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4:50 PM ET, March 18, 2013

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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.
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 …
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
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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.
Justin Sink / The Hill:
History channel: Resemblance of Obama, satanic character not intentional  —  The History Channel on Monday denied that the resemblance between President Obama and an actor playing Satan in the channel's miniseries “The Bible” was intentional.  —  “HISTORY channel has the highest respect for President Obama …
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.
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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 …
Discussion: Mother Jones and A Tiny Revolution
Glenn Greenwald / Guardian:
David Frum, the Iraq war and oil
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 …
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 …
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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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.
Discussion: National Review
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
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
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.
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Marches of Folly  —  Ten years ago, America invaded Iraq; somehow, our political class decided that we should respond to a terrorist attack by making war on a regime that, however vile, had nothing to do with that attack.  —  Some voices warned that we were making a terrible mistake …
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 …
Gil Aegerter / Open Channel:
Cyberattack on Florida election is first known case in US, experts say  —  About 2,000 rejected absentee ballots at Miami-Dade Elections Department, mostly for lack of signatures or review of signatures from the last election.  —  By Gil Aegerter  —  Staff Writer, NBC News
Discussion: Politico and CNN
 
 
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Dylan Matthews / Wonkblog:
Everything you need to know about the Cyprus bailout, in one FAQ
Discussion: Reuters and FP Passport
Fox News:
Ohio high school football players found guilty of raping 16-year-old girl
Christine Haughney / Media Decoder:
Time's Health Care Opus Is a Hit
ThinkProgress:
Why Single Mothers Are In Economic Crisis And What Can Be Done About It
Travis Waldron / ThinkProgress:
House GOP Budget Would Give Millionaires A $200,000 Tax Cut
Discussion: Business Insider and Daily Kos
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
The Hockey Stick, Broken Again
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Associated Press:
Colo. sheriff refuses to enforce gun-control bills
Mary Anastasia O'Grady / Wall Street Journal:
Behind the Campaign to Smear the Pope
Discussion: Betsy's Page and National Review
CNN:
Louisiana governor involved but not injured in traffic accident
Discussion: The Hill
Jennifer Rubin / Right Turn:
It won't be your father's GOP  —  Thirty years after Ronald Reagan …
Kevin Cirilli / Politico:
David Plouffe: Hillary Clinton ‘strongest’ for 2016
Discussion: Taylor Marsh and BuzzFeed
Michael Luo / New York Times:
Ruled a Threat to Family, but Allowed to Keep Guns
Discussion: Wonkette and American Power
Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Top Republican Governor Admits Conservatives Have Lost The Battle Against Marriage Equality
Discussion: Firedoglake
 

 
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Hannah Lang / Reuters:
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