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House GOP Leader Yanks Column From ‘Inappropriate’ Breitbart Site — House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) sided on Monday with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) over Breitbart News, requesting that his column be pulled from the news outlet's new California website.

Discussion: The Huffington Post and BREITBART.COM

Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:

Liz Cheney Hits Back At Pelosi: 'Her Spine Doesn't Seem To Reach Her Brain' (VIDEO) — Liz Cheney has been fiercely defending her father, former Vice President Dick Cheney (R), over reports on the Senate's investigation into CIA torture under the Bush-Cheney administration.

Discussion: Mediaite and Washington Free Beacon

The / Los Angeles Times:
Time to expose the CIA's ‘dark side’

Discussion: Washington Post and Daily Kos

Chris Megerian / Los Angeles Times:
Conservative California website quickly stirs controversy

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Feministing, Mediaite, Politico and American Power

Alexander Mallin / ABC News:
Nancy Pelosi Says Breitbart-Altered Pic of Her Twerking Is ‘Tasteless’

Discussion: National Review, The Hill, Mediaite, Guardian, PoliticusUSA and OnPolitics

Wall Street Journal:

The ‘77 Cents on the Dollar’ Myth About Women's Pay — Once education, marital status and occupations are considered, the ‘gender wage gap’ all but disappears. — April 8 is “Equal Pay Day,” an annual event to raise awareness regarding the so-called gender wage gap.

Discussion: ThinkProgress, The Huffington Post, MarketWatch, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Taylor Marsh, Betsy's Page and Cafe Hayek

New York Times:

As Obama Spotlights Gender Gap in Wages, His Own Payroll Draws Scrutiny — WASHINGTON — President Obama on Tuesday will call attention to what he has said is an “embarrassment” in America: the fact that women make, on average, only 77 cents for every dollar that a man earns.

Discussion: Hit & Run, JustOneMinute, Capitol Report, The PJ Tatler and Post Politics

Justin Sink / The Hill:
WH says its gender pay gap ‘better than the national average’

Discussion: The Daily Caller, Hinterland Gazette and Hot Air

Washington Examiner:
White House: The ‘77 cents’ wage gap figure isn't accurate, but they'll use it anyway

Discussion: Washington Times, National Review, Weasel Zippers and Fox News

Hannah Levintova / Mother Jones:

OkCupid's CEO Donated to an Anti-Gay Campaign Once, Too — OkCupid co-founder Sam Yagan Anthony Behar/Sipa USA/AP Images — Last week, the online dating site OkCupid switched up its homepage for Mozilla Firefox users. Upon opening the site, a message appeared encouraging members to curb …

Discussion: Uncrunched, The Week, Hot Air, Towleroad News #gay, Weasel Zippers, National Review, Hit & Run, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and Ed Driscoll

Mark Ward / BBC:

Windows XP users face end to Microsoft support — As the hours tick away Microsoft has been encouraging people to ditch Windows XP — Support for the venerable Windows XP operating system ends this Tuesday. — It means that there will be no more official security updates and bug fixes for the operating system from Microsoft.

Discussion: The Moderate Voice

Oana Maria / Load the Game: Support for Windows XP ends today

Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:

Fox News Host Calls UConn Basketball Team ‘NAACP National Champs’ (VIDEO) — A Fox News host accidentally referred to the UConn Huskies as “NAACP national champs” after the school clinched the 2014 NCAA men's basketball title. — “Fox & Friends First” host Heather Childers …

Discussion: Awful Announcing and SBNation.com

David Edwards / The Raw Story:
Freudian slip? Fox host calls UConn basketball team ‘NAACP champs’ instead of ‘NCAA’

Discussion: Mediaite

Jon Lovett / The Atlantic Online:

The Culture of Shut Up — There once was a remote village deep in the rainforest that had no contact with the outside world. And in this small village there were only three village elders who had the ability to speak. So they were in charge. And they'd have arguments.

Discussion: Hot Air

Tal Kopan / Politico:

Charles Krauthammer hits Jeb Bush comments — Conservative commentator Charles Krauthammer says comments from former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush about immigration being an act of love were “bizarre,” predicting that when the Republican enters the presidential race, those words will come back to haunt him.

Discussion: The Week

Ben Smith / BuzzFeed:
Why Jeb Bush Is A Terrible Candidate

Discussion: Bloomberg View, Real Clear Politics, Fox News, The Daily Beast, Hot Air, Mediaite, National Review, The Fix, Vox and CNN

The News Star:

News-Star exclusive: McAllister says he's ‘ashamed,’ asking for forgiveness — Video shows representative kissing woman who isn't his wife — 'I promise to do everything I can to earn back the trust of everyone I've disappointed,' U.S. Rep. Vance McAllister said Monday after a video showing …

Discussion: Gawker, Talking Points Memo, The Hill, Taylor Marsh, In the Loop, Balloon Juice, Daily Kos and Roger Ailes

Politico:
Report: Pol, staffer caught kissing

CNN:

Russia warns of civil war if Ukraine uses force to quell eastern revolts — Kiev (CNN) — (CNN) — Russia warned Tuesday that any use of force in Ukraine's eastern region could lead to civil war, as Kiev seeks to regain control after pro-Moscow uprisings in three cities.

Discussion: Reuters, New York Times, AMERICAblog News, The Heritage Foundation and Hot Air

New York Times: A Familiar Script in Ukraine

Jill Colvin / The New York Observer:

Al Sharpton: 'I Was Not and Am Not a Rat, Because I Wasn't With the Rats. I'm a Cat' — A defiant Rev. Al Sharpton today responded to media reports that he served as an FBI informant against mob bosses in the 1980s, confirming that he recorded conversations, but insisting the reports missed the mark.

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Nutty News Today%%NuttyNews%% and The Week

Erin Durkin / NY Daily News:
Rev. Al Sharpton worked as FBI informant, taping conversations with mob pals to help bring …

Jason Stein / JSOnline:

Gov. Scott Walker wants to finish college degree — By Jason Stein of the Journal Sentinel — Madison — More than two decades after leaving Marquette University without finishing up his degree, Gov. Scott Walker wants to earn his diploma. — A spokeswoman said the governor wants …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, OnPolitics and Post Politics

Scott Gottlieb / Forbes:

Health Plan Premiums Are Skyrocketing According To New Survey Of 148 Insurance Brokers, With Delaware Up 100%, California 53%, Florida 37%, Pennsylvania 28% — Health insurance premiums are showing the sharpest increases perhaps ever according to a survey of brokers who sell coverage in the individual and small group market.

Discussion: Power Line, The Daily Caller and Washington Free Beacon

Dylan Scott / Talking Points Memo:

How The White House Just Undercut One Of The GOP's Top 2014 Attacks — In a move with big election-year implications, the Obama administration announced Monday that it would reverse a proposed cut to private Medicare Advantage plans. The decision undercuts one of the GOP's favorite lines …

Discussion: Kaiser Health News, Associated Press, The Fix, Scared Monkeys and Liberal Values

Mark Leibovich / New York Times:

How Not to Seem Rich While Running for Office — Like many seekers of higher office, Ann Callis doesn't know financial hardship. But that's O.K. Her elders did. — When Callis started running for a House seat from Illinois, she was happy to recite the story of her father, Lance.

Burgess Everett / Politico:

Michael Hayden under fire for Dianne Feinstein comment — Senate Democrats ripped former CIA Director Michael Hayden on Monday for describing Sen. Dianne Feinstein as “emotional,” calling Hayden's remarks both a “baseless smear” and condescending. — Hayden on Sunday said that the Senate …

Discussion: Weasel Zippers, Mediaite and Post Politics