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Mark Kirk:
Statement from Senator Kirk on Same-Sex Marriage  —  When I climbed the Capitol steps in January, I promised myself that I would return to the Senate with an open mind and greater respect for others.  —  Same-sex couples should have the right to civil marriage.  Our time on this Earth is limited, I know that better than most.
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Senator Tom Carper  · 2,803 like this  —  As our society has changed and evolved, so too has the public's opinion on gay marriage - and so has mine.  I pray every day for God to grant me the wisdom to do what is right.  Through my prayers and conversations with my family …
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Republican Sen. Mark Kirk Endorses Marriage Equality  —  “Same-sex couples should have the right to civil marriage.”  —  Image by Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images  —  Illinois Republican Senator Mark Kirk came out in support of marriage equality Tuesday shortly after the Supreme Court heard …
Josh Israel / ThinkProgress:
Working Majority Of United States Senate Now Supports Marriage Equality
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Kirk becomes second Republican senator to support gay marriage
Discussion: Taegan Goddard's …
Katherine Skiba / Chicago Tribune:   Kirk announces support for same-sex marriage
Paul Colford / THE DEFINITIVE SOURCE:
‘Illegal immigrant’ no more  —  The AP Stylebook today is making some changes in how we describe people living in a country illegally.  —  Senior Vice President and Executive Editor Kathleen Carroll explains the thinking behind the decision:  —  The Stylebook no longer sanctions the term …
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Cristina Costantini / ABCNEWS:
Associated Press Drops ‘Illegal Immigrant’ From Stylebook  —  The Associated Press, the largest news-gathering outlet in the world, will no longer use the term “illegal immigrant.”  —  The news came in the form of a blog entry authored by Senior Vice President and Executive Editor Kathleen Carroll …
William K. Rashbaum / New York Times:
Lawmakers Charged in Plot to Buy Spot on Mayoral Ballot  —  State Senator Malcolm A. Smith, a contractor and real estate developer who rose to become the first black president of the State Senate, and City Councilman Daniel J. Halloran III were arrested early Tuesday on charges of trying …
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Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Obama Names Himself ‘Scientist-in-Chief’  —  At a speech this morning at the White House to outline a new science initiative, President Barack Obama named himself “Scientist-in-Chief.”  —  “I'm glad I've been promoted Scientist-in-Chief,” Obama said to laughter at the White House.
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Ben Carson blasts ‘vicious,’ white liberal critics as ‘the most racist out there’  —  Dr. Ben Carson on Tuesday blasted his critics for heat he's taken recently over controversial remarks on gay marriage, calling his white liberal detractors “the most racist out there.”
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Lauren Skowronski / nbcuniversal.presscentre.com:
KAREN FINNEY NAMED MSNBC WEEKEND HOST  —  Karen Finney has been named host of a new MSNBC program to air on weekends from 4-5 p.m. ET.  More details about the program, including the launch date, will be announced in the coming weeks.  —  “Karen's rich background in both education policy …
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msnbc.com:
Karen Finney named new MSNBC weekend host
Discussion: Deadline.com and NewsBusters blogs
Nina Karnikowski / Sydney Morning Herald:
Airline to charge overweight passengers more  —  Samoa Air has become the world's first airline to implement “pay as you weigh” flights, meaning overweight passengers pay more for their seats.  —  “This is the fairest way of travelling,” chief executive of Samoa Air, Chris Langton, told ABC Radio.
Zoe Schlanger / Talking Points Memo:
Pat Robertson Blames Ivy League Schools For Lack Of Miracles In America  —  It may have been April 1st yesterday, but televangelist Pat Robertson wasn't kidding when he told a viewer that Americans aren't experiencing God's miracles because they are too “sophisticated.”
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Obama's continued use of the claim that 40 percent of gun sales lack background checks  —  “Why wouldn't we want to close the loophole that allows as many as 40 percent of all gun purchases to take place without a background check?”  —  “FACT: Nearly 40% of all gun sales don't require a background check under current law.
Numbers / Pew Research Center for the People …:
Keystone XL Pipeline Draws Broad Support  —  Continuing Partisan Divide in Views of Global Warming  —  OVERVIEW  —  As the Obama administration approaches a decision on the Keystone XL pipeline, a national survey finds broad public support for the project.
Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Sequestration Effects: Cuts Sting Communities Nationwide  —  WASHINGTON — It's now an article of faith that dire sequestration warnings were overblown.  —  New studies downsize potential job losses because of the federal budget cuts.  Agencies have figured ways to ensure that the more alarming effects …
Peter Hamby / CNN:
Cruz to test 2016 waters with South Carolina trip  —  Cambridge, Massachusetts (CNN) - He's been in Washington only three months, but U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas is already planning a pilgrimage to a critical presidential primary state.  —  The outspoken Cruz, a conservative attorney …
Wall Street Journal:
Apple to Begin iPhone Production This Quarter  —  Apple Inc. plans to begin production of a refreshed iPhone similar in size and shape to its current one in the second quarter of the year, according to people familiar with the device's production, teeing up a possible summer launch for the next version of its flagship device.
Kyle Mantyla / Right Wing Watch:
Louie Gohmert Opposes Gun Control Because Gay Marriage Leads to Bestiality  —  Earlier this year, Rick Scarborough of Vision America launched a new organization called Tea Party Unity, which seeks to become a “unique clearinghouse and town hall forum where various existing Tea Party leaders …
Kate Brumback / Talking Points Memo:
Guns Are Now Required For Citizens Of Nelson, Georgia  —  NELSON, Ga. (AP) — Backers of a newly adopted ordinance requiring gun ownership in a small north Georgia town acknowledge they were largely seeking to make a point about gun rights.  —  The ordinance in the city of Nelson …
David Sherfinski / Washington Times:
U.N. passes sweeping international arms regulation viewed by some as Second Amendment override  —  The United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday signed off on a sweeping, first-of-its-kind treaty to regulate the international arms trade, brushing aside worries from U.S. gun rights advocates …
Charlie Cook / NationalJournal.com:
Tennessee's Colossally Bad Plan to Change Its Primary System  —  You can hear bad ideas almost every day.  But only occasionally do you hear a colossally bad, ill-conceived idea, one that leaves you wondering who dreamed it up.  —  Tennessee state Sen. Frank Nicely, a Republican from Strawberry Plains …
Discussion: Washington Monthly and Yahoo! News
Brian Tashman / Right Wing Watch:
Keyes: Marriage Equality is the ‘Archetype of all Crimes Against Humanity’  —  Alan Keyes once again appeared on Stan Solomon's talk show, this time to discuss their stringent opposition to marriage equality.  —  After host, Steve Davis, claimed that just because they “oppose homosexual marriage …
Jim Williams / Public Policy Polling:
Conspiracy Theory Poll Results  —  On our national poll this week we took the opportunity to poll 20 widespread and/or infamous conspiracy theories.  Many of these theories are well known to the public, others perhaps to just the darker corners of the internet.  Here's what we found:
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Michelle Obama: ‘This Is Your House, Too’  —  At a “workshop” for the film 42 in the State Dining Room of the White House, First Lady Michelle Obama told the assembled guests that “this is your house, too.”  —  “I want to make sure that you all know how welcome you are here in this house …
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Angie / MoveOn.Org:
Last 8 Democratic Holdouts On Marriage Equality Pushed By MoveOn Members  —  In a coordinated effort, separate MoveOn members have launched campaigns targeting some of the last Democratic senators who won't oppose DOMA.  Check them out here and help these equality stragglers change their minds.
Fox News:
Democrats push bill in Congress to require gun insurance under penalty of fine  —  A New York Democratic lawmaker is behind a national push that would force gun owners to buy liability insurance or face a $10,000 fine.  —  The Firearm Risk Protection Act, pushed by Rep. Carolyn Maloney …
David Voreacos / Bloomberg:
Donor Says He Sought Menendez on Medicare Without Breaking Law  —  Salomon Melgen, the Florida political donor at the center of a criminal probe, said he and Senator Robert Menendez are “like brothers” who spoke weekly, yet his companies never benefited and he broke no laws.
 
 
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Discussion: Taylor Marsh and ACS Blog
G-A-Y / Good As You:
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Alexandra Jaffe / Ballot Box:
GOP Rep. Cassidy to challenge Landrieu in Louisiana Senate race
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Michael Birnbaum / Washington Post:
European industry flocks to U.S. to take advantage of cheaper gas
Justin Sink / The Hill:
White House: Latest N. Korean threats ‘not the path’ to resolving conflicts
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Kevin Robillard / Politico:
NRA plan: Let teachers carry guns
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Rep. Don Young faces backlash for ‘wetback’ slur
Peter Schroeder / The Hill:
Fannie Mae posts record profit, repays taxpayers $11.6 billion
Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Democratic Senator Touts Bill To Allow Patients Involuntarily Committed For Mental Illness To Purchase Guns
Discussion: The Reaction
Martin Fackler / New York Times:
Japan Shifting Further Away From Pacifism