week
Megan McArdle / The Daily Beast:
After Cyprus Bank Bailout, Depositors Race to Withdraw Their Cash.  Is the Rest of Europe Next?  —  As Cyprus reneges on their deposit insurance guarantees, the rest of Europe is in the crosshairs. … As you probably already know by now, the banking system of Cyprus has imploded …
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New York Times:
Cyprus Delays Bailout Vote, Fueling Euro Zone Turmoil
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
Andrew Dugan / Gallup:
On 10th Anniversary, 53% in U.S. See Iraq War as Mistake  —  Republicans most likely to say conflict was not a mistake  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Ten years have passed since the United States and its allies invaded Iraq, and it appears the majority of Americans consider this a regrettable anniversary.
Kevin Cirilli / Politico:
David Plouffe: Hillary Clinton ‘strongest’ for 2016  —  President Barack Obama's former top adviser David Plouffe says Hillary Clinton is “probably the strongest” candidate in either party among potential 2016 presidential contenders.  —  “She is in both parties right now by far …
Discussion: Taylor Marsh and BuzzFeed
Scott Wilson / Washington Post:
For Obama, trip is a chance to repair relations with disappointed Israelis  —  Among the landmarks the Israeli government asked President Obama to visit during his trip to Jerusalem this week is the hilltop tomb of Theodor Herzl, the chief theoretician of Zionism, who died decades before his fears …
Discussion: msnbc.com
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Michael Luo / New York Times:
Ruled a Threat to Family, but Allowed to Keep Guns  —  Early last year, after a series of frightening encounters with her former husband, Stephanie Holten went to court in Spokane, Wash., to obtain a temporary order for protection.  —  Her former husband, Corey Holten …
Discussion: American Power
CNN:
Obama to announce Perez as labor secretary nominee  —  Washington (CNN) - President Barack Obama on Monday will announce Thomas E. Perez, U.S. assistant attorney general heading the Justice Department's civil rights division, as his nominee for the next secretary of the Department of Labor, according to a White House official.
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Homepage / Post Politics:
Obama to tap Thomas Perez for labor secretary
Discussion: The Week and Lynn Sweet
Wall Street Journal:
Journal Drew Probe in China
Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Top Republican Governor Admits Conservatives Have Lost The Battle Against Marriage Equality  —  Responding to Sen. Rob Portman's (R-OH) embrace of equal marriage rights during an appearance on Meet The Press, Walker said that the issue of marriage equality did not animate his governor's race …
Jennifer Rubin / Right Turn:
It won't be your father's GOP  —  Thirty years after Ronald Reagan was president, Republicans are still running on a tripartite alliance of social, fiscal and foreign policy conservatives.  Alas, such candidates run on a myth; that coalition has splintered and what will replace it is far from clear.
Discussion: The Week, The Daily Caller and ABCNEWS
Robert J. Samuelson / Washington Post:
America the retirement home  — The Post, referring to President Obama's meetings with congressional Republicans  —  We don't need a charm offensive; we need a candor offensive.  The budget debate's central reality is that federal retirement programs, led by Social Security and Medicare …
Discussion: Firedoglake and Betsy's Page
ABCNEWS:
‘This Week’ Transcript: Speaker of the House John Boehner  —  ABC News' George Will, ABC News Political Analyst and Special Correspondent Matthew Dowd, Good360 chair Carly Fiorina, House Democratic Caucus Chair Representative Xavier Becerra (D) California, and host of NPR's All Things Considered Audie Cornish on ‘This Week’ (ABC News)
Discussion: American Spectator
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Benjamin Bell / ABCNEWS:
John Boehner: The ‘Talk About Raising Revenue Is Over’
 
 
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Alexander Burns / Politico:
Poll warns Republicans of focus on deficit
Discussion: The Plum Line and Booman Tribune
Dan Zevin / New York Times:
Lean In, Buddy Boy
Discussion: PolicyMic
New York Times:
Outcry Over Computer-Crime Indictment of Matthew Keys
Discussion: Media Decoder and Law Blog
Tyler Cowen / New York Times:
A Profession With an Egalitarian Core
Discussion: Marginal Revolution and EconLog
Gretchen Morgenson / New York Times:
JPMorgan's Follies, for All to See
Discussion: Power Line and Vodkapundit
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Tyler Durden / Zero Hedge:
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Discussion: americanthinker.com and Vox Popoli
Benjamin Goad / The Hill:
States to feds: Hands off our guns
Discussion: Right Turn and CNSNews
Bruce Schneier / CNN:
The Internet is a surveillance state
 

 
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
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Wall Street Journal:
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Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge:
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