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10:15 AM ET, April 3, 2013

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David Taintor / Talking Points Memo:
Mark Sanford: Stephen Colbert Isn't On The Ticket  —  Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford (R), fresh off a GOP primary runoff victory in the campaign for an open House seat in the state, said on Wednesday that the only thing voters know about his opponent, Elizabeth Colbert Busch …
Discussion: Taegan Goddard's … and Politico
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Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:
Mark Sanford wins South Carolina House GOP primary runoff  —  Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford (R) has won his House primary runoff, setting up a high-profile special election against businesswoman Elizabeth Colbert Busch (D).  —  Sanford led attorney Curtis Bostic (R) by 55 to 45 percent …
Discussion: American Spectator, CNN and Politico
Bruce Smith / Associated Press:
Mark Sanford wins GOP nomination for his old House seat
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Stuart Rothenberg / Rothenblog:
South Carolina 1st District Poll: It's All About Context
Paul Colford / THE DEFINITIVE SOURCE:
‘Illegal immigrant’ no more  —  The AP Stylebook today is making some changes in how we describe people living in a country illegally.  —  Senior Vice President and Executive Editor Kathleen Carroll explains the thinking behind the decision:  —  The Stylebook no longer sanctions the term …
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Cristina Costantini / ABCNEWS:
Associated Press Drops ‘Illegal Immigrant’ From Stylebook  —  The Associated Press, the largest news-gathering outlet in the world, will no longer use the term “illegal immigrant.”  —  The news came in the form of a blog entry authored by Senior Vice President and Executive Editor Kathleen Carroll …
Mackenzie Weinger / Politico:
The AP drops ‘illegal immigrant’
Jim Williams / Public Policy Polling:
Conspiracy Theory Poll Results  —  On our national poll this week we took the opportunity to poll 20 widespread and/or infamous conspiracy theories.  Many of these theories are well known to the public, others perhaps to just the darker corners of the internet.  Here's what we found:
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Tim Hanrahan / Washington Wire:   Poll: Americans' Top Conspiracy Theories, Revealed
Zachary A. Goldfarb / Washington Post:
Obama administration pushes banks to make home loans to people with weaker credit  —  The Obama administration is engaged in a broad push to make more home loans available to people with weaker credit, an effort that officials say will help power the economic recovery but that skeptics …
Rolling Stone:
Same-Sex Marriage Makes David Brooks Crazy  —  This morning's David Brooks column on same-sex marriage was one of the weirdest, most mean-spirited things I've ever seen in The New York Times.  —  Entitled “Freedom Loses One,” the article is a sarcastic broadside against . . . well …
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David Brooks / New York Times:
Freedom Loses One  —  I don't think we've paused sufficiently …
Discussion: Unfogged, The Reaction and rubber hose
Laura Leslie / @NCCapitol:
Proposal would allow state religion in North Carolina  —  A bill filed by Republican lawmakers would allow the state to declare an official religion, in violation of the Establishment Clause of the US Bill of Rights, and seeks to nullify any federal ruling against Christian prayer by public bodies in North Carolina.
Don Van Natta Jr / ESPN:
Video shows Mike Rice's ire  —  NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — In several dozen hours of video of Rutgers men's basketball practices obtained by “Outside the Lines,” coach Mike Rice is seen hurling basketballs from close range at his players' heads, legs and feet; shoving and grabbing his players …
Larry Lazo / CNN:
Jackie Robinson comes to the White House as First Lady hosts talk on ‘42’  —  (CNN) - “We think that everybody in this country needs to watch this movie,” gushed Michelle Obama, as scores of students from across the country joined her in the State Dining Room of the White House Tuesday.
Discussion: Taylor Marsh and Politico
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Julian Hattem / The Hill:
Justin Timberlake, Queen Latifah to perform at White House
Discussion: Politico and msnbc.com
Kyle Mantyla / Right Wing Watch:
Louie Gohmert Opposes Gun Control Because Gay Marriage Leads to Bestiality  —  Earlier this year, Rick Scarborough of Vision America launched a new organization called Tea Party Unity, which seeks to become a “unique clearinghouse and town hall forum where various existing Tea Party leaders …
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Brian Tashman / Right Wing Watch:
Brian Brown: ‘Ours Is Actually a Libertarian Argument’ To Ban Gay Marriage
Jay Weaver / MiamiHerald.com:
Two Dominican maids complain about FBI's questions regarding Sen. Robert Menendez  —  Two maids allege that FBI agents from Miami tried to brow-beat them into making incriminating statements against U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, during questioning about alleged sex parties at the Dominican Republic resort home …
Discussion: Politico
Andrew Kirell / Mediaite:
Ben Carson To Levin: White Liberals Are ‘The Most Racist People,’ They Don't Want Me To Leave ‘Plantation’  —  On his radio show last night, Mark Levin had on newfound conservative “hero” Dr. Ben Carson to discuss all the lashings he's received from the “left-wing media” over his views on gay marriage and religion.
Discussion: his vorpal sword and The Raw Story
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Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Bill O'Reilly Blows Up At Laura Ingraham In Epic Segment Over His ‘Thump The Bible’ Comments  —  Bill O'Reilly tonight responded to criticisms from the right over his commentary last week that gay marriage opponents need to do more than just “thump the Bible” if they want to win the argument.
Julian Pecquet / The Hill:
UN approval of arms trade treaty sets up Obama, Senate showdown  —  The United Nations' overwhelming approval Tuesday of an arms trade treaty opposed by the National Rifle Association sets up a showdown between President Obama and the powerful gun lobby's friends on Capitol Hill.
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Donovan Slack / Politico:
Kerry vows to protect South Korea
Discussion: CNN, Hit & Run and The Hill
Jim Carrey / The Huffington Post:
I Never Wanted to Take Your Guns Away  —  I disagree wholeheartedly with those who say that there are just too many guns out there to control and that more gun laws won't make a difference.  Change must start someplace.  I'm pretty sure that no worthwhile endeavor has ever been accomplished without …
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and Mediaite
Scott Horsley / NPR:
Colo. Gun Laws Offer Inspiration, Cautionary Tale For Obama … President Obama is trying to regain some traction for federal gun control measures by visiting states that are moving forward on their own.  —  On Wednesday, the president speaks in Colorado, where lawmakers recently passed …
Charlie Spiering / Washington Examiner:
Michelle Obama interviewer: How does it feel to have a husband who is a sex symbol? … During an interview with Michelle Obama, the host of Entertainment Tonight asked her how she felt having a husband who was a “sex symbol” similar to former Presidents JFK and Bill Clinton.
Discussion: Jammie Wearing Fools
BBC:
The Great British class calculator  —  Traditional British social divisions of upper, middle and working class seem out of date in the 21st Century, no longer reflecting modern occupations or lifestyles.  —  The BBC teamed up with sociologists from leading universities to analyse the modern British class system.
Discussion: Daily Mail and Telegraph
 
 
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Walter Russell Mead / Via Meadia:
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Matt Flegenheimer / New York Times:
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Kate Nocera / Politico:
Rand Paul-backed group attacks Republicans
Discussion: Yahoo! News and The Spot
Meghashyam Mali / Ballot Box:
Poll finds tight race for 2016 GOP nomination
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France's former tax tsar admits having undeclared Swiss bank account
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Stephanie Gaskell / Politico:
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