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• Big Whoop

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  A lot of people on both sides of the marriage equality debate seemed impressed that some 75 Republicans, including prominent members of the Bush administration and two members of Congress, signed a brief to the Supreme Court in support of marriage equality.

  The document will be submitted this week to [...]

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• Waiting Room

  If you’ve been following the latest adventure in Beltway brinksmanship, you know that we are down to the wire with the sequestration.  So far all we’ve heard is a lot of trash talk and tantrums from the Republicans because President Obama won’t give into their demands that he does everything [...]

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• Short Takes

  Syrian rebels may get U.S. aid and training.

  Chuck Hagel is the new Secretary of Defense.

  Sequester Smackdown — It’s Boehner vs. Obama.

  Christie Caves — Another vocal opponent of Obamacare will take the money for Medicaid.

  The Supreme Court backed the government’s surveillance program.

  Neon Diplomacy — Dennis [...]

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• A Little Night Music

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• Question of the Day

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  Get down with your bad self.

  When was the last time you danced?

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• Nixon and Bork

  Via TPM:

  Robert Bork says President Richard Nixon promised him the next Supreme Court vacancy after Bork complied with Nixon’s order to fire Watergate special prosecutor Archibald Cox in 1973.

  Bork’s recollection of his role in the Saturday Night Massacre that culminated in Cox’s firing is at the center of his [...]

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• Dream A Little Dream

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  Any column by David Brooks that contains the words “my dream Obama” cannot end well.

  My main complaint with Obama is that he promised to move us beyond these stale debates, but he’s, instead, become a participant in them.

  My dream Obama would take advantage of the fact that only the [...]

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• Making A List

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  Over the weekend the White House prepared a list of what states stand to lose if the sequester hits.

  The reports details the consequences for popular areas of government like public health, education and research. It’s part of a broader public relations offensive to pressure Republicans to drop their opposition [...]

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• Last One, I Promise

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  For someone who did not bother to watch the Oscars Sunday night, I sure have posted about them… or the reactions to them.  So here’s the last one.

  I don’t care if Michelle Obama presented an award, but since she did, the best thing about it is that it is sending [...]

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• Don’t Quit Your Day Job

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  Besides being President of the United States, being a film critic is something Donald Trump should never be.

  Real estate mogul Donald Trump declared Monday morning that Quentin Tarantino’s “Django Unchained,” which won an Oscar Sunday night for “Best Original Screenplay,” was “one of the most racist movies I’ve ever [...]

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