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2:50 PM ET, March 19, 2013

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Liz Alderman / New York Times:
Cyprus Set to Reject Bailout, Citing Tax on Bank Deposits  —  NICOSIA — Cyprus's Parliament is likely to reject an international bailout package that involves taxing ordinary depositors to pay part of the bill, President Nicos Anastasiades said Tuesday, despite a revision that would remove …
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Peter Coy / Businessweek:
A Cypriot Nobelist Is ‘Appalled’ by the Proposed Bailout Bank Tax  —  Christopher Pissarides, who shared a Nobel Prize in economics in 2010, told Bloomberg Businessweek in an e-mail today that he is “appalled” by Europe's plan to impose a tax on deposits in Cypriot banks to help pay for a $13 billion bailout.
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Felix Salmon:
A much better alternative for Cyprus  —  Andrew Ross Sorkin defends the Cyprus deal today, on the grounds that (a) Cyprus is “tiny”, and “largely irrelevant to the global economy”; (b) Cyprus is a genuinely unique case; (c) it would be grossly unfair not to bail in Russian depositors …
Paul C. Broun Jr / New York Times:
Paul Ryan's Ax Isn't Sharp Enough  —  THE latest budget proposal by Representative Paul D. Ryan, called “The Path to Prosperity,” is anything but.  It fails to seriously address runaway government spending, the most pressing problem facing our nation.  I cannot vote for something that would trick …
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Jake Sherman / Politico:
New Republican message: Balanced budgets
Stuart Rothenberg / Roll Call:
Is the House in Play? A District-by-District Assessment
Discussion: The PJ Tatler
Reuters:
Dozens Killed in Baghdad on Anniversary of Iraq War  —  BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A dozen car bombs and suicide blasts tore into Shi'ite Muslim districts across Baghdad and south of the Iraqi capital on Tuesday, killing more than 50 people on the 10th anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion that ousted Saddam Hussein.
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NBCNews.com:
Iraq, 10 years on: Did invasion bring ‘hope and progress’ to millions as Bush vowed?  —  This week marks the 10th anniversary of the start of the Iraq War.  ITV's John Irvine in Baghdad assesses a country that remains gripped by the violence of its sectarian divide.
BBC:
Deadly bombings strike Baghdad
Discussion: Foreign Policy
Natalie Finn / E! Online:
NEWS/Singer Michelle Shocked Goes on Anti-Gay Rant During San Francisco Show, Cancellations Follow  —  Michelle Shocked stunned last night in San Francisco—and not at all in a good way.  —  “I live in fear that the world will be destroyed if gays are allowed to marry,” …
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Politico:
Assault weapons ban loses steam  —  Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) said on Monday that a controversial assault weapons ban will not be part of a Democratic gun bill that was expected to reach the Senate floor next month.  —  After a meeting with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) …
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Wall Street Journal:
Larry Sabato and Kyle Kondik: The Early Line on the 2014 Midterms
Discussion: Politico, Betsy's Page and msnbc.com
David Brooks / New York Times:
The Progressive Shift  —  There is a statue outside the Department of Labor of a powerful, rambunctious horse being reined in by an extremely muscular man.  This used to be a metaphor for liberalism.  The horse was capitalism.  The man was government, which was needed sometimes to restrain capitalism's excesses.
Josh Israel / ThinkProgress:
Chipotle Cancels Sponsorship of Utah Boy Scouts Event  —  A day after admitting that its sponsorship of the Utah Scout-A-Rama violated its corporate non-discrimination policies, Chipotle told ThinkProgress Tuesday that it has cancelled its support.  —  In an email, company spokesman Chris Arnold wrote:
Discussion: Towleroad News #gay
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Josh Israel / ThinkProgress:
Chipotle Violates Its Nondiscrimination Policy To Sponsor Utah Boy Scout Event
Discussion: Towleroad News #gay
Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:
Tea Partier On Lead Up To Iraq War: ‘We Have To Trust Our Leaders’ (VIDEO)  —  Months after suggesting that President Barack Obama “doesn't love America the way we do,” a prominent tea party leader on Tuesday made a case for placing trust in the commander-in-chief during a discussion …
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
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The Atlantic Online:
What ‘Lean In’ Misunderstands About Gender Differences  —  There is much to admire in Sheryl Sandberg's book, Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead.  It is full of funny stories about her brilliant career and helpful advice for workplace success.  As former chief of staff …
Wbastone / The Smoking Gun:
Hacker Begins Distributing Confidential Memos Sent To Hillary Clinton On Libya, Benghazi Attack  —  In e-mail blasts this weekend, “Guccifer” sent documents stolen from the e-mail account of a former White House aide to congressional aides, political figures, and journalists.
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Juliet Eilperin / Post Politics:
Could a government shutdown doom the White House Easter Egg Roll?
Fox News:
7 Marines killed during explosion at Nevada's Hawthorne Army Depot  —  An explosion at a military ammunition storage facility in Nevada during a Marine Corps training exercise killed seven U.S. Marines and wounded several others, military officials said.  —  The North Carolina-based soldiers …
Associated Press:
Immigration: Rand Paul to back path to citizenship  —  Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky is endorsing a pathway to citizenship for the nation's 11 million illegal immigrants.  —  In a speech to be delivered Tuesday morning to the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, the potential 2016 …
Facebook:
Magpul Industries Corp.  · 207,979 like this  —  Apparently Gov Hickenlooper has announced that he will sign HB 1224 on Wednesday.  We were asked for our reaction, and here is what we said:  —  We have said all along that based on the legal problems and uncertainties in the bill …
Emily Schultheis / Politico:
Primary day in South Carolina 1st —Priebus aims to rebrand GOP, himself with RNC autopsy—PPP finds Scott trailing Democrats in Fla. matchups—Booker campaigning for Buono in N.J  —  eschultheis@politico.com; Twitter: @emilyrs  —  PRIMARY DAY IN THE PALMETTO STATE: Voters …
Discussion: Ballot Box and CNN
 
 
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Walter Kurtz / Sober Look:
The public, investors mostly ignoring the sequester budget cuts
Casey Marye / Foreign Policy:
Remembering Iraq's displaced
Lisa W. Foderaro / New York Times:
Plan to Expand U.S. Open's Home Ignites Fight in Queens
Discussion: The Agonist
Mark Landler / New York Times:
Obama, in Israel Visit, to Seek Common Ground With Netanyahu on Iran
Alexandra Jaffe / Ballot Box:
NRCC launches ‘Liberal Madness’ bracket targeting Dems
Discussion: Politico
Terence P. Jeffrey / CNSNews:
Catholic Bishops to GOP House: Repeal Obamacare Reg in CR or Other ‘Must-Pass’ Bill
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National Review:
CSI: GOP  —  The Republican National Committee's “Growth …
Michelangelo Signorile / The Huffington Post:
The 58 Percent: Rob Portman, Hillary Clinton and the Future of Marriage Equality
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Oregon professor fired for bizarre tirade, allegedly threatening student protesters
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David Kravets / Wired:
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Discussion: Gizmodo
John Cook / Gawker:
Bill O'Reilly's Divorce Is So Ugly, God Got Involved
Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic Online:
Monarch in the Middle  —  As the Arab Spring swirls around him …