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1:40 PM ET, March 26, 2013

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Tom Goldstein / SCOTUSblog:
The Proposition 8 oral argument  —  Much will be written about the Proposition 8 oral argument.  The bottom line, in my opinion, is that the Court probably will not have the five votes necessary to get to any result at all, and almost certainly will not have five votes to decide the merits of whether Proposition 8 is constitutional.
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Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
Alaska Sen. Mark Begich Says “Same Sex Couples Should Be Able To Marry”  —  “Government should keep out of individuals' personal lives — if someone wants to marry someone they love, they should be able to,” the senator says in a statement.  —  Image by Alex Wong / Getty Images
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: Hit & Run, msnbc.com and Althouse
Susan Page / USA Today:
GOP chairman urges tolerance for views on gay marriage  —  Republican National Chairman Reince Priebus, on USA TODAY's Capital Download, says the party shouldn't act ‘like Old Testament heretics’ on same-sex marriage but should welcome those who support it.  —  WASHINGTON — The GOP platform leaves …
Washington Wire:
Live Blog: Supreme Court Weighs Gay Marriage  —  Proposition 8 — the California ballot initiative banning gay marriage — comes before the high court Tuesday. on Wednesday, the justices are to weigh the Defense of Marriage Act, a 1996 federal law that bars federal recognition of same-sex marriages blessed by states.
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Bill Clinton's Decision, and Regret, on Defense of Marriage Act
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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CBS News:
Poll: Support for stricter gun control wanes  —  Poll analysis by Sarah Dutton, Jennifer De Pinto, Anthony Salvanto and Fred Backus  —  Soon after Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., announced an assault weapons ban would not be part of a gun control bill, a new CBS News poll shows support …
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 …
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Tina Burnside / CNN:
Gun store nixes Mark Kelly's AR-15 purchase
Kevin Robillard / Politico:
Store owner cancels Mark Kelly gun buy
Discussion: The Week
John McCormick / Bloomberg:
Rand Paul Stops Pushing IRS Doom as 2016 Campaign Looms  —  In recent years, Senator Rand Paul has called for abolishment of the Internal Revenue Service.  He's urged an audit of the Federal Reserve.  He's questioned the constitutionality of the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
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Frank Bruni / New York Times:
Rand Paul's Loopy Ascent
Discussion: TheBlaze.com
Manu Raju / Politico:
Rubio splits with Paul on policy
NewsMax.com:
Jeb Bush: States Should Decide Gay Marriage  —  More ways to share...  Mixx  —  Stumbled  —  LinkedIn  —  Vine  —  Buzzflash  —  Newstrust  —  Technocrati  —  Forward Article  —  The day before the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments on the constitutionality of gay marriage …
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Can gay marriage survive SCOTUS loss?
CNN:
Photos: Who's who in the Amanda Knox trial  —  On the heels of an Italian court's decision for a retrial, watch an Anderson Cooper special report on Amanda Knox's life, her murder trial, her appeal and the prosecution's continued effort to overturn that decision.
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New York Times:
In Private, Quinn Displays a Volatile Side  —  Christine C. Quinn was not pleased.  —  A session of the New York City Council had descended into chaos, and lawmakers were openly questioning her leadership.  Ms. Quinn, the Council speaker, decided there was one person to blame: Betsy Gotbaum …
Bruno Waterfield / Telegraph:
Cyprus bail-out: savers will be raided to save euro in future crises, says eurozone chief  —  Savings accounts in Spain, Italy and other European countries will be raided if needed to preserve Europe's single currency by propping up failing banks, a senior eurozone official has announced.
Mark Finkelstein / NewsBusters blogs:
Sharpton's MSNBC Show Sponsored By Manufacturer Of ‘Big, Brutal’ Rifles  —  Don't tell us that Al Sharpton and MSNBC are hypocrites?  Noooo!!  The Reverend Al opened his show by praising President Obama's efforts to promote tougher gun control laws.  But 28 minutes into the show …
Quinnipiac News + Events:
Release Detail  —  March 26, 2013 - New Jersey Voters Want Christie For Gov, Less For Pres, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Girth And Gender Are Tiny Issues In Governor's Race  —  New Jersey voters, by overwhelming margins, approve of the job Gov. Christopher Christie is doing …
Discussion: CNN and The Run 2016
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Kevin Cirilli / Politico:
New Jersey poll: Chris Christie weight not an issue
Discussion: nation.foxnews.com
Emily Miller / Washington Times:
Mayor Bloomberg's irresponsible gun attack ads  —  Man violates all three NRA gun-safety rules  —  Mike Bloomberg is spending $12 million on attack ads designed to force U.S. senators to vote for national gun control laws that will supposedly save lives.  However, the New York mayor's …
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Pat Buchanan / Townhall.com:
Who Killed the New Majority?  —  The Republican National Committee has produced an “autopsy” on what went wrong in 2012, when the party failed to win the White House and lost seats in Congress.  —  Yet, the crisis of the Grand Old Party goes back much further.  —  First, some history.
Jordy Yager / The Hill:
Napolitano refuses to use email, calls it ‘inefficient’  —  Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said on Tuesday that she refuses to use email because it is “inefficient” and it “sucks up time.”  —  Napolitano's lack of e-mail use has left many inside the smartphone-obsessed beltway wondering how she can survive without it.
Discussion: Politico
Tennessean.com:
TN lawmakers confuse mop sink for Muslim foot-washing sink  —  NASHVILLE — Sometimes a mop sink is just a mop sink.  —  Building managers and legislative staffers have sought to reassure some concerned Tennessee lawmakers that recent renovations at the state Capitol did not install special facilities …
Discussion: Mediaite and The Raw Story
 
 
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Ben Casselman / Wall Street Journal:
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Telegraph:
North Korea puts rocket units on alert to ‘attack US’
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Jay Hancock / Washington Post:
Health law could boost use of temp workers
Discussion: Hot Air
Michael Gerson / Washington Post:
An America that is losing faith with religion
Discussion: Balloon Juice and Booman Tribune
Peter Schroeder / The Hill:
Banking gavel could fall to Wall Street critic
Discussion: Firedoglake
Eliana Johnson / National Review:
The Cruz Birthers  —  Birthers, it turns out, can be bipartisan.
Discussion: TheBlaze.com
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
South Carolina special a toss up
Discussion: Taegan Goddard's …
Jennifer Martinez / The Hill:
Facebook's Zuckerberg to launch lobby group with Washington consultants
Michael R. Gordon / New York Times:
With U.S.C. Speech, David Petraeus Is Back in Public Eye
Tyler Durden / Zero Hedge:
Have The Russians Already Quietly Withdrawn All Their Cash From Cyprus?
Discussion: Daily Mail and Vox Popoli
Justin Sink / The Hill:
After taking hit in the polls, Obama pivots back to immigration reform