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Mark Warner  · 20,148 like this  —  I support marriage equality because it is the fair and right thing to do.  Like many Virginians and Americans, my views on gay marriage have evolved, and this is the inevitable extension of my efforts to promote equality and opportunity for everyone.
CNN:
CNN Poll: ‘Rob Portman effect’ fuels support for same-sex marriage  —  Washington (CNN) - One day before the Supreme Court hears a high profile case on same-sex marriage, a new national poll indicates that the percentage of Americans who say they have a family member or close friend who is gay or lesbian is on the rise.
Wall Street Journal:
. . . Gays Deserve Equal Rights  —  States shouldn't remain free to discriminate for as long as they wish.  —  Four years ago, the two us of joined forces and launched a federal constitutional challenge to Proposition 8, a ballot initiative which eliminated the right of same-sex couples in California to marry.
Discussion: msnbc.com
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Dem Sen. Warner backs gay marriage
Discussion: CNN
Jonathan Allen / Politico:
Rand Paul and Ted Cruz threaten filibuster on guns  —  Sens. Rand Paul, Ted Cruz and Mike Lee are threatening to filibuster gun-control legislation, according to a letter they plan to hand-deliver to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's office on Tuesday.  —  “We will oppose the motion …
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Frank Bruni / New York Times:
Rand Paul's Loopy Ascent  —  When you've got loons the likes of Ted Cruz and Sarah Palin fluttering about, I suppose it's easy not to seem like such a wacko bird yourself.  —  Is that why Rand Paul is flying high right now?  Or is it because he followed his 13-hour filibuster …
Discussion: TheBlaze.com
Dan Friedman / NY Daily News:
Mayor Bloomberg's $12 million ad blitz backing gun control causes headaches for Democrats in gun-friendly territory
Discussion: Runnin' Scared
Justin Sink / The Hill:   Connecticut senators blast NRA robocalls to Newtown residents
John Avlon / The Daily Beast:
Exclusive: Congressional Ethics Probe Adds to Michele Bachmann's Political Woes  —  Add the Office of Congressional Ethics to the long list of probes and lawsuits that may be the only enduring legacy of Bachmann's presidential face-plant.  John Avlon exclusively reports. … Michele Bachmann.
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Russell Goldman / ABCNEWS:   Michele Bachmann Campaign Probed
Rachel Weiner / Post Politics:
Michele Bachmann faces congressional ethics probe
Discussion: msnbc.com and Outside the Beltway
Scott Keyes / ThinkProgress:
Racist Hate Group To Conduct Nighttime Patrols On College Campus  —  A racist hate group at Towson University has announced plans to conduct its own nighttime police patrols on campus.  —  Founded last year, the White Student Union has stirred significant controversy already.
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Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly:
Defining “Victory”  —  I've written as much as anyone you'll find about how historically anomalous it that the Republican Party keeps responding to presidential election defeats by moving farther from the political mainstream.  But that doesn't mean I necessarily agree with The Moderate Voice's Joe Gandelman …
Discussion: Booman Tribune
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The Week:
Do conservatives even want to win?  —  Karl Rove and Reince Priebus clearly do.
Robert Costa / National Review:
Walker Writing Book with Former Bush Adviser  —  Governor Scott Walker of Wisconsin, a potential contender for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, is collaborating on a book with Marc Thiessen, a former chief speechwriter for President George W. Bush.
Discussion: Politico and The Hill
Justin Sink / The Hill:
After taking hit in the polls, Obama pivots back to immigration reform  —  The White House hopes to bolster President Obama's political standing by shifting attention from the bruising budget battles of the last month to immigration reform and gun control.  —  Democrats welcome the pivot …
Discussion: Right Wing News and Vodkapundit
Numbers / Pew Research Center for the People …:
Supreme Court's Favorable Rating Still at Historic Low  —  Few Conservatives View the Roberts Court as Conservative  —  OVERVIEW  —  As the Supreme Court prepares to hear arguments on two same-sex marriage cases, and with several other high-profile cases on its docket …
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Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:
Pew: Republicans Don't Think Supreme Court Is Conservative
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Margaret Chadbourn / Reuters:
Senate banking chair Johnson to announce retirement  —  (Reuters) - Senator Tim Johnson, the Democratic chairman of the powerful banking committee, does not plan to run for re-election when his current term ends in 2014, two sources familiar with the matter and a Capitol Hill staffer said on Monday.
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Dan Berman / Politico:
Tim Johnson to announce 2014 decision Tuesday
Fox News:
Gun store rescinds Mark Kelly's rifle purchase, questions his ‘intent’  —  A Tucson gun store owner has decided to rescind the sale of a military-style rifle to Mark Kelly, the husband of former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, after Kelly said he had intended the purchase to make a political point …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
David Jackson / USA Today:
Obama creates five new monuments … Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad for escaping slaves.  Charles Young and the Buffalo Soldiers.  The Rio Grande del Norte in New Mexico.  The San Juan Islands off Washington State.  The state of Delaware.  —  These are the places …
Discussion: Hot Air, Althouse and msnbc.com
 
 
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