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6/19/13 at 1:17 PM
Equal Rites
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Lisa Murkowski Becomes the First Red-State GOP Senator to Support Gay Marriage

With a local news interview and a heartfelt statement this morning, Alaska's Lisa Murkowski became the third GOP senator to back marriage equality. The announcement does not come as much of a surprise — in April, we predicted Murkowski would declare her support for gay marriage in "the next couple of months." She's always been an independent-minded Republican who frequently votes against the party line, and she'd even already revealed that she was "evolving" on the issue, which typically means a switch is imminent.

6/19/13 at 1:01 PM
The Circus
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Frank Rich on the National Circus: Immigration Reform Enters Its Death Spiral

By Frank Rich

(L-R) U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ), Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY), Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL), and Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO), also known as the Gang of Eight, speak to members of the media during a news conference on immigration reform April 18, 2013 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The senators discussed the "Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act".

Every week, New York Magazine writer-at-large Frank Rich talks with contributor Eric Benson about the biggest stories in politics and culture. This week: Immigration reform faces mounting obstacles, Obama cautiously enters Syria, and Mama Grizzly shows that you need to go away to come back.

6/19/13 at 12:53 PM
Cable News News
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Sean Hannity Has ‘51-Year-Old Fat Guy’ Taste in Women, Vices

By Joe Coscarelli

America's know-it-all dad Sean Hannity sat down with Playboy for one of the least sexy interviews of all time, revealing himself to be a basic white man. Asked about his pop-culture knowledge, Hannity broke with the Republican Party (and especially Newt) by declaring that he doesn't like Downtown Abbey. "I'm not oblivious to the world, but I'm not a big Downton fan," he said when asked to tell the difference between a BBC soap opera and a swimsuit model. "Kate Upton? I prefer Megan Fox. She's obviously very attractive. Angelina Jolie is very attractive. Scarlett Johansson is very attractive. But what do I know? I'm just a 51-year-old fat guy."

But, more important, has he ever smoked weed?

6/19/13 at 12:52 PM
The National Interest
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Stop Making Your Office Mates Eat Dessert in the Morning

By Jonathan Chait

One of the downsides of working in a different city than most of my colleagues is that I am regularly tortured by e-mail notices of delicious treats being made available in the kitchen, 200 miles away from me. The upside is that I can avoid the horrible choice that often arises when such treats are made available in the morning.

6/19/13 at 12:06 PM
Neighborhood News
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Out-of-Control Car Smashes Bodega, Citi Bike in East Village

Eight people were injured this morning when a car hopped the curb in the East Village, destroying a grocer's flower stand, sending a fire hydrant flying, and mangling a Citi Bike. "It was a scene out of a movie," a witness told Bedford + Bowery, which has more photos of the wreckage.

6/19/13 at 11:40 AM
The Long Arm Of The Lawsky
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The Regulator Who’s Not Afraid of Wall Street

By Kevin Roose

Two years ago, the New York State Department of Financial Services didn't exist. Today, it's becoming Wall Street's most feared enemy.

The tiny, state-run agency, which was created in late 2011, isn't supposed to be any more powerful than any other Wall Street regulator. It doesn't have the resources of the Securities and Exchange Commission or the prosecutorial power of the Justice Department. But Benjamin Lawsky, a tough-talking former terrorism prosecutor who became the agency's first head, has turned the New York DFS into a fraud-fighting machine, one that doles out real punishment to the firms it goes after.

6/19/13 at 11:33 AM
The Sports Section
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Serena Williams Issues Pathetic Non-Apology [Updated]

By Dan Amira

Serena Williams wins the French open 2013 at Roland Garros on June 8, 2013 in Paris, France.

This morning, a day after Rolling Stone quoted her partially blaming the Steubenville rape victim for being raped — "she shouldn't have put herself in that position" — Serena Williams released a statement this morning clarifying her thoughts. Some may refer to this as an apology, but it's not:

"What was written – what I supposedly said – is insensitive and hurtful"

6/19/13 at 10:51 AM
The National Interest
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Rick Perry Tries to Poach New York Businesses

By Jonathan Chait

FORT WORTH, TX - APRIL 15: Texas Governor Rick Perry fires a six-shooter revolver in downtown Fort Worth during a promotional event with Texas Motor Speedway on April 15, 2010 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

Rick Perry, who has made a political trademark of splashy campaigns to lure businesses from other states, now sets his sights on New York City. He’s spending five days in New York and Connecticut, where “he has courted, among others, gun manufacturers facing stricter laws in the wake of the Newtown shootings.” In a campaign-style ad, he portrays the town that many of us have thought of as a fairly vibrant place as a dystopian Big Government hellscape:

6/19/13 at 10:01 AM
Awful Things
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Nazi Dad Expecting Another Child He’ll Try to Ruin

New Jersey Nazi Heath Campbell, who has lost custody of his four children (named Adolf Hitler, Aryan Nation, Honzlynn, and Hons Heinrich), is expecting another, just to spite us. "If it's a girl, it's gonna be Eva Braun," said his fiancée, who has also lost custody of her young child with a different man. "If it's a boy … I'm thinking Rommel." Child Protective Services probably appreciates the notice, at least.

6/19/13 at 9:59 AM
The Sports Section
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Miami Heat Fans Leave Game Early, Beg to Get Back in After Incredible Rally, Are the Worst

By Dan Amira

The fans of the Miami Heat, despite being blessed with one of the NBA's top teams and the world's best player, have a reputation for being awful. They arrive after the games begin, and they leave before they end. They do this even during close, exciting playoff games. During Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals three weeks ago, an Indiana Pacers radio broadcaster summed up pretty much everyone's opinion of Heat fans:

"These losers are leaving," he said, disgusted. "They are flocking to the exits with their team down by three. This city does not only not deserve this team, they don't deserve any team.”

Last night, Heat fans did it again.

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