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6:55 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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Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:
Argument recap: On marriage, Kennedy in control  —  Analysis  —  Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, in an unusually candid process of elimination of options in public, on Tuesday worked his way through the ways for dealing with California's Proposition 8 ban on same-sex marriage and seemed strongly tempted to just take a pass.
Sam Baker / The Hill:
Supreme Court justices signal dodge on gay marriage ruling  —  The Supreme Court indicated Tuesday that it's unlikely to issue a broad ruling on same-sex marriage.  —  Several justices seemed to be looking for ways to avoid a sweeping ruling — or perhaps even a ruling at all …
Discussion: CNN, ABCNEWS and Politico
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.
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
How Opinion on Same-Sex Marriage Is Changing, and What It Means  —  The Supreme Court will hear arguments this week on two cases related to same-sex marriage, the first involving a California referendum that barred gay marriage, the other involving a federal law that prevents the government from recognizing same-sex unions.
Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
Supreme Court Sharply Divided On Whether States May Ban Gay Marriage  —  During Supreme Court oral arguments Tuesday on California's Proposition 8, justices questioned whether the case had standing, but were narrowly divided on the larger issue of whether the Constitution guarantees a right to same-sex marriage.
Discussion: The Week, Advocate and Taylor Marsh
Kevin Robillard / Politico:
Jon Tester backs same-sex marriage  —  Montana Sen. Jon Tester on Tuesday endorsed same-sex marriage, joining the party's new public consensus on the issue.  —  Tester joins Sens. Claire McCaskill of Missouri and Mark Warner of Virginia in endorsing same-sex nuptials, and Jay Rockefeller …
Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
The Justices Are Not Ready To Bring Marriage Equality To Alabama, And They Want Prop 8 To Go Away  —  WASHINGTON, DC — There are probably five justices who object to California's anti-gay Proposition 8 and who would prefer to see it struck down.  Justice Kennedy, the conservative viewed …
Discussion: Mediaite
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Bill Clinton's Decision, and Regret, on Defense of Marriage Act  —  WASHINGTON — He had just flown across the country after an exhausting campaign day in Oregon and South Dakota, landing at the White House after dark.  But President Bill Clinton still had more business before bed.
Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
The reducio ad absurdum of American constitutional jurisprudence
Discussion: National Review
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
In Landmark Case, Justices Debate Gay Marriage
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Steele: Priebus ‘crapping’ on my legacy
Discussion: Politico
Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Among Republicans, a generational divide on gay marriage
Discussion: CBS News and Daily Kos
Garance Franke-Ruta / The Atlantic Online:
The Forgotten 1971 Gay Activist Protest at New York City's Marriage License Bureau
Peter Schroeder / The Hill:
Banking gavel could fall to Wall Street critic  —  Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), one of Wall Street's harshest critics, could end up leading the Senate Banking Committee if Democrats retain control of the Senate in 2014.  —  Chairman Tim Johnson (D-S.D.), who has led the Banking Committee since 2011 …
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James Hohmann / Politico:
With Tim Johnson retiring, Democrats face new challenge
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
South Carolina special a toss up  —  PPP's first look at the special election in South Carolina's 1st Congressional District finds a toss up race.  Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch leads Republican Mark Sanford 47-45 and ties Curtis Bostic at 43.  —  This is a Republican leaning district …
Scott Wilson / Washington Post:
Obama to name Julia Pierson as new Secret Service director  —  President Obama will appoint Julia Pierson, a veteran U.S. Secret Service agent and senior official, as the first female director of the agency, White House officials said Tuesday.  —  Pierson, 53, began her career in the Secret Service …
Discussion: Taylor Marsh and The Raw Story
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Andrew Becker / The Huffington Post:
White Sox, Bulls Chairman Starts Security Firm With Former Secret Service Director
Discussion: Politico and The PJ Tatler
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
More than a Vacation a Month for Obamas in 2013  —  In the first three months of the year, members of the first family have been on three vacations, averaging a vacation a month.  And now it's being reported that the first daughters are on a spring break vacation in the Bahamas.
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David Brooks / New York Times:
The Killing Chain  —  Let's say you were writing a novel about a homicide.  You'd want to describe the killer's neighborhood and family background.  You'd want to describe his school, his culture and his gang.  —  You'd want to describe how he got into crime, his prior arrests …
Andrew Johnson / National Review:
CNN Demolishes Obama's ‘High-Speed Rail Boondoggle’  —  On his CNN show last night, Anderson Cooper profiled the Obama administration's unfulfilled promises and wasteful spending on high-speed rail projects across the country.  Cooper and investigative reporter Drew Griffin highlighted …
Discussion: Hot Air
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 …
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Jonathan Allen / Politico:
Rand Paul and Ted Cruz threaten filibuster on guns
Robin Marty / RH Reality Check:
Despite Abortion Bans, TRAP Law Is the Real Threat to Abortion Access in North Dakota (UPDATED) … “Personhood,” heartbeat bans, forcing women to give birth to babies diagnosed with genetic anomalies that make them unlikely to survive long after birth, if they make it that long …
Monica Potts / American Prospect:
The Weeklies  —  From the outside, it is hard to know that people live in the Ramada Inn.  The parking lot is always empty.  The hotel sits facing a wide suburban boulevard called Kipling Street, just off Interstate 70 in Wheat Ridge, Colorado.  The interchange where Kipling meets the freeway …
Discussion: The Impolitic, Hullabaloo and Eschaton
Ben Casselman / Wall Street Journal:
College Grads May Be Stuck in Low-Skill Jobs  —  The recession left millions of college-educated Americans working in coffee shops and retail stores.  Now, new research suggests their job prospects may not improve much when the economy rebounds.  —  Underemployment—skilled workers doing jobs …
Discussion: Via Meadia and Gawker
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.
 
 
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Actor Jake McClain Tweeting Every Word Of 906-Page ‘Obamacare’ Health Reform Law
USA Today:
North Korea threatens Hawaii and U.S. mainland
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Firedoglake
Howard Kurtz / The Daily Beast:
Newt Gingrich: Republicans Can't Win Just By Beating Up Hillary Clinton
Discussion: TheBlaze.com
The Huffington Post:
Christopher Stanlane Kills Son, 10, While Cleaning Gun, Police Say (VIDEO)
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Shatner ‘appalled’ by IRS ‘Trek’ spoof
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Eliana Johnson / National Review:
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Jordy Yager / The Hill:
Napolitano refuses to use email, calls it ‘inefficient’
Discussion: Politico
Tennessean.com:
TN lawmakers confuse mop sink for Muslim foot-washing sink
Discussion: Mediaite and The Raw Story
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