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11:55 AM ET, March 13, 2014

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Karl Rove / Wall Street Journal:
Karl Rove: GOP, Beware of Tuesday's Victory  —  David Jolly's Florida win shows that opposition to ObamaCare alone won't be enough in November.
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Lizette Alvarez / New York Times:
Health Law Tied to G.O.P. Victory in Florida Race  —  CLEARWATER, Fla. — For Democrats hoping to claim a prized House seat in a swing district, Alex Sink seemed a shining candidate: a moderate, business-minded banker and former candidate for governor with ample experience in running a big race and raising money for it.
Tal Kopan / Politico:
Steve Israel: I hope Alex Sink runs again  —  Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Steve Israel said Wednesday that although Alex Sink lost the special election in Florida on Tuesday night to her Republican opponent, he “absolutely” wants her to run again in November.
Discussion: Booman Tribune
Andy Pasztor / Wall Street Journal:
Missing Airplane Flew On for Hours  —  Engine Data Suggest Malaysia Flight Was Airborne Long After Radar Disappearance, U.S. Investigators Say  —  U.S. investigators suspect that Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 stayed in the air for about four hours past the time it reached its last confirmed location …
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Bloomberg:
Americans Stick With Obamacare as Opposition Burns Bright  —  President Barack Obama's health-care law is becoming more entrenched, with 64 percent of Americans now supporting it outright or backing small changes.  —  Even so, the fervor of the opposition shows no sign of abating …
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Bloomberg:
Americans Don't Believe Christie on Jam, Clinton on Libya
Discussion: NBC News
Lauren Victoria Burke / Crew of 42:
Paul Ryan: Inner City Comments Had “Nothing to Do Whatsoever With Race”  —  ** EXCLUSIVE ** Ryan: Poverty Discussion Had Nothing to do with Race.  After comments Wednesday morning on Bill Bennett's radio show Morning in America, Rep. Paul Ryan explained Wednesday afternoon that his discussion with Bennett had “nothing” to do with race.
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ThinkProgress:
Ryan Defends Comments On Lazy ‘Inner City’ Men  —  Rep. Paul Ryan's claim that young “inner city” men are “not even thinking about working or learning the value and the culture of work” because they rely on government assistance has sparked outrage from a growing number of Democratic lawmakers …
Quinnipiac News + Events:
Release Detail  —  March 13, 2014 - Clinton Up As Obama, Christie Crash In Iowa, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Democrat Braley Leads In U.S. Senate Race  —  In an early look at the 2016 presidential race in Iowa, Secretary Clinton leads Gov. Christie 48 - 35 percent, reversing a 45 …
Tim Stanley / blogs.telegraph.co.uk:
Piers Morgan's guest explains to him why he lost his CNN show: because he was rude  —  There's been a lot of debate about why Piers Morgan lost his CNN talk show.  A couple of days ago the comedian Chelsea Handler gave him a definitive explanation.  Piers was “interviewing” her …
Discussion: Samizdata
Noemie Emery / Washington Examiner:
Dreaming of ‘President Ted Cruz’ will turn into a nightmare for the GOP  —  REPUBLICAN PARTY 2016 ELECTIONS TED CRUZ CAMPAIGNS RONALD REAGAN CONSERVATISM  —  As with most things, there are good and bad aspects of the Tea Party movement.  And all the bad ones were on display March 6 in a speech …
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Ann Coulter / Townhall.com:
Right-Wing Mobs? Say It Isn't So, Conservatives!
Discussion: RedState
Matt Berman / NationalJournal.com:
Bill Clinton Is the Best Friend Democrats Have for 2014
McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Despite vows of help, White House withholds thousands of documents from Senate CIA probe  —  WASHINGTON — The White House has been withholding for five years more than 9,000 top-secret documents sought by the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence for its investigation into the now-defunct CIA detention …
Eleanor Clift / The Daily Beast:
Sharks Are Circling Around Hillary  —  Dems are on the defensive again in response to allegations that a Clinton comrade was involved in questionable campaign funding.  Oh yes, it's feeding time, aka ‘silly’ season, again.  —  The political world is on tenterhooks waiting for Hillary Clinton …
Dylan Scott / Talking Points Memo:
Game Over?  Another Anti-Gay ‘Religious Freedom’ Bill Thwarted  —  Following in the footsteps of other “religious freedom” bills before it, the Mississippi version of the legislation was effectively neutered Wednesday.  —  The Jackson Clarion-Ledger reported the state House voted to form …
Discussion: Clarion-Ledger
Kyle Kondik / Sabato's Crystal Ball:
Senate Update: Domino Effects  —  In what order should we expect upper chamber seats to flip?  —  To demonstrate just how Republican this year's Senate playing field is, consider this: Of the 36 Senate elections this year (33 regularly scheduled and three specials), the Crystal Ball sees 16 …
Abrahm Lustgarten / The Daily Beast:
How Chesapeake Energy, the Kings of Fracking, Double-Crossed Their Way to Riches  —  Thanks to a series of shady deals with former subsidiaries—and massive cuts in royalties to unsuspecting landowners—the controversial shale gas firm is now awash in cash.  —  At the end of 2011 …
Deborah Tannen / USA Today:
‘Bossy’ is more than a word to women: Column  —  It's a frame of mind with deep roots in the family and playground.  Let's stop using it.  —  What do Sonia Sotomayor, Hillary Clinton and Sheryl Sandberg share with innumerable other prominent women?  They've all been called bossy.
Discussion: Moonbattery
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Paige Winfield Cunningham / Politico:
Mike Huckabee: Saving unborn like saving elderly  —  If Americans don't protect the unborn, they won't protect people at the end of life either, Mike Huckabee said Wednesday night at a Washington gala sponsored by the anti-abortion group Susan B. Anthony List.
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Cameron Joseph / The Hill:
Is Huckabee serious about a 2016 bid?
Mike Allen / Politico:
DEMS' DOWNER DAY: Discouraging loss in swing House seat to flawed R who ran hard against Obamacare — WSJ/NBC: 48% less likely to vote for solid Obama backer — B'DAYS: Jake Tapper, Mitt Romney, Marcy  —  VANITY FAIR's April cover, “GAME ON!  ‘Game of Thrones’ Season Four: The making of the biggest …
 
 
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Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
GOP Plots New Round Of Hostage-Taking To Stop Obamacare
Dylan Byers / Politico:
Edward Snowden looms over Pulitzer Prizes
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
McConnell Is Not as Vulnerable as He Seems
Discussion: Mediaite
Peter Wehner / Commentary Magazine:
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Lahav Harkov / Jerusalem Post:
Knesset passes first Basic Law in 22 years: Referendum on land concessions
Discussion: Israel Matzav and Israpundit
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Anita Hill Is Celebrated in the Documentary ‘Anita’
Discussion: Balloon Juice and OnPolitics
Andrew Wallenstein / Variety:
Ronan Farrow: Awesome on Twitter, Awful on Television
Discussion: Fox News
Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
Holder Endorses Proposed Drug Sentencing Changes
Discussion: Politico
The Switch:
Google is encrypting search globally. That's bad for the NSA and China's censors.
Joseph Williams / The Atlantic Online:
My Life as a Retail Worker: Nasty, Brutish, and Poor
Discussion: Instapundit
Emily Bell / Guardian:
Journalism startups aren't a revolution if they're filled with all these white men
Bob Kealing / WESH-TV:
Real estate scammer says he's too obese for prison
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

Cecilia D'Anastasio / Bloomberg:
Riot Games says it spent $250M on an unusual deal to finance two seasons of League of Legends show Arcane on Netflix; sources: there was no plan to recoup costs

Kimberly Nordyke / The Hollywood Reporter:
News Corp and Telstra agree to sell Australian pay TV company Foxtel Group to sports streaming platform DAZN in a deal worth ~$2.1B

 
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