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9:45 AM ET, March 15, 2013

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The Columbus Dispatch:
Rob Portman commentary: Gay couples also deserve chance to get married  —  I have come to believe that if two people are prepared to make a lifetime commitment to love and care for each other in good times and in bad, the government shouldn't deny them the opportunity to get married.
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Sabrina Eaton / Plain Dealer:
Sen. Rob Portman comes out in favor of gay marriage after son comes out as gay  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. - Republican U.S. Sen. Rob Portman on Thursday announced he has reversed his longtime opposition to same-sex marriage after reconsidering the issue because his 21-year-old son, Will, is gay.
Jack Torry / The Columbus Dispatch:
Rob Portman reverses stance on gay marriage, says son is gay  —  WASHINGTON — Sen. Rob Portman has renounced his opposition to gay marriage, telling reporters from Ohio newspapers yesterday that he changed his position after his son Will told him and his wife, Jane, that he is gay.
Deirdre Shesgreen / Cincinnati.com:
Rob Portman now supports gay marriage  —  Republican senator says learning about son influenced his decision … WASHINGTON — Republican Sen. Rob Portman said Thursday that he now supports gay marriage - a surprise turnabout on a hot-button social issue, sparked by a deeply personal reflection …
Discussion: The Hill
Jonathan Strong / Roll Call:
A Kildee Comeuppance?  Or More Obama Aloofness?  —  Michigan Democratic Rep. Dan Kildee has been in Congress for a little more than two months, and today the leader of the free world gave him a gentle ribbing about just how new he is to Capitol Hill.  —  At a closed-door meeting between …
Discussion: PoliPundit.com
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Jim Kuhnhenn / Associated Press:
LAWMAKERS WANT OBAMA TO FOLLOW UP OUTREACH EFFORT
Discussion: NBCNews.com
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Obama asks House Dems to sacrifice for big deficit deal
Justin Sink / Ballot Box:
Obama to headline April DCCC fundraiser in Calif.
Discussion: Politico
Kate Nocera / Politico:
House Dems optimistic after Obama meeting
Discussion: CNN and Daily Kos
The United States Department of Justice:
Former Web Producer Indicted in California for Conspiring with “Anonymous” Members to Attack Internet News Site  —  A former web producer for a Tribune Company-owned television station in Sacramento, Calif., was charged today in an indictment for allegedly conspiring with members of the hacker group …
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John Bresnahan / Politico:
Dianne Feinstein, Ted Cruz trade barbs over gun ban  —  Yet gun-control advocates hailed today's vote as a victory, even if the bill faces a bleak outlook.  —  “There are plenty of weapons out there,” Feinstein said during Thursday's hearing.  “The whole point of this bill is to reduce …
Discussion: TheBlaze.com, Power Line and Hullabaloo
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Washington Post:
Grand jury investigating Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), people familiar with probe say  —  View Photo Gallery — Sen. Robert Menendez: Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) has been embroiled in a controversy involving his relations with a Miami campaign contributor and the awarding …
James Hohmann / Politico:
Mitt Romney gets B-list treatment at CPAC  —  Indifference awaits Mitt Romney Friday at the Conservative Political Action Conference as he delivers his first public speech since election night.  —  The base moved on four months ago, and most Republican activists don't really care what their failed nominee thinks any more.
Discussion: New York Times, Hullabaloo and The Week
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Elise Foley / The Huffington Post:
Marco Rubio CPAC Speech: GOP Senator Addresses Beliefs On Same-Sex Marriage, Abortion Rights
Discussion: CNN
Reuters:
Obama Says Iran More Than a Year Away From Nuclear Weapon  —  JERUSALEM/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama told Israelis Iran is still more than year away from developing a nuclear weapon and sought to reassure them that military force remains a U.S. option if sanctions and diplomacy fail to thwart its nuclear ambitions.
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Candice Leigh Helfand / CBS DC:
Obama Says Iran A Year Away From Nuclear Weapon
Discussion: CNN and LewRockwell.com Blog
Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
In Republican Party, Schism Over America's Role Abroad  —  WASHINGTON — For more than three decades, the Republican Party brand has been deeply tied to a worldview in which the aggressive use of American power abroad is both a policy imperative and a political advantage.
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Alexandra Jaffe / Ballot Box:
Paul chastises ‘stale and moss-covered’ GOP establishment
Ian Swanson / The Hill:
Obama support group off to sluggish start  —  Two months after Organizing for Action was founded to bolster President Obama's agenda, his poll numbers are slipping and the group remains on the defensive.  —  A link between Obama's declining approval numbers and the group's struggles is tenuous at best …
Nedra Pickler / Associated Press:
John Boehner Turns Down Obama Invitation To Join Visit To Vatican, New Pope  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker John Boehner says he's turning down President Barack Obama's invitation to be in the U.S. delegation to the installation of Pope Francis.  —  The Ohio Republican says in a statement …
Discussion: The Reaction
Maggie Haberman / Reuters:
Sarah Palin's next act: Candidate or ‘Kardashian’?  —  In January 2009, Sarah Palin had the world on a string.  A potential Republican presidential field-clearer for the presidency, every sentence she uttered was news.  A Fox News contract awaited her.  So did book deals.
CNN:
Sources: Benghazi suspect detained  —  (CNN) — A man suspected of involvement in the September attack on the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi is being held in Libya, according to two sources who have spoken with CNN.  —  Both sources confirmed the man's name as Faraj al-Shibli (also spelled Chalabi).
David Edwards / The Raw Story:
Baptist pastor: Sex with underage girl ‘is exactly what Christ desires’  —  The former pastor of a Indiana megachurch who is awaiting sentencing in a sex crimes case told a 17-year-old girl that Jesus wanted her to have sexual relations with him.  —  Federal prosecutors on Wednesday released letters …
Discussion: Chicago Sun Times
 
 
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Wall Street Journal:
Conservative Groups Warn GOP Lawmakers
Rolling Stone:
Live-Blogging Senate Hearing Tomorrow, When J.P. Morgan Chase Will Be Torn a New One
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Aviva Shen / ThinkProgress:
New Poultry Plant Rule Would Give Food Inspectors 1/3 Of A Second To Examine A Chicken
Tom Kington / Los Angeles Times:
Pope Francis delivers stern message to cardinals at Sistine Chapel
Kasie Hunt / NBCNews.com:
CPAC chair: Christie didn't ‘deserve’ an invite this year
Discussion: The Moderate Voice and msnbc.com
Joseph P. Kahn / Boston Globe:
Boston Phoenix to close; Portland, Providence papers remain open
Hartford Courant:
Adam Lanza Researched Mass Murderers, Sources Say
 Earlier Items: 
Katherine Bindley / The Huffington Post:
Religion Among Americans Hits Low Point, As More People Say They Have No Religious Affiliation: Report
Maggie Haberman / Politico:
Terry McAuliffe quips about Hillary Clinton 2016 run
Discussion: DealBook and Business Insider
Eli Lake / The Daily Beast:
Exclusive: Court Docs Reveal Blackwater's Secret CIA Past
Paul M. Barrett / Businessweek:
Why Gun Makers Fear the NRA
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
In meeting with Senate GOP, president says he's not setting a trap on deficit