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Liz Alderman / New York Times:
Cyprus Rejects Bank Deposit Tax, Scuttling Bailout Deal — NICOSIA — The Cypriot Parliament rejected an international bailout package on Tuesday that had sought to tax bank depositors to pay a big part of the bill, despite a revision that would have exempted small bank accounts from the levies.
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A much better alternative for Cyprus
A much better alternative for Cyprus
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Peter Coy / Businessweek:
A Cypriot Nobelist Is ‘Appalled’ by the Proposed Bailout Bank Tax
A Cypriot Nobelist Is ‘Appalled’ by the Proposed Bailout Bank Tax
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New York Times:
Cyprus Bailout Incites Turmoil as Blame Flies
Cyprus Bailout Incites Turmoil as Blame Flies
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Andrew Ross Sorkin / DealBook:
A Bank Levy in Cyprus, and Why Not to Worry
A Bank Levy in Cyprus, and Why Not to Worry
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Stuart Rothenberg / Roll Call:
Is the House in Play? A District-by-District Assessment — Three weeks ago, I discussed whether the House is likely to flip control next year by looking at historical trends and “big picture” questions. Those trends show that the Democrats' task is a challenging one.
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Wall Street Journal:
Larry Sabato and Kyle Kondik: The Early Line on the 2014 Midterms — The Obama goal is to regain the House, but holding the Senate is no sure thing. — President Obama's greatest setback to date has been the 2010 midterm elections. Gains that Republicans scored in the House and Senate still circumscribe his agenda.
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Jake Sherman / Politico:
New Republican message: Balanced budgets
New Republican message: Balanced budgets
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Truthdig:
The Last Letter — A Letter to George W. Bush and Dick Cheney From a Dying Veteran — I write this letter on the 10th anniversary of the Iraq War on behalf of my fellow Iraq War veterans. I write this letter on behalf of the 4,488 soldiers and Marines who died in Iraq.
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Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:
Tea Partier On Lead Up To Iraq War: ‘We Have To Trust Our Leaders’ (VIDEO) — Months after suggesting that President Barack Obama “doesn't love America the way we do,” a prominent tea party leader on Tuesday made a case for placing trust in the commander-in-chief during a discussion …
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Politico:
Assault weapons ban loses steam — Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) said on Monday that a controversial assault weapons ban will not be part of a Democratic gun bill that was expected to reach the Senate floor next month. — After a meeting with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) …
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Ed O'Keefe / Post Politics:
Assault weapons ban likely won't be included in Senate gun bill
Assault weapons ban likely won't be included in Senate gun bill
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Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
GOP catfight: Michael Steele calls Reince Priebus ‘numb nuts’ … The catfight between former Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele and his replacement, Reince Priebus, has reached screech level, with Steele belittling the party's new focus on minorities as old news.
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Charlie Cook / NationalJournal.com:
The GOP Faces 2 Stark Choices: Change or Go Over the Cliff
The GOP Faces 2 Stark Choices: Change or Go Over the Cliff
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David Brooks / New York Times:
The Progressive Shift — There is a statue outside the Department of Labor of a powerful, rambunctious horse being reined in by an extremely muscular man. This used to be a metaphor for liberalism. The horse was capitalism. The man was government, which was needed sometimes to restrain capitalism's excesses.
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Paul C. Broun Jr / New York Times:
Paul Ryan's Ax Isn't Sharp Enough — THE latest budget proposal by Representative Paul D. Ryan, called “The Path to Prosperity,” is anything but. It fails to seriously address runaway government spending, the most pressing problem facing our nation. I cannot vote for something that would trick …
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Washington Wire:
Text of Rand Paul's Immigration Speech — Here is the text of Sen. Rand Paul's speech delivered Tuesday morning to the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. It was released by the Kentucky Republican's Senate office. — Por favor disculpen mi Espanol. Como creci en Houston -es un poco 'espanglish y un poco Tex Mex.
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Natalie Finn / E! Online:
NEWS/Singer Michelle Shocked Goes on Anti-Gay Rant During San Francisco Show, Cancellations Follow — Michelle Shocked stunned last night in San Francisco—and not at all in a good way. — “I live in fear that the world will be destroyed if gays are allowed to marry,” …
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Jay Barmann / SFist:
Michelle Shocked Launches Into Anti-Gay Rant On Stage at Yoshi's
Michelle Shocked Launches Into Anti-Gay Rant On Stage at Yoshi's
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NBCNews.com:
Iraq, 10 years on: Did invasion bring ‘hope and progress’ to millions as Bush vowed? — This week marks the 10th anniversary of the start of the Iraq War. ITV's John Irvine in Baghdad assesses a country that remains gripped by the violence of its sectarian divide.
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The Atlantic Online:
What ‘Lean In’ Misunderstands About Gender Differences — There is much to admire in Sheryl Sandberg's book, Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead. It is full of funny stories about her brilliant career and helpful advice for workplace success. As former chief of staff …
Lisa O'Carroll / Guardian:
Bloggers may face libel fines under press regulation deal — Websites could have to pay exemplary damages if they don't sign up to new regulator, claim opponents of Leveson deal — Bloggers could face high fines for libel under the new Leveson deal with exemplary damages imposed …
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Fox News:
7 Marines killed during explosion at Nevada's Hawthorne Army Depot — An explosion at a military ammunition storage facility in Nevada during a Marine Corps training exercise killed seven U.S. Marines and wounded several others, military officials said. — The North Carolina-based soldiers …
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Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Probes Microsoft, Partners Over Bribery Claims — Federal regulators are investigating Microsoft Corp.'s relationship with business partners that allegedly bribed foreign government officials in return for software contracts, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Facebook:
Magpul Industries Corp. · 207,979 like this — Apparently Gov Hickenlooper has announced that he will sign HB 1224 on Wednesday. We were asked for our reaction, and here is what we said: — We have said all along that based on the legal problems and uncertainties in the bill …
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CNN:
White House warns Easter Egg Roll could be canceled — Washington (CNN) - Ticket holders for the upcoming White House Easter Egg Roll are being warned the annual event could be canceled if lawmakers can't agree on a measure funding the federal government. — As for now, the event …