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Brent Kendall / Wall Street Journal:
Live Blog: Contraception Cases at Supreme Court — On Tuesday, Hobby Lobby, a 600-store chain based in Oklahoma City, and Conestoga Wood Specialties Corp., an East Earl, Pa., cabinet maker, will argue for an exemption from federal regulations requiring health insurance policies …
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ThinkProgress:
Justice Kennedy Thinks Hobby Lobby Is An Abortion Case — That's Bad News For Birth Control — WASHINGTON, DC — Justice Anthony Kennedy thinks gay people are fabulous. All three of the Supreme Court's most important gay rights decisions were written by Justice Kennedy.
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Americans Against the …, ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES, Hullabaloo and New York Times
David G. Savage / Los Angeles Times:
Justices sound ready to reject contraceptives mandate under Obamacare — Young visitors to Washington, D.C., walk past the Supreme Court building on March 17. (J. Scott Applewhite / Associated Press / March 16, 2014) — WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court's conservative justices sharply criticized part …
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Business Insider and ProfessorBainbridge.com
Gene Robinson / USA Today:
Hobby Lobby case fuels bigotry: Column — Christ sought to protect and comfort the weak, not control them. — In 2003, I prepared for my consecration as a bishop by donning a bulletproof vest beneath my religious robes because of death threats from “good, religious people” …
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Democracy in America, Daily Kos, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and ProfessorBainbridge.com
Politico:
Hobby Lobby case: Justices skeptical of White House position — The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed skepticism of the legality of the Obama administration's refusal to accommodate for-profit companies' religious objections to the Obamacare requirement that most firms provide contraception in their employee health plans.
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ABC News and The Heritage Foundation
Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:
Argument recap: One hearing, two dramas
Argument recap: One hearing, two dramas
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Power Line, Balkinization, USA Today and Daily Kos
Sarah Desprat / Twitchy:
Pathological ignorance: Sen. Boxer's Hobby Lobby strawmen ‘need Viagra to stand up’ [video]
Pathological ignorance: Sen. Boxer's Hobby Lobby strawmen ‘need Viagra to stand up’ [video]
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National Review, Hot Air and Patterico's Pontifications
James Gherardi / WSET-TV:
Little Girl Taken Out Of Christian School After Told She's Too Much Like A Boy — Timberlake, VA - Sports, sneakers, and short hair; it's what makes eight year old Sunnie Kahle unique. It's also what had her removed from Timberlake Christian School. Her grandparents pulled the plug …
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Advocate, The New Civil Rights Movement, Taylor Marsh, Liberaland and The Raw Story
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Brian Beutler / Salon:
Republicans losing it over new Obamacare data: Why their position is collapsing — Obamacare enrollment could hit 7 million before the midterms; meanwhile, GOP still has no answer for beneficiaries — It's a complete accident of legislative and administrative history that the fourth anniversary …
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Daily Kos
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Study: States refusing Medicaid expansion would benefit the most
Study: States refusing Medicaid expansion would benefit the most
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Washington Post and Taegan Goddard's Wonk Wire
Glenn Kessler / The Fact Checker:
New anti-Obamacare ad makes misleading claims (video)
New anti-Obamacare ad makes misleading claims (video)
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Hullabaloo and The Plum Line
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
GOP finds unwinding Obamacare vexing now that it's taken root
GOP finds unwinding Obamacare vexing now that it's taken root
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The Other McCain
Tal Kopan / Politico:
Donald Rumsfeld: ‘It does not take a genius’ — Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is blasting the Obama administration's handling of Afghanistan, saying a “trained ape” could have done a better job in diplomatic relations with the country. — “We have status of forces agreements probably …
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Hinterland Gazette, Daily Kos, The Dish and The Raw Story
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Aaron Blake / Post Politics:
Rumsfeld bashes Obama on Afghanistan, says ‘a trained ape’ could do better
Rumsfeld bashes Obama on Afghanistan, says ‘a trained ape’ could do better
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Talking Points Memo
Maya Rodriguez / KUSA-TV:
Act of compassion violates school dress code policy — Act of compassion violates school dress code policy. 9NEWS at 9 p.m. 03/24/14. — What started out as a kind gesture is turning into a battle over whether hair, or the lack of it, should matter in school. — CONNECT
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Rocco Parascandola / NY Daily News:
Helmet camera shows skydiver's remarkable jump from World Trade Center — WARNING GRAPHIC LANGUAGE IN VIDEO: The three daredevils, along with their lookout, pulled off a breathtaking jump from the Freedom Tower. But the price they paid was surrendering to cops Monday to face charges such as burglary.
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Obama to Call for End to N.S.A.'s Bulk Data Collection — WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is preparing to unveil a legislative proposal for a far-reaching overhaul of the National Security Agency's once-secret bulk phone records program in a way that — if approved by Congress …
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Politico:
Harry Reid mulls dropping IMF from bill — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is considering dropping controversial provisions to the International Monetary Fund from a bill aiding Ukraine, according to Senate aides. — After Republicans in both chambers of Congress reiterated Tuesday …
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John Hudson / Foreign Policy:
House Democrats Criticize White House for Slowing Down Ukraine Rescue Package
House Democrats Criticize White House for Slowing Down Ukraine Rescue Package
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Post Politics, Business Insider and Speaker.gov
Zach Baron / GQ Magazine Online:
Pharrell Williams on Advanced Style Moves and That Oscar Snub: My Song Will “Be Here For 10 Years” — For GQ's April cover, the G I R L artist and producer talks to Zach Baron about politics (he's calling 2016 for Hillary), the Tea Party, the hat-collection clamoring, and losing the Best Song Oscar
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Politico, Guardian, Mediaite, Business Insider, The Daily Caller, The Week and The Dish
Tal Kopan / Politico:
Rand Paul on what Obama should tell Pope Francis — With President Barack Obama set to meet Pope Francis this week, Sen. Rand Paul said Tuesday the president has some explaining to do. — “He ought to explain to the Pope why he is telling businesses in America they can't remain true …
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEightDataLab:
The DSCC Can't Have It Both Ways — There was a lot of discussion Monday about the rebuttal by the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) to FiveThirtyEight's latest Senate forecast. That forecast identified the Republicans as more likely than not to take over the Senate.
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Slate, Talking Points Memo, The Week, Mediaite, The Plazz, Fox News, The Dish, National Review, Capitol Report and The Baffler
Andrew Beaujon / Poynter:
Risen: Obama administration is this generation's ‘greatest enemy of press freedom’ — “It won't take me long to alienate everyone in the room,” Jeffrey Toobin told an audience in New York Friday. “For better or worse, it has been clear there is no journalistic privilege under the First Amendment.”
Dylan Scott / Talking Points Memo:
The Bizarre Case Of Matt Drudge And His Obamacare ‘Liberty Tax’ — The Treasury Department has now weighed in amid conservative media titan Matt Drudge's claims that he recently paid the Obamacare penalty he dubbed a “liberty tax.” — In summary, Drudge apparently volunteered to fork …
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irs.gov, The Daily Caller and NewsBusters
The Seattle Times:
Risk of slide ‘unforeseen’? Warnings go back decades — TIMES WATCHDOG: While a Snohomish County official said the area hit by the mudslide “was considered very safe,” the hillside's history of slides dates back more than 60 years. One expert says he was shocked when homebuilding was permitted after a big 2006 slide.
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The Seattle Times, Guardian and Los Angeles Times