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6:50 PM ET, February 28, 2013

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Politico:
Exclusive: The Woodward, Sperling emails revealed  —  POLITICO's “Behind the Curtain” column last night quoted Bob Woodward as saying that a senior White House official has told him in an email he would “regret” questioning White House statements on the origins of sequestration.
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Ron Fournier / NationalJournal.com:
Why Bob Woodward's Fight With The White House Matters to You  —  And why I iced a senior Obama White House official.  —  The fight between the White House and journalistic legend Bob Woodward is a silly distraction to a major problem: The failure of President Obama and House Republicans to lead the country under a budget deadline.
WMAL:
WMAL EXCLUSIVE: Woodward's Not Alone - Fmr. Clinton Aide Davis Says He Received White House Threat  —  WASHINGTON — Bob Woodward isn't the only person who's received threats for airing the Obama administration's dirty laundry.  It seems anyone is a potential target of the White House these days …
Ian Swanson / The Hill:
Obama adviser didn't threaten Woodward, says White House
Discussion: Politico and Weasel Zippers
Matthew Yglesias / Slate:
Businessweek Warns That Minorities May Be Buying Houses Again  —  Bloomberg Businessweek is a genuinely great magazine that does an amazing job of making business and economics news accessible and interesting, but this way of illustrating a cover story about the return of aggressive mortgage lending products is really something else.
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
Bloomberg Businessweek apologizes  —  Bloomberg Businessweek is apologizing for the cover of last week's issue, which has been criticized for its depiction of minorities.  —  “Our cover illustration last week got strong reactions, which we regret,” Josh Tyrangiel, the magazine's editor, wrote in a statement sent to POLITICO.
Ryan Chittum / Columbia Journalism Review:
A BusinessWeek cover crosses a line
Katrina Trinko / National Review:
In Closed-Door Meeting, Cantor Warned of ‘Civil War’  —  House majority leader Eric Cantor is increasingly frustrated with a group of House Republicans who are working against the leadership, and he's not afraid of voicing his dismay.  —  In a closed-door conference meeting on Wednesday …
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Kate Nocera / Politico:
House passes Violence Against Women Act  —  The Violence Against Women Act is finally headed to President Barack Obama's desk for his signature.  —  The House voted Thursday to accept the bipartisan Senate bill, 286-138.  Eighty-seven Republicans joined 199 Democrats to support the bill.
Ramsey Cox / The Hill:
Reid, McConnell exchange fire ahead of dueling sequester votes in Senate  —  Senate leaders exchanged fire on Thursday morning ahead of dueling votes on plans to alter the looming $85 billion cut from sequestration.  —  Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) compared the GOP sequestration plan …
Discussion: Politico and The Democratic Daily
Tom Cohen / CNN:
House passes Violence Against Women Act after GOP version defeated
Discussion: LightBox, AL.com and Shakesville
Josh Israel / ThinkProgress:
The Nine Republican Men Who Won't Consider Any Version Of The Violence Against Women Act
Discussion: The Raw Story
Amanda Marcotte / Slate:
Congress Finally Passes the Violence Against Women Act
Pete Williams / First Read:
Obama administration to express support for gay marriage before Supreme Court  —  Administration officials say the Justice Department will urge the U.S. Supreme Court to allow same-sex marriage to resume in California, wading into the protracted legal battle over Proposition 8 and giving gay-rights advocates a new court ally.
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Pro-gay marriage Obama brief expected
Discussion: CNN and ABCNEWS
Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
Report: Obama Will Urge Supreme Court To Strike Down California's Marriage Ban
Josh Israel / ThinkProgress:
Minnesota Republican Legislator: Homosexuality Is A ‘Sexual Addiction’ And An ‘Unscientific Lie’ … After a bipartisan group in Minnesota's state legislature introduced marriage equality legislation Wednesday, Republican State Rep. Glenn Gruenhagen is already on the warpath to prevent equality.
Discussion: Bluestem Prairie
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Baird Helgeson / Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Gay marriage fight begins in Minnesota Legislature
Discussion: Advocate and Gawker
Colin Campbell / Politicker:
Pete King Can't Believe Rubio Has the ‘Balls’ to Fundraise in New York  —  Congressman Pete King was not pleased with his fellow Republicans who opposed the federal Hurricane Sandy relief package.  Accordingly, Mr. King told us he was shocked to learn that Florida Senator Marco Rubio …
Associated Press:
Dennis Rodman tells Kim Jong Un: ‘You have a friend for life’  —  SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - Ex-NBA star Dennis Rodman met North Korea's Kim Jong Un on Thursday on the third day of his improbable journey to Pyongyang, telling the leader “You have a friend for life,” a delegation spokesman said.
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Raphael Ahren / The Times of Israel:
Erdogan calls Zionism a ‘crime against humanity’  —  Turkish PM slammed for juxtaposing Jewish self-determination with anti-Semitism, Islamophobia; UN chief called out for remaining silent  —  Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday described Zionism as a “crime against humanity” on par with anti-Semitism and fascism.
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Michael Thompson / KLTV-TV:
Van ISD employee shot at handgun training class  —  Van ISD Superintendent Don Dunn has confirmed an employee was shot during private instruction after a school district sponsored handgun training safety class.  —  Multiple sources, including teachers at Van ISD, and from the employee's family …
Discussion: Salon and Los Angeles Times
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Kenneth dean / Tyler Morning Telegraph:
Van school worker shot during gun training class
Discussion: The Raw Story and Juanita Jean's
Michael Falcone / ABCNEWS:
Has Ted Cruz Hit The Tipping Point?  —  Chris Maddaloni/CQ Roll Call/Getty Images  —  ABC's Michael Falcone reports:  —  The Ted Cruz headlines just won't stop.  —  “Sen. Ted Cruz says Obama wants immigration bill to fail to hurt GOP,” wrote the Dallas Morning News last week.
Brian Beutler http / Talking Points Memo:
Senate Republicans Kill Sequestration Alternative  —  Senate Republicans have filibustered a Democratic bill that would pay down sequestration's indiscriminate spending cuts for a year.  —  Though the vote outcome was never in doubt, the legislation's demise assures that Congress …
Michelle Obama / Wall Street Journal:
The Business Case for Healthier Food Options  —  In recent years, they have generated more than 70% of the growth in sales for packaged-goods companies.  —  For years, America's childhood obesity crisis was viewed as an insurmountable problem, one that was too complicated and too entrenched to ever really solve.
Evan McMorris-Santoro / Talking Points Memo:
GOP Rep Ducks Transvaginal Ultrasound Question With: 'I Haven't Had One'  —  Rep. Sean Duffy (R-WI) declined to take a position last week during a town hall meeting on whether transvaginal ultrasounds should be mandatory for women seeking abortions, saying he has never heard of the practice …
Discussion: The Raw Story
 
 
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Gretchen Reynolds / Well:
What Housework Has to Do With Waistlines
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Army Private Admits Giving Military Files to WikiLeaks
Dave Boyer / Washington Times:
Republican leaders' sequester ‘meeting’ with Obama: Seven minutes
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Rasmussen Reports:
Only 6% Rate News Media As Very Trustworthy
Discussion: The PJ Tatler
Quinnipiac News + Events:
Release Detail  —  February 28, 2013 - New Yorkers Back Ban …
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Arkansas legislature passes 12-week abortion ban
John Bresnahan / Politico:
Assault weapons proposal delayed
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The Week:
Chris Christie is the new Jon Huntsman
Discussion: Salon, msnbc.com and The Daily Caller
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Gas Boom Projected to Grow for Decades
Keith Koffler / Politico:
Republicans need to go negative
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