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1:00 AM ET, March 19, 2013

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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
Chris Good / ABCNEWS:
‘Different Instead of Somebody Being Wrong,’ Gay Marriage Gains Support in ABC/Wash-Post Poll
Discussion: Politico and msnbc.com
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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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
Kia Makarechi / The Huffington Post:
‘The Bible’: Satan Actor Looks Like Obama In History Channel Miniseries
Discussion: ABCNEWS, The Raw Story and Guardian
Justin Sink / The Hill:
History channel: Resemblance of Obama, satanic character not intentional
Discussion: Politico
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”?
Discussion: Election Law Blog
NBCNews.com:
No ruling yet, but justices skeptical of Arizona voter law
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.
Discussion: Reuters and The Political Carnival
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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.
Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:
Bush Speechwriter: I Met Ahmed Chalabi At Christopher Hitchens's Apartment  —  In a piece published Monday, David Frum, former chief speechwriter for President George W. Bush, recounted meeting Iraqi politician Ahmed Chalabi for the first time at the apartment of late polemicist Christopher Hitchens.
Discussion: Firedoglake and A Tiny Revolution
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David Frum / The Daily Beast:
The Speechwriter: David Frum on the Rhetoric of Iraq
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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MEOW:
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.’”
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 …
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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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
Discussion: Reuters, FP Passport, BBC and The Impolitic
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.
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Associated Press:
Immigration: Rand Paul to back path to citizenship  —  Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky is endorsing a pathway to citizenship for the nation's 11 million illegal immigrants.  —  In a speech to be delivered Tuesday morning to the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, the potential 2016 …
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 …
Discussion: Taegan Goddard's …
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.
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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Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
Messaging Service WhatsApp To Extend Subscription Model To iOS This Year, But Don't Hold Your Breath For A Desktop App
Discussion: The Verge and Lifehacker
Khaled Abu Toameh / Jerusalem Post:
Bethlehem rioters set fire to pictures of Obama
Discussion: Power Line and Israel Matzav
Talking Points Memo:
AP: Colorado Gov. To Sign Gun Control Laws
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Wall Street Journal:
For Malone, a Possible Cable Reprise
Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:
Stephen Colbert drops the act to help his sister
Betsy Woodruff / National Review:
Back in the Saddle  —  We've just stepped onto the elevator …
Discussion: The Raw Story
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Jennifer Epstein / Politico:
Acting commerce secretary to leave
Anemona Hartocollis / New York Times:
Bloomberg Bill Would Make Retailers Hide Cigarettes
Gil Aegerter / Open Channel:
Cyberattack on Florida election is first known case in US, experts say
Discussion: Weasel Zippers, CNN and Politico
Pema Levy / Talking Points Memo:
Conservative Website Aims To Combat The Influence Of Liberal Colleges
Discussion: Wired Campus
 

 
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

 
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