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Manu Raju / Politico:
Saxby Chambliss: 'I'm not gay. So I'm not going to marry one' — Support for gay marriage is picking up steam all over the country — except on Capitol Hill. — Take Sen. Saxby Chambliss. When asked if his views had changed on gay marriage, the Georgia Republican quipped: “I'm not gay.
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Catherine Saint Louis / New York Times:
Pediatrics Group Backs Gay Marriage, Saying It Helps Children
Pediatrics Group Backs Gay Marriage, Saying It Helps Children
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Manu Raju / Politico:
Saxby Chambliss: 'I'm not gay. So I'm not going to marry one'
Saxby Chambliss: 'I'm not gay. So I'm not going to marry one'
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Ashley Parker / New York Times:
Young Opponents of Same-Sex Marriage Undaunted
Young Opponents of Same-Sex Marriage Undaunted
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The Heritage Foundation, Good As You, NOM Blog, Opinionator and Business Insider
Herb Keinon / Jerusalem Post:
Analysis: Obama, he had us at ‘Shalom’ — We so want to be accepted, so want to be understood. — He had us at the word “Shalom,” did President Barack Obama, on the tarmac at Ben-Gurion Airport. — Or if not at “Shalom,” then 33 words later when he said in Hebrew, “Tov lihiyot shuv ba'aretz” (It's good to be back in Israel).
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New York Times:
Obama Renews Call for 2-State Solution in Middle East — RAMALLAH, West Bank — Hours after Palestinian militants fired at least two rockets from the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip that crashed into the Israeli border city of Sderot on Thursday, President Obama traveled to the West Bank city …
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BBC, Reuters, Foreign Policy, Althouse and Mediaite
James S. Robbins / Associated Press:
Obama's Middle East policy in tatters: Column
Obama's Middle East policy in tatters: Column
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Politico:
Netanyahu on Obama: This guy, I need
Netanyahu on Obama: This guy, I need
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Taylor Marsh, The Week, CNN, The Dish and The Hill
Reuters:
Palestinians protest Obama visit: We want RPGs, not CIA collaboration
Palestinians protest Obama visit: We want RPGs, not CIA collaboration
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Haaretz, Weasel Zippers and The Gateway Pundit
Thomas B. Edsall / Opinionator:
The Republican Autopsy Report — On Monday a Republican task force released a remarkably hard-headed diagnosis of the party's many liabilities: its ideological rigidity, its preference for the rich over workers, its alienation of minorities, its reactionary social policies and its institutionalized repression of dissent and innovation.
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Stuart Rothenberg / Roll Call:
The GOP: A Party Increasingly at Odds With Itself — “I am not a member of any organized party — I am a Democrat,” humorist Will Rogers said many years ago. But if Rogers were alive today, he'd undoubtedly see his party as a model of organization and unity when compared to the GOP.
Nancy Cook / NationalJournal.com:
The GOP Disconnect on Economic Policy
The GOP Disconnect on Economic Policy
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The Plum Line and First Read
Jesse Helfrich / The Hill:
Unified House Republicans poised to pass Ryan budget blueprint — Republican leaders are poised to pass Rep. Paul Ryan's (R-Wis.) budget on Thursday, having convinced centrists and conservatives to back the blueprint that Democrats believe is their road map back to the House majority.
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Alan Silverleib / CNN:
House passes Ryan budget
House passes Ryan budget
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Pete Kasperowicz / The Hill:
Dems force GOP to vote down RSC budget
Dems force GOP to vote down RSC budget
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Politico, Booman Tribune, americanthinker.com and Reuters
Greg Miller / Washington Post:
Secret report raises alarms on intelligence blind spots because of AQ focus — A panel of White House advisers warned President Obama in a secret report that U.S. spy agencies were paying inadequate attention to China, the Middle East and other national security flash points because they had become …
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Ezra Klein / Wonkblog:
Why I was hoping for a government shutdown — I'll be honest. I was sort of hoping for a government shutdown. — Congress, you're terrible at your job. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomber) — It's not that I like government shutdowns. I'm as big a fan of national parks as the next guy.
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Quinnipiac News + Events:
Release Detail — March 21, 2013 - Clinton Tops Florida Favorite Sons In 2016 Race, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; 91% Back Universal Gun Background Checks — Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has double-digit leads over either of Florida's favorite sons, former Gov. Jeb Bush …
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Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:
Iraq War made Obamacare possible … This week brought two milestones: It has been 10 years since the United States invaded Iraq, and three years since President Obama's health care legislation became law. It's fitting that the two events coincided, because it was the Iraq War that made the passage of Obamacare possible.
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Daily Mail:
Dark Knight killer James Holmes ‘is now a Muslim who prays five times a day’ — James Holmes, the gunman behind the Dark Knight massacre in Colorado last July, has reportedly turned Muslim and prays five times a day. — The killer showed off a lengthy, thick beard during a court appearance earlier …
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The Jawa Report, Weasel Zippers, Jihad Watch and Atlas Shrugs
Kristin Roberts / NationalJournal.com:
How Many Americans Are on the Kill List? Zero. — Updated: — (U.S. Air Force photo/Lt Col Leslie Pratt) — No Americans are currently marked for death on the U.S. government's terrorist strike list, according to the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee.
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Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Michele Bachmann: Obamacare Will ‘Literally’ Kill People — As the country prepares to celebrate the third anniversary of health care reform, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) insisted on Thursday that the Affordable Care Act will “kill” vulnerable women and children during a speech on the floor of the House.
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Thomas Kaplan / New York Times:
Cuomo Seeks to Ease a Newly Passed Gun Restriction — ALBANY — In the wake of the elementary school massacre in Newtown, Conn., Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo of New York pushed through the State Legislature gun control measures that included not only a tougher assault weapons ban but also a tighter restriction …
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USA Today:
Want to change college athletics? Financially punish coaches … March Madness is underway, but the 2011 champion, the University of Connecticut, is conspicuously absent. The Huskies men's team isn't competing this year because it failed to meet the minimal academic requirements set by the NCAA for postseason play.
Andy Kroll / Mother Jones:
EXCLUSIVE: State Dept. Hid Contractor's Ties to Keystone XL Pipeline Company — A top expert who helped write the government's latest Keystone report previously consulted on three different TransCanada projects—a fact the State Department tried to hide. — A woman protests the Keystone XL pipeline …
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