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8:50 AM ET, March 25, 2013

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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
Breaking Report: Assad Shot By Bodyguard - Hospitalized in Damascus  —  Report: Syrian Tyrant Bashar Al-Assad Shot - Clings to Life  —  Syrian leader Bashar Al-Assad with top generals  —  Translated from JSS News: … Last year one of Assad's bodyguards blew himself up in a suicide blast in Damascus.
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Erik Ortiz / NY Daily News:
Unconfirmed reports of Syrian President Bashar Assad's shooting highlight chaos in country  —  Assad was supposedly shot by his Iranian bodyguard Saturday night, with at least one website saying he had been ‘assassinated.’ But other online updates by Arab and Israeli media say the report was untrue.
Discussion: Israel Matzav
Paul Richter / Los Angeles Times:
Maliki resists Kerry's call to halt flow of Iranian arms to Syria
Freeman Klopott / Bloomberg:
Cuomo's 7-Bullet Limit to Be Suspended Indefinitely, Skelos Says  —  Governor Andrew Cuomo's seven-round limit on magazines sold in New York will be suspended “indefinitely” by a measure in his $136.5 billion budget set to be passed this week, Dean Skelos, a Senate majority leader said.
Discussion: BizPac Review
Martin Hickman / The Independent:
Exclusive: Michael Heseltine fears British people are ‘too rich to push’ for economic recovery  —  Lord Heseltine believes Britain lacks drive but senior government adviser points to rising employment and house prices as signs the economy was recovering  —  British people may be so wealthy …
Discussion: Telegraph and BBC
Maura Dolan / Los Angeles Times:
Chief justice's lesbian cousin will attend Prop. 8 hearing  —  The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court gather for a group portrait in 2010.  Seated from left are Associate Justices Clarence Thomas and Antonin Scalia, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., Associate Justices Anthony M. Kennedy and Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Jonathan Martin / Politico:
Paul Ryan's disappearing act  —  He seems to have fallen entirely off the radar of early state Republicans.  Democrats bring up his name with more zeal than his own party.  And his footprint at CPAC was so faint that his being an afterthought was itself an afterthought.  —  What the heck has happened to Paul Ryan?
Discussion: Prairie Weather
George Stephanopoulos / ABCNEWS:
Karl Rove: ‘I Could’ Imagine A GOP Presidential Candidate Supporting Gay Marriage  —  Fox News contributor and former Bush deputy chief of staff Karl Rove said this morning on “This Week” that he can imagine a future Republican presidential candidate supporting gay marriage.
Discussion: The Week, Politico and Advocate
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Juana Summers / Politico:
Navarro: Genie out of bottle
Discussion: CNN
Chris Wallace / Fox News:
Sen. Rand Paul on top congressional issues; pivotal moment in the battle over gay marriage  —  Special Guests: Sen. Rand Paul, Nicolle Wallace, Gary Bauer  —  The following is a rush transcript of the March 24, 2013, edition of “Fox News Sunday With Chris Wallace.”  This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated.
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
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Andrew Kirell / Mediaite:
Evangelical Leader And GOP Strategist Battle Over Same-Sex Marriage's ‘Radical Agenda’ On Fox News Sunday
Discussion: Towleroad News #gay
Zack Beauchamp / ThinkProgress:
WATCH: The Most Compelling Case For Marriage Equality In Under A Minute
Discussion: Towleroad News #gay
Gallup:
In U.S., 65% Support Drone Attacks on Terrorists Abroad  —  Less than half of Americans are closely following news on drones  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Nearly two-thirds of Americans (65%) think the U.S. government should use drones to launch airstrikes in other countries against suspected terrorists.
Discussion: Politico and Outside the Beltway
Elisabeth Rosenthal / New York Times:
Life After Oil and Gas  —  WE will need fossil fuels like oil and gas for the foreseeable future.  So there's really little choice (sigh).  We have to press ahead with fracking for natural gas.  We must approve the Keystone XL pipeline to get Canadian oil.
Discussion: E2-Wire and American Thinker
Wall Street Journal:
Cyprus Gets New Bailout Deal  —  Bid to Remain in Euro Imposes Bank Controls, Steep Losses on Large Depositors  —  By MATTHEW DALTON and GABRIELE STEINHAUSER in Brussels and ALKMAN GRANITSAS in Athens  —  Cyprus secured a bailout from its international creditors early Monday …
Janet Hook / Wall Street Journal:
Congress Set to Alter Focus After Passing Two Budgets  —  After the Senate passed its budget this weekend, Congress is expected to pivot to issues such as immigration and guns before attempting a broader deal on taxes, spending and the national debt later this year.
Discussion: ABCNEWS
Andy Kroll / Mother Jones:
Mayor Mike Bloomberg Will Spend $12 Million to Push Gun Control Through Congress  —  New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg wants new gun control legislation so bad that he's set to spend a staggering $12 million of his own money on ads targeting US senators in a dozen states.
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Rich / GLAAD:
GLAAD affirms commitment to trans people, LGBT community and allies on Melissa Harris-Perry Show
Todd J. Gillman / Trail Blazers Blog:
Q&A with Sen. Ted Cruz  —  Sen. Ted Cruz at the Senate ahead …
Discussion: Politico
Anne Gearan / Washington Post:
Kerry asks Iraq to stop Syria arms flow
Discussion: ParaPundit
Associated Press:
DE LA RENTA: DRESSING FIRST LADY NOT TOP PRIORITY
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and Politico
 Earlier Items: 
Lindsey Boerma / CBS News:
“Red line has been crossed” in Syria, Rogers says
Nick Bilton / NYT Bits:
Disruptions: F.A.A. May Loosen Curbs on Fliers' Use of Electronics
Scott Fujita / New York Times:
Acceptance by Example, on the Field and at Home
 

 
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