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8:55 AM ET, March 19, 2013

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Derek Thompson / The Atlantic Online:
This Is the Scariest Statistic About the Newspaper Business Today  —  Here it is: In 2012, newspapers lost $16 in print ads for every $1 earned in digital ads.  And it's getting worse, according to a new report by Pew.  In 2011, the ratio was just 10-to-1.
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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 …
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: Talking Points Memo
NBCNews.com:
No ruling yet, but justices skeptical of Arizona voter law
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
New York Times:
Second Thoughts in Europe as Anxiety Rises in Cyprus  —  NICOSIA, Cyprus — The lights were dimmed and the doors were locked.  But inside a branch of Laiki Bank, one of Cyprus's two dominant banks, a few silhouettes glided about Monday, filling cash machines to calm a wave of anxiety …
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Dylan Matthews / Wonkblog:
Everything you need to know about the Cyprus bailout, in one FAQ
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.
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.’”
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 …
Politico:
Right blasts RNC ‘autopsy’ as power grab  —  John Brabender, Santorum's chief adviser, said the reforms would favor the moneyed candidates.  —  “While I commend Chairman Priebus for taking important steps to remedy Republicans' recent election failures, I am troubled by the possibility …
Discussion: Hot Air
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Politico:
Right blasts RNC ‘autopsy’ as power grab
Discussion: AMERICAblog
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.
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Juliet Eilperin / Post Politics:
Could a government shutdown doom the White House Easter Egg Roll?
Discussion: Mediaite and Conservatives4Palin
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
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David Frum / The Daily Beast:
The Speechwriter: David Frum on the Rhetoric of Iraq
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.
Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic Online:
Monarch in the Middle  —  As the Arab Spring swirls around him, can King Abdullah II, the most pro-American Arab leader in the Middle East, liberalize Jordan and modernize its economy, without losing his kingdom to Islamic fundamentalists?  The stressful life of a king amidst chaos.
Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:
Stephen Colbert drops the act to help his sister  —  Comedian Stephen Colbert is dropping his right-wing pundit act to help his sister's House campaign.  —  Colbert has been helping Elizabeth Colbert Busch (D) fundraise for her campaign to fill the seat formerly held by Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.).
Discussion: ABCNEWS and Politico
University of Wisconsin System:
Blank recommended as UW-Madison chancellor  —  MADISON, Wis. - Dr. Rebecca M. Blank, Acting U.S. Secretary of Commerce, has been recommended as the next Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.  —  UW System President Kevin P. Reilly and a special committee of the UW System Board …
Discussion: The Hill and Inside Higher Ed
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Jennifer Epstein / Politico:   Acting commerce secretary to leave
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 …
Alice Chaosurawong / The Hill:
CEOs set tax reform goal: 25 percent corporate rate  —  A prominent lobby group for chief executives is launching a campaign to build public support for reducing the corporate rate to 25 percent and limiting the taxation of offshore income.  —  John Engler, the president of Business Roundtable …
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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Eugene Volokh / The Volokh Conspiracy:
Philadelphia Mayor Suggests Magazine Article on Race Relations Isn't Protected by the First Amendment
Discussion: Hit & Run and The Atlantic Online
David Kravets / Wired:
Feds: No Warrant Needed to Track Your Car With a GPS Device
Discussion: Gizmodo
Erik Wasson / The Hill:
House Dem budget includes $1.2T in taxes, $200B new spending
Discussion: Right Turn, The Fix and The Hill
John Cook / Gawker:
Bill O'Reilly's Divorce Is So Ugly, God Got Involved
Daniel / Crooked Timber:
What would you do: Part 2, the Island of Surpyc
Khaled Abu Toameh / Jerusalem Post:
Bethlehem rioters set fire to pictures of Obama
Discussion: Power Line and Israel Matzav
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CBS News:
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