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12:30 PM ET, March 26, 2013

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Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
Alaska Sen. Mark Begich Says “Same Sex Couples Should Be Able To Marry”  —  “Government should keep out of individuals' personal lives — if someone wants to marry someone they love, they should be able to,” the senator says in a statement.  —  Image by Alex Wong / Getty Images
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Wall Street Journal:
. . . Gays Deserve Equal Rights  —  States shouldn't remain free to discriminate for as long as they wish.  —  Four years ago, the two us of joined forces and launched a federal constitutional challenge to Proposition 8, a ballot initiative which eliminated the right of same-sex couples in California to marry.
Discussion: Hit & Run, Althouse and msnbc.com
Susan Page / USA Today:
GOP chairman urges tolerance for views on gay marriage  —  Republican National Chairman Reince Priebus, on USA TODAY's Capital Download, says the party shouldn't act ‘like Old Testament heretics’ on same-sex marriage but should welcome those who support it.  —  WASHINGTON — The GOP platform leaves …
Discussion: Taylor Marsh and Daily Kos
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Bill Clinton's Decision, and Regret, on Defense of Marriage Act  —  WASHINGTON — He had just flown across the country after an exhausting campaign day in Oregon and South Dakota, landing at the White House after dark.  But President Bill Clinton still had more business before bed.
NewsMax.com:
Jeb Bush: States Should Decide Gay Marriage  —  More ways to share...  Mixx  —  Stumbled  —  LinkedIn  —  Vine  —  Buzzflash  —  Newstrust  —  Technocrati  —  Forward Article  —  The day before the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments on the constitutionality of gay marriage …
Noah Rothman / Mediaite:
CNN Anchor Gets In Explosive Personal Battle With Conservative Over ‘Legality’ Of Gay Marriage  —  On Monday, a debate on CNN over the issues headed to the Supreme Court this week relating to the constitutionality of prohibitions on same-sex marriage and the right of same-sex couples …
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Can gay marriage survive SCOTUS loss?
Washington Wire:
Live Blog: Supreme Court Weighs Gay Marriage
CNN:
CNN Poll: ‘Rob Portman effect’ fuels support for same-sex marriage
Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
What Is Going To Happen At The Supreme Court This Week?
Discussion: The Dish
Jonathan Allen / Politico:
Rand Paul and Ted Cruz threaten filibuster on guns  —  Sens. Rand Paul, Ted Cruz and Mike Lee are threatening to filibuster gun-control legislation, according to a letter they plan to hand-deliver to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's office on Tuesday.  —  “We will oppose the motion …
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CBS News:
Poll: Support for stricter gun control wanes  —  Poll analysis by Sarah Dutton, Jennifer De Pinto, Anthony Salvanto and Fred Backus  —  Soon after Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., announced an assault weapons ban would not be part of a gun control bill, a new CBS News poll shows support …
Frank Bruni / New York Times:
Rand Paul's Loopy Ascent
Discussion: TheBlaze.com
Fox News:
Gun store rescinds Mark Kelly's rifle purchase, questions his ‘intent’  —  A Tucson gun store owner has decided to rescind the sale of a military-style rifle to Mark Kelly, the husband of former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, after Kelly said he had intended the purchase to make a political point …
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Kevin Robillard / Politico:
Store owner cancels Mark Kelly gun buy
Discussion: CNN and The Week
Kevin Cirilli / Politico:
New Jersey poll: Chris Christie weight not an issue  —  Good news for New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie — being an overweight candidate in the Garden State won't tip the scale in his opponent's favor.  —  A hefty 64 percent of voters in the state are comfortable with an overweight candidate …
Discussion: nation.foxnews.com
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Quinnipiac News + Events:
Release Detail  —  March 26, 2013 - New Jersey Voters Want Christie …
Discussion: CNN and The Run 2016
Mark Finkelstein / NewsBusters blogs:
Sharpton's MSNBC Show Sponsored By Manufacturer Of ‘Big, Brutal’ Rifles  —  Don't tell us that Al Sharpton and MSNBC are hypocrites?  Noooo!!  The Reverend Al opened his show by praising President Obama's efforts to promote tougher gun control laws.  But 28 minutes into the show …
Bruno Waterfield / Telegraph:
Cyprus bail-out: savers will be raided to save euro in future crises, says eurozone chief  —  Savings accounts in Spain, Italy and other European countries will be raided if needed to preserve Europe's single currency by propping up failing banks, a senior eurozone official has announced.
New York Times:
In Private, Quinn Displays a Volatile Side  —  Christine C. Quinn was not pleased.  —  A session of the New York City Council had descended into chaos, and lawmakers were openly questioning her leadership.  Ms. Quinn, the Council speaker, decided there was one person to blame: Betsy Gotbaum …
Pat Buchanan / Townhall.com:
Who Killed the New Majority?  —  The Republican National Committee has produced an “autopsy” on what went wrong in 2012, when the party failed to win the White House and lost seats in Congress.  —  Yet, the crisis of the Grand Old Party goes back much further.  —  First, some history.
John Kerry / US Department of State:
Remarks With President Hamid Karzai After Their Meeting  —  Remarks  —  Presidential Palace Kabul, Afghanistan  —  PRESIDENT KARZAI: (Via interpreter) In the name of God, the most merciful, the most compassionate, dear media members both Afghan and foreign, welcome to our press conference today.
Tennessean.com:
TN lawmakers confuse mop sink for Muslim foot-washing sink  —  NASHVILLE — Sometimes a mop sink is just a mop sink.  —  Building managers and legislative staffers have sought to reassure some concerned Tennessee lawmakers that recent renovations at the state Capitol did not install special facilities …
Discussion: Mediaite and The Raw Story
Tyler Durden / Zero Hedge:
Have The Russians Already Quietly Withdrawn All Their Cash From Cyprus?  —  Yesterday, we first reported on something very disturbing (at least to Cyprus' citizens): despite the closed banks (which will mostly reopen tomorrow, while the two biggest soon to be liquidated banks Laiki and BoC …
Discussion: Daily Mail and Vox Popoli
Justin Sink / The Hill:
After taking hit in the polls, Obama pivots back to immigration reform  —  The White House hopes to bolster President Obama's political standing by shifting attention from the bruising budget battles of the last month to immigration reform and gun control.  —  Democrats welcome the pivot …
 
 
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