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8:35 PM ET, March 30, 2013

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Washington Post:
White men have much to discuss about mass shootings  —  Charlotte and Harriet Childress are researchers and consultants on social and political issues.  They are the co-authors of “Clueless at the Top: While the Rest of Us Turn Elsewhere for Life, Liberty, and Happiness,” on outdated hierarchies in American culture.
Craig Jarvis / Raleigh News & Observer:
NC legislators propose more rigorous divorce regulations  —  A pair of Republican lawmakers want to make it harder to get a divorce in North Carolina by making estranged couples wait longer and go to counseling.  —  The Healthy Marriage Act would extend to two years the current …
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Michael Biesecker / Talking Points Memo:
Confederate Flag At Old NC Capitol Raises Ire, WIll Come Down  —  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A Confederate battle flag hung inside the old North Carolina State Capitol last week to mark the sesquicentennial of the Civil War is being taken down after civil rights leaders raised concerns.
Discussion: Mediaite
Laura Leslie / @NCCapitol:
GOP seeks to curb early voting  —  RALEIGH, N.C. — Two bills filed by Republican lawmakers seek to cut back early voting and eliminate same-day registration in North Carolina.  —  Senate Bill 428, filed by Sen. Jerry Tillman, R-Randolph, would cut the early voting period from two weeks …
Politico:
Labor, business reach immigration deal  —  Senate negotiators cleared the last major hurdle to reaching a bipartisan immigration reform deal Saturday as labor and business groups signed off on a visa program for future low-skilled workers, according to a source familiar with the talks.
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Ashley Parker / New York Times:
Deal Said to Be Reached on Guest Worker Program in Immigration  —  WASHINGTON — The nation's top business and labor groups reached an agreement on a guest worker program for low-skilled immigrants, a person with knowledge of the negotiations said on Saturday.
Sung-won Shim / Reuters:
North Korea says to enter “state of war” against South Korea: KCNA  —  (Reuters) - North Korea said on Saturday it was entering a “state of war” with South Korea in a continuing escalation of tough rhetoric against Seoul and Washington after coming under international sanctions for its nuclear test.
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New York Times:
In Pyongyang, Bluster, Fakery And Real Risks
David Seifman / New York Post:
NYC launches app for sexually active teens  —  Sixteen and pregnant?  There's an app for that.  —  The Bloomberg administration has launched an app intended to reduce teen pregnancy called “Teens in NYC Protection+” that provides a wealth of health data for kids who are …
Discussion: Hot Air and National Review
KATV-TV:
Authorities: Oil spill in Mayflower contained, lake & residents safe for now  —  MAYFLOWER (KATV) - An oil spill in a Mayflower subdivision has been contained, according to authorities.  —  A petroleum line ruptured around 3:00 Friday afternoon, according to Mayflower Chief of Police Bob Satkowski.
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Craig Timberg / Washington Post:
Could Google tilt a close election?  —  Google's motto is “Don't be evil.”  But what would it mean for democracy if it was?  —  That's the question psychologist Robert Epstein has been asking in a series of experiments testing the impact of a fictitious search engine — he called it …
Zoe Schlanger / Talking Points Memo:
Chick-fil-A Tries To Bury The Hatchet By Giving Away Free Food To Same-Sex Marriage Supporters  —  Chick-fil-A and its president/COO Dan Cathy have gone out of their way several times to make it clear that they stand in direct opposition to the wave of equality sweeping the nation, namely in matters of marriage.
 
 
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Sam Baker / The Hill:
HHS withdraws plan to consider coverage of sex-change operations
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GOP presses Obama to approve ‘no-brainer’ Keystone XL pipeline
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