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10:00 AM ET, March 11, 2013

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Kevin Robillard / Politico:
President Obama's numbers plummet in New York  —  President Barack Obama's approval rating in New York fell precipitously in the last month, according to a poll released Monday, and three-fifths of the state's registered voters now believe the country is heading in the wrong direction.
Richard Pérez-Peña / New York Times:
Harvard Search of E-Mail Stuns Its Faculty Members  —  Bewildered, and at times angry, faculty members at Harvard criticized the university on Sunday after revelations that administrators secretly searched the e-mail accounts of 16 resident deans in an effort to learn who leaked information …
Discussion: Dartblog
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Mary Carmichael / Boston Globe:
Harvard University administrators secretly searched deans' email accounts, hunting for media leak
NBCNews.com:
2 Americans slain at special ops site in Afghanistan  —  KABUL, Afghanistan — Two U.S. service members were killed and at least eight others were injured Monday in a possible insider attack at a special forces site in Afghanistan, U.S. and Afghan officials said.
Discussion: msnbc.com and The Other McCain
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Mark Tapscott / Washington Examiner:
Why do the Koch Brothers get all the sunshine? … Here's a couple of data points that bear serious thought this week by transparency advocates celebrating Sunshine Week and by everybody else who cares about protecting and preserving a free and independent press:
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Dems' big 2014 obstacle: President Obama  —  President Barack Obama says he's ready to do whatever it takes to help Democrats win the House next year — a feat that could make the difference between limping to the end of his presidency and going out with a bang.
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New York Times:
Political Memo: Obama Bucks Democrats in Search of Budget Deal
Discussion: First Read, NBCNews.com and The Fix
Fernanda Santos / New York Times:
Mandatory Cuts Could Open Path to Deeper Defense Trims  —  WASHINGTON — At a time when $46 billion in mandatory budget cuts are causing anxiety at the Pentagon, administration officials see one potential benefit: there may be an opening to argue for deep reductions in programs long …
Discussion: csis.org, Althouse and The Reaction
Ruby Cramer / BuzzFeed:
How Ashley Judd Can Win  —  The staffers who ran campaigns for Eastwood and Bono, Schwarzenegger and Franken, say the actress can win if she gets in early, stays local, and works like hell.  Celebrity status can be like “a huge tire around the neck,” says Padberg.  —  Image by AP
Bill Keller / New York Times:
Private Manning's Confidant  —  In early 2010, Pfc. Bradley Manning methodically uploaded a digital mother lode of classified United States military and diplomatic documents to the Internet insurgents of WikiLeaks.  As everyone knows, WikiLeaks made these secret archives available to a few major news outlets, including this one.
Fox News:
Ryan: New House Republican budget includes ObamaCare repeal  —  Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan, chairman of the House Budget Committee, said Sunday that his new budget includes the repeal of President Obama's health-care reform law known as ObamaCare.  —  Ryan told “Fox News Sunday” …
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
Rep. Peter King fights kickboxing champion in fundraiser  —  Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.) squared off against former kickboxing champion “Irish” John Foley in a two-round celebrity boxing match on Saturday before a crowd of about 400 at a Long Island pub.  —  No winner was declared in the fight …
Discussion: CNN
Roll Call:
First Budget in Four Years for Senate Democrats  —  Debate will be chamber's first marathon markup in 4 years  —  Democrats and Republicans on the Senate Budget Committee say they hope to keep the focus during this week's expected marathon markup on setting a sound course for the country's fiscal future.
Discussion: The Hill and The Hill
Sy Mukherjee / ThinkProgress:
Top Republican Strategist: GOP 'Doesn't Give Equal Opportunity To Women'  —  During a segment on women's evolving roles in the workplace on Meet the Press Sunday morning, GOP political operative and former McCain campaign adviser Steve Schmidt made a compelling case for equal opportunity …
Ambrose Evans-Pritchard / Telegraph:
Germany's anti-euro party is a nasty shock for Angela Merkel  —  Political revolt against the euro construct has spread to Germany.  —  Alternative for Germany has greater potential to unsettle Mrs Merkel than previous Eurosceptic groups  —  A new party led by economists, jurists …
 
 
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Ju-min Park / Reuters:
North Korea cuts off hotline with South Korea
Discussion: Via Meadia
Aslinn Scott / The College Fix:
University's ‘Tunnel of Oppression’ Exhibit Includes Bill O'Reilly
The White House:
Remarks by the President at the Gridiron Dinner
Discussion: The Caucus and Politico
BBC:
Falklands holds vote over UK status
Reuters:
In China, public anger over secrecy on environment
Discussion: Guardian and Doug Ross
Nasir Habib / CNN:
Christian protesters decry Muslim mob's arson spree following blasphemy charge
Discussion: Jihad Watch
 Earlier Items: 
New York Times:
Rate of Gun Ownership Is Down, Survey Shows
Xinhua News Agency:
China unveils plan to streamline gov't
Discussion: New York Times
Nick Bilton / NYT Bits:
Disruptions: Digital Era Redefining Etiquette
Discussion: Mother Jones and Marbury