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3:15 PM ET, March 18, 2013

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Politico:
Right blasts RNC ‘autopsy’ as power grab  —  For all the talk before Monday's unveiling of the much-anticipated RNC autopsy report about more robust GOP efforts to appeal to minorities and narrow the deficit with Democrats on technology and data, it's the party's move to take control …
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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 …
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 …
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
RNC: ‘Drastic changes’ needed if party hopes to remain competitive  —  The Republican National Committee (RNC) on Monday issued a blistering critique of the party's recent electoral failures, determining that “drastic changes to almost every major element of the modern Republican Party” …
Daniel Politi / Slate:
GOP Chair: “We've Done a Really Lousy Job of Branding and Marketing Who We Are”
Maggie Haberman / Politico:   RNC: Voters see GOP as ‘scary’ and ‘out of touch’
Neil King Jr / Wall Street Journal:
GOP Taps Tech Allies to Narrow Digital Gap
Discussion: TechCrunch
Kevin Robillard / Politico:
Hillary Clinton announces her support for gay marriage  —  In a move that could have implications for a 2016 White House campaign, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton endorsed gay marriage on Monday, saying she supports it “personally, and as a matter of policy and law.”
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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.
Discussion: Business Insider and LGBTQ Nation
Kevin Cirilli / Politico:
David Plouffe: Hillary Clinton ‘strongest’ for 2016
Discussion: Taylor Marsh and BuzzFeed
Patrick O'Connor / Washington Wire:
Hillary Clinton Supports Gay Marriage
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
History channel: Resemblance of Obama, satanic character not intentional
Discussion: Politico
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.
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 …
Discussion: Mother Jones and A Tiny Revolution
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Glenn Greenwald / Guardian:
David Frum, the Iraq war and oil
Pema Levy / Talking Points Memo:
Conservative Website Aims To Combat The Influence Of Liberal Colleges  —  Conservatives often complain that liberal college professors give Democrats a leg up when it comes to winning over young Americans.  But worried right-wing parents who attended the annual Conservative Political Action Conference …
Discussion: Wired Campus
Robert Stacy McCain / American Spectator:
The Liberal Media Lie About CPAC  —  NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland — The liberal media covered the 40th Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) pretty much like they cover everything else — deceitfully, with a partisan bias that is transparent to every honest and intelligent person who actually pays attention.
Discussion: The Other McCain
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.
ThinkProgress:
Why Single Mothers Are In Economic Crisis And What Can Be Done About It  —  The new report from Pew on modern parenthood is filled with important data about how Americans are handling a variety of work and family issues.  Reading through the report, the most glaring conclusion for progressives …
Associated Press:
Colo. sheriff refuses to enforce gun-control bills  —  GREELEY, Colo. - A Colorado sheriff says he won't enforce two aggressive gun-control measures waiting to be signed into law by Gov. John Hickenlooper.  —  Weld County Sheriff John Cooke told The Greeley Tribune that Democratic lawmakers …
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Fox News:
Colorado sheriff says new state gun laws won't be enforced
USA Today:
Lawmakers add relatives to campaign payrolls  —  WASHINGTON — Thirty-two members of Congress dispensed more than $2 million in campaign funds to pay relatives' salaries during the 2012 election cycle, a USA TODAY analysis of the most recent campaign records shows.
Discussion: The Impolitic
Jason Hanna / CNN:
Body, explosive devices found in dorm  —  (CNN) — A body with a self-inflicted gunshot wound was found along with a bag of bombs in a dormitory room at the University of Central Florida early Monday, prompting officials to cancel classes at the main Orlando campus until at least noon, a school spokesman said.
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: Wonkette and American Power
Travis Waldron / ThinkProgress:
House GOP Budget Would Give Millionaires A $200,000 Tax Cut  —  The latest House Republican budget would grant taxpayers with incomes above $1 million at least $200,000 in tax cuts even if the GOP closes tax loopholes to help pay for the plan, according to an analysis from Citizens for Tax Justice.
Discussion: Business Insider and Daily Kos
The Official Google Blog:
Explore Everest, Kilimanjaro and more with Google Maps  —  Most of us have a bucket list of the places we want to visit in our lifetime.  If you're like me, the list is pretty long—to be honest I'd be lucky to get to all of mine.  Google Maps has a bucket list too, and today we're checking off …
 
 
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Gil Aegerter / Open Channel:
Cyberattack on Florida election is first known case in US, experts say
Discussion: Politico
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
The Hockey Stick, Broken Again
Stephen Lynch / CNN:
New Lynch ad spotlights working class background
Discussion: Politico
Washington Post:
Senate panel close to Obama plan on path to citizenship for illegal immigrants
Discussion: New York Times, Hit & Run and Hot Air
Mary Anastasia O'Grady / Wall Street Journal:
Behind the Campaign to Smear the Pope
Discussion: National Review
 Earlier Items: 
CNN:
Louisiana governor involved but not injured in traffic accident
Discussion: The Hill
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
Robert J. Samuelson / Washington Post:
America the retirement home
Jennifer Rubin / Right Turn:
It won't be your father's GOP  —  Thirty years after Ronald Reagan …
New York Times:
Outcry Over Computer-Crime Indictment of Matthew Keys
Discussion: Media Decoder and Law Blog
Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Top Republican Governor Admits Conservatives Have Lost The Battle Against Marriage Equality
Discussion: Firedoglake
 

 
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