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8:15 AM ET, March 16, 2013

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Matthew Yglesias / Slate:
Rob Portman and the Politics of Narcissism  —  I'm glad that Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio has reconsidered his view on gay marriage upon realization that his son is gay, but I also find this particular window into moderation—memorably dubbed Miss America conservatism by Mark Schmitt—to be the most annoying form.
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Michelangelo Signorile / The Huffington Post:
Brian Brown, NOM Leader, At CPAC: Prop 8 Challenge Is ‘Biggest Strategic Mistake’ of Gay Rights Movement  —  A day before GOP Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio reversed his position and came out for marriage equality, Brian Brown, president of the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) …
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Rob Portman, Gay Marriage, and Selfishness  —  Rob Portman's dual revelations that his son is gay and that he has decided to support gay marriage are both a touching story of familial love and another signpost in the astonishingly rapid success of the gay-rights revolution.
Chris Johnson / Washington Blade:
Court grants DOJ speaking time in Prop 8 case
Discussion: Towleroad News #gay
Kim Zetter / Wired:
Federal Judge Finds National Security Letters Unconstitutional, Bans Them  —  Ultra-secret national security letters that come with a gag order on the recipient are an unconstitutional impingement on free speech, a federal judge in California ruled Friday.  —  U.S. District Judge Susan Illston ordered …
Discussion: Hit & Run and The Raw Story
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Rebecca Jeschke / Electronic Frontier Foundation:
National Security Letters Are Unconstitutional, Federal Judge Rules
Megan R. Wilson / The Hill:
Ryan: Democrats' budget puts US on path ‘straight into debt crisis’  —  House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) on Saturday said he wants the federal government to cut back on spending, just like an American family would.  —  Ryan used the weekly GOP address to promote …
Discussion: CNN
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Carlo Muñoz / The Hill:
Obama doubles down on alternative energy  —  President Barack Obama is doubling down on the administration's plan to reinvest federal oil-and-gas drilling revenues into next-generation alternative energy technology, unveiled during his State of the Union address last November.
Discussion: CNN
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John M. Broder / New York Times:
Obama Seeks to Use Oil and Gas Money to Develop Alternative Fuel Cars
Discussion: Reuters, The Week and Michelle Malkin
Alexandra Jaffe / Ballot Box:
Romney urges GOP to ‘learn from’ mistakes he made in 2012 campaign  —  GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney appealed for the Republican Party to learn from the mistakes of his losing 2012 presidential campaign and — as conservatives chart their future — to look to GOP governors for a path to future electoral wins.
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Michael Patrick Leahy / BREITBART.COM:
CADDELL UNLOADS ON ‘RACKETEERING’ GOP CONSULTANTS
Washington Post:
Romney expresses optimism about GOP's future in speech to conservatives
Steven Shepard / NationalJournal.com:
Weiner Polled for N.Y. Mayoral Bid  —  Disgraced former Rep. Anthony Weiner's dormant New York City mayoral campaign paid more than $100,000 to a San Francisco-based polling firm earlier this month, suggesting the once-prominent Democrat whose career was derailed by allegations he sent salacious texts …
Talking Points Memo:
House Republicans Unanimously Vote Down Minimum Wage Hike  —  House Republicans unanimously voted down a measure Friday that would have raised the federal minimum wage, from its current $7.25 per hour to $10.10 by 2015.  —  Six Democrats joined 227 Republicans in voting it down; 184 Democrats voted yes.
Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly:
The Anti-Choice Olympics  —  Ever since the 2010 elections, Republican legislators and governors have been in a competition to see who can enact the most blatantly unconstitutional—at least according to existing precedents—laws on abortion in the country.  The first batch …
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James MacPherson / Associated Press:   North Dakota Senate approves 6-week abortion ban
Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:
Jeb Bush: GOP can't be ‘anti-everything’  —  Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) called for an aspirational, big-tent conservative movement Friday night, telling leaders that the GOP “must move beyond the divisive and extraneous issues that currently define the public debate.”
Discussion: Politico and CNN
Sarah Kliff / Wonkblog:
Want to debate Medicare costs?  You need to see this chart first.  —  It's taken as an article of faith inside the beltway: Policy makers need to do something to tamp down on out-of-control health-care costs.  —  If we don't get our Medicare and Medicaid spending under control …
Michael Winter / Associated Press:
Maryland will be 18th state to ban death penalty  —  The state legislature completed action to repeal capital punishment.  Gov. Martin O'Malley will sign the ban.  —  Maryland's General Assembly on Friday completed its repeal of the death penalty, nearly 40 years after the U.S. Supreme Court restored capital punishment.
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John Wagner / Washington Post:
Md. General Assembly repeals death penalty
Discussion: Law Blog, The Fix and Hullabaloo
Evan McMorris-Santoro / BuzzFeed:
Democrats Try And Fail To Catch Conservatives Cheering Ashley Judd's On-Screen Death  —  CPAC crowd unmoved by the big moment, video shows.  No gotcha here.  —  WASHINGTON — Democrats hoped to catch attendees at the Conservative Political Action Conference cheering the on-screen death …
Charlie Cook / NationalJournal.com:
The GOP Keeps Getting Whiter  —  While the country is becoming more racially diverse, Republican congressional districts are becoming less.  —  After Republicans won only 48 percent of all votes cast for the House in 2012 but 54 percent of the seats, it's no secret that the party enjoys …
Michael Shain / New York Post:
‘Jeopardy’ looking at Lauer as next host  —  'I'll take Soft Landings for a thousand, Alex'  —  The answer to the “Jeopardy” clue “Alex Trebrek's replacement” has a new and surprising question:  —  “Who is Matt Lauer?”  —  The beleaguered host of the “Today” show is at the top of the list …
 
 
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BBC:
Apostrophe ban on Devon council's new street names
Discussion: normblog and FP Passport
Crooks and Liars:
Fox's ‘Disappointed’ WH Tourist Is Really A Republican Activist
Discussion: Fox News and NewsHounds blog
Adam C. Smith / Tampa Bay Times:
Allen West on Rick Scott: “Where is your backbone?”
Discussion: The Fix
Digby / Hullabaloo:
Did you know that the Chained-CPI is actually a middle clalss tax hike
Discussion: Crooks and Liars
M. Alex Johnson / NBCNews.com:
US to add missile defense assets as N. Korea ups threats
Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
EPA likely to delay climate rules for new power plants
Idaho Statesman:
Dan Popkey: Top Idaho lawmaker botches civil rights history
Discussion: Washington Monthly and Wonkette
 Earlier Items: 
Josh Gerstein / Reuters:
Court deals blow to CIA drone secrecy
Discussion: The Week
Nate Cohn / New Republic:
Obama's Plunge in Popularity is No Big Deal (Yet)
Discussion: The Dish and Guardian
Janet Adamy / Wall Street Journal:
Employers Blast Fees From New Health Law
Alexandra Jaffe / Ballot Box:
Santorum delivers emotional CPAC speech inspired by nephew's death
Steve Anderson / The Independent:
Want to join the 62-mile-high club?  Not so quick, sex in outer space could be bad for your health, say scientists
Brian Beutler / Talking Points Memo:
Sequestration NIMBYism Grips GOP