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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 …
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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”?
Argument recap: Does “may only” mean “shall only”?
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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
Gay marriage support hits new high in Post-ABC poll
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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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Greece.GreekReporter.com Latest News from Greece:
Gazprom Offers Cyprus Restructuring Deal to Avoid EU Bailout
Gazprom Offers Cyprus Restructuring Deal to Avoid EU Bailout
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Dylan Matthews / Wonkblog:
Everything you need to know about the Cyprus bailout, in one FAQ
Everything you need to know about the Cyprus bailout, in one FAQ
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Reuters, FP Passport, Wall Street Journal, The Impolitic and BBC
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.
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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 …
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msnbc.com, The Week and Taegan Goddard's …
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.’”
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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 …
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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.
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Juliet Eilperin / Post Politics:
Could a government shutdown doom the White House Easter Egg Roll?
Could a government shutdown doom the White House Easter Egg Roll?
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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.
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David Frum / The Daily Beast:
The Speechwriter: David Frum on the Rhetoric of Iraq
The Speechwriter: David Frum on the Rhetoric of Iraq
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Washington Monthly, Guardian, Crooks and Liars, Mother Jones and Eschaton
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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Hot Air, Ed Driscoll, The Spectacle Blog, The PJ Tatler, Rush Limbaugh, The Gateway Pundit, Althouse, americanthinker.com and The Greenroom
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.
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Israel Matzav, The Times of Israel and New York Times
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.).
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 …
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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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Talking Points Memo:
AP: Colorado Gov. To Sign Gun Control Laws — DENVER (AP) — Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper will sign gun control measures Wednesday that pose limits on ammunition magazines and expand background checks for firearms. — A state government employee with knowledge of the situation confirmed …
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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 …