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Curry Todd (R) "lived rent-free for an undisclosed amount of time in the expensive Nashville home of a prominent lobbyist in 2011," the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845/http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2013303010159&nclick_check=1">Tennessean</a> reports.<br/><br/> "The lobbyist, Chuck Welch, regularly worked on legislative issues that passed through the House State and Local Government Committee, which Todd chaired until he was removed in late 2011. That came after Todd, who had sponsored legislation allowing guns in places that serve alcohol, was arrested on DUI and gun charges in October 2011." <p class="comments"> <br/>  <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" style="float:left"> <a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count" addthis:url="http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/04/lawmaker_lived_rent-free_in_lobbyists_home.html" addthis:title="Lawmaker Lived Rent-Free in Lobbyist's Home"></a> <a class="addthis_button_tweet" addthis:url="http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/04/lawmaker_lived_rent-free_in_lobbyists_home.html" addthis:title="Lawmaker Lived Rent-Free in Lobbyist's Home"></a> </div> <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" style="float:right"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845im_/http://politicalwire.com/images/comments.png"/> <b><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845/http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/04/lawmaker_lived_rent-free_in_lobbyists_home.html#disqus_thread" align="right">Comments (View)</a></b></div>  </p> <br/>  <br/> <a name="053414"></a> <h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845/http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/04/legislation_would_create_january_primary_in_nevada.html" title="Legislation Would Create January Primary in Nevada">Legislation Would Create January Primary in Nevada</a></h2> A new legislative proposal would move Nevada to a late January presidential primary instead of a caucus, the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845/http://www.8newsnow.com/story/21470130/bill-would-abolish-nevada-caucus-for-early-primary">AP</a> reports.<br/><br/> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845/http://frontloading.blogspot.com/2013/03/nevada-bill-would-create-january.html">Josh Putnam</a>: "This bill, if passed, would also be a violation of the national party rules. There are no Democratic Party rules for the 2016 cycle yet, but if the rules from the previous cycle carryover, then Nevada would lose half of its delegates. Things on the Republican side, where there are 2016 rules, would be more interesting. Nevada would be subject to the super penalty (a reduction to nine delegates plus the three RNC members from the state) in the RNC rules if it held the only January contest and (importantly) was not forced to that date by another state encroaching on the carve-out states' calendar territory." <p class="comments"> <br/>  <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" style="float:left"> <a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count" addthis:url="http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/04/legislation_would_create_january_primary_in_nevada.html" addthis:title="Legislation Would Create January Primary in Nevada"></a> <a class="addthis_button_tweet" addthis:url="http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/04/legislation_would_create_january_primary_in_nevada.html" addthis:title="Legislation Would Create January Primary in Nevada"></a> </div> <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" style="float:right"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845im_/http://politicalwire.com/images/comments.png"/> <b><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845/http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/04/legislation_would_create_january_primary_in_nevada.html#disqus_thread" align="right">Comments (View)</a></b></div>  </p> <br/>  <br/> <a name="053413"></a> <h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845/http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/04/why_jeb_bush_will_never_be_president.html" title="Why Jeb Bush Will Never Be President">Why Jeb Bush Will Never Be President</a></h2> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845/http://theweek.com/article/index/240879/why-jeb-bush-will-never-be-president">Marc Ambinder</a>: "Bush is an ideal Republican presidential candidate. He has a national stature, an enviable record as governor, a solid temperament, and nothing significantly scandalous in his past. He is one of his party's best voices on immigration."<br/><br/> "But he is a Bush. That's going to be a problem. It's not going to be an insurmountable problem, but the Republican base is definitely wary of the Bush brand and will not embrace him, no matter how hard he tacks to the right." <p class="comments"> <br/>  <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" style="float:left"> <a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count" addthis:url="http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/04/why_jeb_bush_will_never_be_president.html" addthis:title="Why Jeb Bush Will Never Be President"></a> <a class="addthis_button_tweet" addthis:url="http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/04/why_jeb_bush_will_never_be_president.html" addthis:title="Why Jeb Bush Will Never Be President"></a> </div> <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" style="float:right"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845im_/http://politicalwire.com/images/comments.png"/> <b><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845/http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/04/why_jeb_bush_will_never_be_president.html#disqus_thread" align="right">Comments (View)</a></b></div>  </p> <br/>  <div num_posts="2" embed_user="tdgoddard" mlwidget="story"></div><script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845js_/http://w.mlv-cdn.com/widget/ads.js"></script> <br/> <a name="053411"></a> <h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845/http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/04/escort_says_menendez_prostitution_claims_were_made_up.html" title="Escort Says Menendez Prostitution Claims Were Made Up">Escort Says Menendez Prostitution Claims Were Made Up</a></h2> An escort who appeared on a video claiming Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) paid her for sex has told Dominican Republic police that she was instead paid to make up the claims and has never met the senator before, the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845/http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/escort-says-menendez-prostitution-claims-were-made-up/2013/03/04/31299fe2-8514-11e2-999e-5f8e0410cb9d_story.html">Washington Post</a> reports.<br/><br/> The woman identified a lawyer who approached her and a friend to make the videotape. That man has in turn identified another lawyer who gave him a script for the tape and paid him to find women to fabricate the claims. <p class="comments"> <br/>  <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" style="float:left"> <a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count" addthis:url="http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/04/escort_says_menendez_prostitution_claims_were_made_up.html" addthis:title="Escort Says Menendez Prostitution Claims Were Made Up"></a> <a class="addthis_button_tweet" addthis:url="http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/04/escort_says_menendez_prostitution_claims_were_made_up.html" addthis:title="Escort Says Menendez Prostitution Claims Were Made Up"></a> </div> <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" style="float:right"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845im_/http://politicalwire.com/images/comments.png"/> <b><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845/http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/04/escort_says_menendez_prostitution_claims_were_made_up.html#disqus_thread" align="right">Comments (View)</a></b></div>  </p> <br/>  <br/> <a name="053412"></a> <h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845/http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/04/latest_cabinet_nominees_may_face_confirmation_delays.html" title="Latest Cabinet Nominees May Face Confirmation Delays">Latest Cabinet Nominees May Face Confirmation Delays</a></h2> President Obama "pushed for quick Senate confirmation of his new picks for budget director, EPA administrator and Energy secretary -- although the nature of the positions themselves all but ensures plenty of partisan fireworks on the Hill," <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845/http://www.rollcall.com/news/obamas_latest_cabinet_nominees_could_face_hill_delays-222811-1.html?pos=htmbtxt">Roll Call</a> reports. <p class="comments"> <br/>  <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" style="float:left"> <a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count" addthis:url="http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/04/latest_cabinet_nominees_may_face_confirmation_delays.html" addthis:title="Latest Cabinet Nominees May Face Confirmation Delays"></a> <a class="addthis_button_tweet" addthis:url="http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/04/latest_cabinet_nominees_may_face_confirmation_delays.html" addthis:title="Latest Cabinet Nominees May Face Confirmation Delays"></a> </div> <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" style="float:right"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845im_/http://politicalwire.com/images/comments.png"/> <b><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845/http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/04/latest_cabinet_nominees_may_face_confirmation_delays.html#disqus_thread" align="right">Comments (View)</a></b></div>  </p> <br/>  <br/> <a name="053410"></a> <h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845/http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/04/bush_reverses_himself_on_immigration_reform.html" title="Bush Reverses Himself on Immigration Reform">Bush Reverses Himself on Immigration Reform</a></h2> In his new book, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845/http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1476713456/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1476713456&linkCode=as2&tag=youwonnowwhat"><em>Immigration Wars</em></a>, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) makes a notable reversal on immigration reform, "arguing that creating a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants would only encourage future unauthorized immigration," <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/04/jeb-bush-book_n_2806602.html">Huffington Post</a> reports.<br/><br/> Writes Bush: "It is absolutely vital to the integrity of our immigration system that actions have consequences -- in this case, that those who violated the law can remain but cannot obtain the cherished fruits of citizenship. To do otherwise would signal once again that people who circumvent the system can still obtain the full benefits of American citizenship." <p class="comments"> <br/>  <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" style="float:left"> <a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count" addthis:url="http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/04/bush_reverses_himself_on_immigration_reform.html" addthis:title="Bush Reverses Himself on Immigration Reform"></a> <a class="addthis_button_tweet" addthis:url="http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/04/bush_reverses_himself_on_immigration_reform.html" addthis:title="Bush Reverses Himself on Immigration Reform"></a> </div> <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" style="float:right"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845im_/http://politicalwire.com/images/comments.png"/> <b><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845/http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/04/bush_reverses_himself_on_immigration_reform.html#disqus_thread" align="right">Comments (View)</a></b></div>  </p> <br/>  <div class="container"> <div class="ad-boxy">  <div id="div-gpt-ad-1357844305573-0" style="width:300px; height:250px;"> <script type="text/javascript"> googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1357844305573-0'); }); </script> </div> </div> <div class="cqheadlinebox"> <iframe src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845if_/http://www.facebook.com/plugins/likebox.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FPolitical.Wire&width=264&colorscheme=light&connections=4&stream=false&header=false&height=248" style="border: medium none; overflow: hidden; width: 264px; height: 248px;" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe> </div> </div> <br/> <a name="053409"></a> <h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845/http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/04/digging_for_dirt_in_los_angeles.html" title="Digging for Dirt in Los Angeles">Digging for Dirt in Los Angeles</a></h2> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845/http://firstread.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/03/04/17182057-la-mayors-race-digs-deep-for-dirt">First Read</a> has a great overview of the Los Angeles mayor's race in a city "where scandal and celebrity sometimes go hand-in-hand with governance. So it should be no surprise that the candidates are hitting each other by digging deep for dirt."<br/><br/> The election is on Tuesday. <p class="comments"> <br/>  <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" style="float:left"> <a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count" addthis:url="http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/04/digging_for_dirt_in_los_angeles.html" addthis:title="Digging for Dirt in Los Angeles"></a> <a class="addthis_button_tweet" addthis:url="http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/04/digging_for_dirt_in_los_angeles.html" addthis:title="Digging for Dirt in Los Angeles"></a> </div> <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" style="float:right"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845im_/http://politicalwire.com/images/comments.png"/> <b><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845/http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/04/digging_for_dirt_in_los_angeles.html#disqus_thread" align="right">Comments (View)</a></b></div>  </p> <br/>  <br/> <a name="053408"></a> <h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845/http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/04/obamacare_is_no_longer_radioactive.html" title="Obamacare Is No Longer Radioactive">Obamacare Is No Longer Radioactive</a></h2> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845/http://theweek.com/article/index/240874/obamacare-is-no-longer-radioactive">The Cloakroom</a>: After years of deriding the law, even Republicans now see its benefits. <p class="comments"> <br/>  <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" style="float:left"> <a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count" addthis:url="http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/04/obamacare_is_no_longer_radioactive.html" addthis:title="Obamacare Is No Longer Radioactive"></a> <a class="addthis_button_tweet" addthis:url="http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/04/obamacare_is_no_longer_radioactive.html" addthis:title="Obamacare Is No Longer Radioactive"></a> </div> <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" style="float:right"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845im_/http://politicalwire.com/images/comments.png"/> <b><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845/http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/04/obamacare_is_no_longer_radioactive.html#disqus_thread" align="right">Comments (View)</a></b></div>  </p> <br/>  <br/> <a name="053407"></a> <h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845/http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/04/obama_team_had_secret_meeting_about_walker_recall.html" title="Obama Team Had Secret Meeting About Walker Recall">Obama Team Had Secret Meeting About Walker Recall</a></h2> Out this month: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845/http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/029929384X/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=029929384X&linkCode=as2&tag=youwonnowwhat"><em>More than They Bargained For: Scott Walker, Unions, and the Fight for Wisconsin</em></a> by Jason Stein and Patrick Marley.<br/><br/> One interesting highlight from the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845/http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/there-was-more-to-gov-scott-walkers-fight-with-public-employee-unions-than-speeches-and-protests-1m8jjp4-194560991.html">Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel</a>: "The top two officials within Obama's re-election campaign quietly met with key Wisconsin Democrats and union leaders in October 2011 and expressed skepticism about the looming effort to recall Walker and how it could affect the president's own re-election chances." <p class="comments"> <br/>  <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" style="float:left"> <a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count" addthis:url="http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/04/obama_team_had_secret_meeting_about_walker_recall.html" addthis:title="Obama Team Had Secret Meeting About Walker Recall"></a> <a class="addthis_button_tweet" addthis:url="http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/04/obama_team_had_secret_meeting_about_walker_recall.html" addthis:title="Obama Team Had Secret Meeting About Walker Recall"></a> </div> <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" style="float:right"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845im_/http://politicalwire.com/images/comments.png"/> <b><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845/http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/04/obama_team_had_secret_meeting_about_walker_recall.html#disqus_thread" align="right">Comments (View)</a></b></div>  </p> <br/>  <br/> <script type="text/javascript"> cg_pid = 18308; cg_cid = 9023; cg_w = 550; cg_h = 140; </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845js_/http://serve.contentgain.com/adserver/serve/js/cg_synd_content_links.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <br/> <br/> <a name="053406"></a> <h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845/http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/04/gingrich_says_gop_suffers_from_an_echo_chamber.html" title="Gingrich Says GOP Suffers From an Echo Chamber">Gingrich Says GOP Suffers From an Echo Chamber</a></h2> Newt Gingrich spoke to <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845/http://www.salon.com/2013/03/03/in_the_real_world_we_were_kidding_ourselves/">Steve Kornacki</a> about why Republicans felt so confident they were going to win last year's presidential election:<br/><br/>"I think conservatives in general got in the habit of talking to themselves. I think that they in a sense got isolated into their own little world. So our pollsters, many of whom were wrong about turnout. No Republican pollster thought you could get 87 percent turnout in Milwaukee. You just sort of have to say that to some extent the degree to which we believed that the other side was kidding themselves, it turned out in fact in the real world - this is a part of what makes politics so fascinating - it turned out in the real world we were kidding ourselves."<br/> <p class="comments"> <br/>  <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" style="float:left"> <a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count" addthis:url="http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/04/gingrich_says_gop_suffers_from_an_echo_chamber.html" addthis:title="Gingrich Says GOP Suffers From an Echo Chamber"></a> <a class="addthis_button_tweet" addthis:url="http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/04/gingrich_says_gop_suffers_from_an_echo_chamber.html" addthis:title="Gingrich Says GOP Suffers From an Echo Chamber"></a> </div> <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" style="float:right"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845im_/http://politicalwire.com/images/comments.png"/> <b><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845/http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/04/gingrich_says_gop_suffers_from_an_echo_chamber.html#disqus_thread" align="right">Comments (View)</a></b></div>  </p> <br/>  <br/> <a name="053405"></a> <h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845/http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/04/boustany_will_not_challenge_landrieu.html" title="Boustany Will Not Challenge Landrieu">Boustany Will Not Challenge Landrieu</a></h2> Rep. Charles Boustany Jr. (R-LA) told <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845/http://atr.rollcall.com/louisiana-boustany-will-not-run-for-senate/">Roll Call</a> he will not take on three-term Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) in 2014. <p class="comments"> <br/>  <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" style="float:left"> <a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count" addthis:url="http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/04/boustany_will_not_challenge_landrieu.html" addthis:title="Boustany Will Not Challenge Landrieu"></a> <a class="addthis_button_tweet" addthis:url="http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/04/boustany_will_not_challenge_landrieu.html" addthis:title="Boustany Will Not Challenge Landrieu"></a> </div> <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" style="float:right"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845im_/http://politicalwire.com/images/comments.png"/> <b><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845/http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/04/boustany_will_not_challenge_landrieu.html#disqus_thread" align="right">Comments (View)</a></b></div>  </p> <br/>  <br/> <a name="053404"></a> <h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845/http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/04/perry_appears_to_have_clear_shot_at_another_bid.html" title="Perry Appears to Have Clear Shot at Another Bid">Perry Appears to Have Clear Shot at Another Bid</a></h2> A new <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/03/04/uttt-poll-perry-starts-ahead-abbott-2014-race/">University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll</a> finds Gov. Rick Perry (R) would defeat Attorney General Greg Abbott (R) by a nearly 3-to-1 margin if a Republican gubernatorial primary were held today, 49% to 17%.<br/><br/> "Such a contest might never come: Neither man has declared for that 2014 race, with each saying he will wait until June or later to make a public announcement of his political plans. Perry recently said they have talked and that Abbott wouldn't run if the governor sought re-election." <p class="comments"> <br/>  <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" style="float:left"> <a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count" addthis:url="http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/04/perry_appears_to_have_clear_shot_at_another_bid.html" addthis:title="Perry Appears to Have Clear Shot at Another Bid"></a> <a class="addthis_button_tweet" addthis:url="http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/04/perry_appears_to_have_clear_shot_at_another_bid.html" addthis:title="Perry Appears to Have Clear Shot at Another Bid"></a> </div> <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" style="float:right"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845im_/http://politicalwire.com/images/comments.png"/> <b><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845/http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/04/perry_appears_to_have_clear_shot_at_another_bid.html#disqus_thread" align="right">Comments (View)</a></b></div>  </p> <br/>  <div class="OUTBRAIN" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845oe_/http://politicalwire.com/homepage/outbrain.html" data-widget-id="HPP_3" data-ob-template="politicalwire"></div> <script type="text/javascript" async="async" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845js_/http://widgets.outbrain.com/outbrain.js"></script> <br/> <a name="053403"></a> <h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845/http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/04/organizing_for_access.html" title="Organizing for Access">Organizing for Access</a></h2> Karl Rove's American Crossroads released an <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845/http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/04/organizing_for_access.html">amusing video</a> slamming President Obama's outside advocacy arm seeking $500,000 for quarterly meetings with the president's team.<br/><br/> "Or pay $1 million and you don't have to meet with Biden--ever!"<br/> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845/http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/04/organizing_for_access.html#053403a"><br/><b> See more...</b></a> <p class="comments"> <br/>  <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" style="float:left"> <a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count" addthis:url="http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/04/organizing_for_access.html" addthis:title="Organizing for Access"></a> <a class="addthis_button_tweet" addthis:url="http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/04/organizing_for_access.html" addthis:title="Organizing for Access"></a> </div> <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" style="float:right"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845im_/http://politicalwire.com/images/comments.png"/> <b><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845/http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/04/organizing_for_access.html#disqus_thread" align="right">Comments (View)</a></b></div>  </p> <br/>  <br/> <a name="053402"></a> <h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845/http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/04/bonus_quote_of_the_day.html" title="Bonus Quote of the Day">Bonus Quote of the Day</a></h2> "I have a voice, I want to share my beliefs about how the conservative movement and the Republican party can regain its footing, because we've lost our way."<br/><br/> -- Jeb Bush (R), on the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845/http://todaynews.today.com/_news/2013/03/04/17179710-jeb-bush-i-wont-rule-out-2016-white-house-run-but-i-wont-declare-today?lite">Today Show</a>, adding that he wouldn't rule out a presidential bid in 2016, "but I won't declare today either." <p class="comments"> <br/>  <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" style="float:left"> <a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count" addthis:url="http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/04/bonus_quote_of_the_day.html" addthis:title="Bonus Quote of the Day"></a> <a class="addthis_button_tweet" addthis:url="http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/04/bonus_quote_of_the_day.html" addthis:title="Bonus Quote of the Day"></a> </div> <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" style="float:right"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845im_/http://politicalwire.com/images/comments.png"/> <b><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845/http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/04/bonus_quote_of_the_day.html#disqus_thread" align="right">Comments (View)</a></b></div>  </p> <br/>  <br/> <a name="053401"></a> <h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845/http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/04/graves_wont_make_senate_bid_in_georgia.html" title="Graves Won't Make Senate Bid in Georgia">Graves Won't Make Senate Bid in Georgia</a></h2> Rep. Tom Graves (R-GA) told the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845/http://www.ajc.com/weblogs/political-insider/2013/mar/03/exclusive-tom-graves-will-not-run-senate-time/">Atlanta Journal Constitution</a> that he will not run for Senate in 2014.<br/><br/> "The news... is not particularly shocking given the difficulties Graves would have faced against some of his more seasoned U.S. House colleagues, but Graves used the interview to make the point -- unsolicited and repeatedly -- that he still has statewide goals."<br/><br/> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845/http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2013/03/04/rep-tom-graves-wont-run-for-senate-in-georgia/?wprss=rss_election-2012">Washington Post</a>: "Reps. Paul Broun and Phil Gingrey are so far the only Republicans in the race for retiring Sen. Saxby Chambliss's (R-GA) seat. Democrats are still in search of a standard-bearer, with Rep. John Barrow appearing to be their best hope if he runs." <p class="comments"> <br/>  <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" style="float:left"> <a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count" addthis:url="http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/04/graves_wont_make_senate_bid_in_georgia.html" addthis:title="Graves Won't Make Senate Bid in Georgia"></a> <a class="addthis_button_tweet" addthis:url="http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/04/graves_wont_make_senate_bid_in_georgia.html" addthis:title="Graves Won't Make Senate Bid in Georgia"></a> </div> <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" style="float:right"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845im_/http://politicalwire.com/images/comments.png"/> <b><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845/http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/04/graves_wont_make_senate_bid_in_georgia.html#disqus_thread" align="right">Comments (View)</a></b></div>  </p> <br/>  <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845js_/http://dingo.care2.com/petitions/embed.js"></script><div class="care2PetitionEmbed" rsspath="http://www.thepetitionsite.com/feeds/publisher/000/001/531/feed.swf" adsize="wide" publisherid="1312" grabbed="0" flags="" buttoncolor="#EB6924" html="1"></div> <br/> <a name="053400"></a> <h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845/http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/04/the_inside_story_of_white_house_diplomacy.html" title="The Inside Story of White House Diplomacy">The Inside Story of White House Diplomacy</a></h2> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845/http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2013/03/04/the_inside_story_of_how_the_white_house_let_diplomacy_fail_in_afghanistan?page=0,1">Vali Nasr</a> writes about his time working for Richard Holbrooke, the special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan in 2009 and 2010, noting it "turned out to be a deeply disillusioning experience. The truth is that his administration made it extremely difficult for its own foreign-policy experts to be heard. Both Clinton and Holbrooke, two incredibly dedicated and talented people, had to fight to have their voices count on major foreign-policy initiatives."<br/><br/> "Holbrooke never succeeded. Clinton did -- but it was often a battle. It usually happened only when it finally became clear to a White House that jealously guarded all foreign policymaking -- and then relied heavily on the military and intelligence agencies to guide its decisions -- that these agencies' solutions were no substitute for the type of patient, credible diplomacy that garners the respect and support of allies. Time and again, when things seemed to be falling apart, the administration finally turned to Clinton because it knew she was the only person who could save the situation." <p class="comments"> <br/>  <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" style="float:left"> <a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count" addthis:url="http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/04/the_inside_story_of_white_house_diplomacy.html" addthis:title="The Inside Story of White House Diplomacy"></a> <a class="addthis_button_tweet" addthis:url="http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/04/the_inside_story_of_white_house_diplomacy.html" addthis:title="The Inside Story of White House Diplomacy"></a> </div> <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" style="float:right"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845im_/http://politicalwire.com/images/comments.png"/> <b><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845/http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/04/the_inside_story_of_white_house_diplomacy.html#disqus_thread" align="right">Comments (View)</a></b></div>  </p> <br/>  <br/> <a name="053399"></a> <h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845/http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/04/ney_tells_all.html" title="Ney Tells All">Ney Tells All</a></h2> Out this week: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845/http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0984304770/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0984304770&linkCode=as2&tag=youwonnowwhat"><em>Sideswiped: Lessons Learned Courtesy of the Hit Men of Capitol Hill</em></a> by disgraced former Rep. Bob Ney (R-OH), who spent 17 months in federal prison.<br/> <p class="comments"> <br/>  <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" style="float:left"> <a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count" addthis:url="http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/04/ney_tells_all.html" addthis:title="Ney Tells All"></a> <a class="addthis_button_tweet" addthis:url="http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/04/ney_tells_all.html" addthis:title="Ney Tells All"></a> </div> <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" style="float:right"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845im_/http://politicalwire.com/images/comments.png"/> <b><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845/http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/04/ney_tells_all.html#disqus_thread" align="right">Comments (View)</a></b></div>  </p> <br/>  <br/> <a name="053389"></a> <h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845/http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/04/behind_the_doors_of_the_senate_gym.html" title="Behind the Doors of the Senate Gym">Behind the Doors of the Senate Gym</a></h2> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845/http://www.rollcall.com/news/behind_the_doors_of_the_senate_gym-222790-1.html?pos=hftxt">Roll Call</a>: "Behind a discreet set of double doors on the first floor of the Russell Senate Office Building lies one of the last oases of what was once the world's greatest good-old-boys club: the Senate's members-only gym, one of the few places where members... can just be themselves without fear of repercussions."<br/><br/>Said Sen. 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But they remain firm on spending and taxes.<br/><br/> "Four months after Mr. Obama won a second term, the only issue that truly unites Republicans is a commitment to shrinking the federal government through spending cuts, low taxes and less regulation. To have compromised again and agreed to further increase taxes or roll back spending cuts would have left Republicans deeply split and, many of them say, at risk of losing the core of the party's identity." <p class="comments"> <br/>  <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" style="float:left"> <a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count" addthis:url="http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/04/the_one_thing_republicans_agree_on.html" addthis:title="The One Thing Republicans Agree On"></a> <a class="addthis_button_tweet" addthis:url="http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/04/the_one_thing_republicans_agree_on.html" addthis:title="The One Thing Republicans Agree On"></a> </div> <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" style="float:right"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845im_/http://politicalwire.com/images/comments.png"/> <b><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845/http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/04/the_one_thing_republicans_agree_on.html#disqus_thread" align="right">Comments (View)</a></b></div>  </p> <br/>  <br/> <a name="053396"></a> <h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845/http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/04/how_a_grand_bargain_could_still_happen.html" title="How a Grand Bargain Could Still Happen">How a Grand Bargain Could Still Happen</a></h2> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845/http://firstread.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/03/04/17180072-first-thoughts-a-truce-for-now?lite">First Read</a> notes that "if everyone gets a break and if the sequester cuts do have impact in the next few months, count us as ones who are a bit optimistic that a Grand Bargain on the budget could be reached in September." <br/><br/> "Yes, we know that a Grand Bargain has been harder to find than the Loch Ness Monster. But here's how it could happen: After some breathing room, after both parties let their budget processes play out, and after evidence that the U.S. economy has been negatively impacted by the sequester, both sides could determine that a Grand Bargain is in their interest -- Republicans decide they really, really want entitlement reforms and are willing to put up some additional revenue; Democrats decide they really, really want additional revenue and are willing to put up additional entitlement reform. And in September, the president and Democrats will have this response when Boehner and Republicans say, 'The president got his tax increases.' They'll be able to say, 'The Republicans got their spending cuts.'" <p class="comments"> <br/>  <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" style="float:left"> <a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count" addthis:url="http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/04/how_a_grand_bargain_could_still_happen.html" addthis:title="How a Grand Bargain Could Still Happen"></a> <a class="addthis_button_tweet" addthis:url="http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/04/how_a_grand_bargain_could_still_happen.html" addthis:title="How a Grand Bargain Could Still Happen"></a> </div> <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" style="float:right"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845im_/http://politicalwire.com/images/comments.png"/> <b><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845/http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/04/how_a_grand_bargain_could_still_happen.html#disqus_thread" align="right">Comments (View)</a></b></div>  </p> <br/>  <br/> <a name="053395"></a> <h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845/http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/04/gop_deals_to_gain_power_come_home_to_roost.html" title="GOP Deals to Gain Power Come Home to Roost">GOP Deals to Gain Power Come Home to Roost</a></h2> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845/http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2013/mar/21/are-republicans-beyond-saving/">Elizabeth Drew</a>: "As the Republicans search for a new and more electable identity they have a fundamental problem. Ever since they took their major right turn in 1964, they have made a series of bargains in order to strengthen their ranks: the Southern strategy, which validated racism; the Christian right; the Sagebrush Rebellion, which represented big ranching and farming interests as well as the mining industry; and the Club for Growth, a highly conservative anti-tax, anti-spending group that can pour money into primaries to knock off incumbents who don't vote according to their views. However successful momentarily, this series of deals ultimately cost the Republicans broad national appeal and flexibility." <p class="comments"> <br/>  <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" style="float:left"> <a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count" addthis:url="http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/04/gop_deals_to_gain_power_come_home_to_roost.html" addthis:title="GOP Deals to Gain Power Come Home to Roost"></a> <a class="addthis_button_tweet" addthis:url="http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/04/gop_deals_to_gain_power_come_home_to_roost.html" addthis:title="GOP Deals to Gain Power Come Home to Roost"></a> </div> <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" style="float:right"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845im_/http://politicalwire.com/images/comments.png"/> <b><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845/http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/04/gop_deals_to_gain_power_come_home_to_roost.html#disqus_thread" align="right">Comments (View)</a></b></div>  </p> <br/>  <br/> <a name="053394"></a> <h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845/http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/04/bader_has_no_intention_of_stepping_down.html" title="Bader Has No Intention of Stepping Down">Bader Has No Intention of Stepping Down</a></h2> Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg tells <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845/http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2013/03/11/130311fa_fact_toobin">Jeffrey Toobin</a> she intends to stay on the court "as long as I can do the job full steam."<br/><br/> Said Ginsburg: "There will come a point when I -- It's not this year. You can never tell when you're my age. But, as long as I think I have the candlepower, I will do it. And I figure next year for certain. After that, who knows?" <p class="comments"> <br/>  <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" style="float:left"> <a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count" addthis:url="http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/04/bader_has_no_intention_of_stepping_down.html" addthis:title="Bader Has No Intention of Stepping Down"></a> <a class="addthis_button_tweet" addthis:url="http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/04/bader_has_no_intention_of_stepping_down.html" addthis:title="Bader Has No Intention of Stepping Down"></a> </div> <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" style="float:right"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845im_/http://politicalwire.com/images/comments.png"/> <b><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845/http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/04/bader_has_no_intention_of_stepping_down.html#disqus_thread" align="right">Comments (View)</a></b></div>  </p> <br/>  <br/> <a name="053391"></a> <h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845/http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/04/sanford_asked_ex-wife_to_run_his_campaign.html" title="Sanford Asked Ex-Wife to Run His Campaign">Sanford Asked Ex-Wife to Run His Campaign</a></h2> Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford (R) told <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845/http://nymag.com/news/features/mark-sanford-2013-3/index.html">New York magazine</a> that he wanted his ex-wife, Jenny Sanford, to run his congressional campaign. <br/><br/> "According to Jenny, she had already told Mark she would be taking a pass on the race the day before, at the funeral of a mutual friend. So when Mark came to visit her, he arrived with a proposal. 'Since you're not running, I want to know if you'll run my campaign,' he said. 'We could put the team back together.'"<br/><br/> "Jenny told him, in so many words, that wasn't going to happen. Mark made one last appeal."<br/><br/>"I could pay you this time," he said. <p class="comments"> <br/>  <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" style="float:left"> <a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count" addthis:url="http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/04/sanford_asked_ex-wife_to_run_his_campaign.html" addthis:title="Sanford Asked Ex-Wife to Run His Campaign"></a> <a class="addthis_button_tweet" addthis:url="http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/04/sanford_asked_ex-wife_to_run_his_campaign.html" addthis:title="Sanford Asked Ex-Wife to Run His Campaign"></a> </div> <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" style="float:right"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845im_/http://politicalwire.com/images/comments.png"/> <b><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845/http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/04/sanford_asked_ex-wife_to_run_his_campaign.html#disqus_thread" align="right">Comments (View)</a></b></div>  </p> <br/>  <br/> <a name="053393"></a> <h2><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845/http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/04/gop_consultants_plot_new_tech_infrastructure.html" title="GOP Consultants Plot New Tech Infrastructure">GOP Consultants Plot New Tech Infrastructure</a></h2> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845/http://swampland.time.com/2013/03/04/republican-consultants-plot-new-tech-savvy-infrastructure/">Time</a> reports on a group of Republicans consultants who believe the the conservative movement does not have what liberals have: "An infrastructure to train and nurture the next generation of campaign operatives and develop cutting-edge techniques. So they decided to take a shot at filling the void, by developing a proposal for a suite of new outside groups that would mimic, and eventually outpace, Democratic efforts."<br/><br/> "The first part of that ecosystem, for which incorporation papers were filed last week, will be called the Empower Action Group. It is envisioned as a conservative answer to the New Organizing Institute, a place for training and connecting young conservative talent. It will aim to increase the ranks of people with digital, data and organizing know-how working for the GOP." <p class="comments"> <br/>  <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" style="float:left"> <a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count" addthis:url="http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/04/gop_consultants_plot_new_tech_infrastructure.html" addthis:title="GOP Consultants Plot New Tech Infrastructure"></a> <a class="addthis_button_tweet" addthis:url="http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/04/gop_consultants_plot_new_tech_infrastructure.html" addthis:title="GOP Consultants Plot New Tech Infrastructure"></a> </div> <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" style="float:right"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845im_/http://politicalwire.com/images/comments.png"/> <b><a 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Goddard is the founder of <em>Political Wire</em>, one of the earliest and most influential political web sites.</h3> <p>Goddard spent more than a decade as managing director and chief operating officer of a prominent investment firm in New York City. Previously, he was a policy adviser to a U.S. Senator and Governor. </p> <p>Goddard is also co-author of <em><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845/http://www.amazon.com/dp/0684852039/ref=nosim?tag=youwonnowwhat&link_code=as3&creativeASIN=0684852039&creative=373489&camp=211189">You Won - Now What?</a></em> (Scribner, 1998), a political management book hailed by prominent journalists and politicians from both parties. In addition, Goddard's essays on politics and public policy have appeared in dozens of newspapers across the country, including the Washington Post, USA Today, Boston Globe, San Francisco Chronicle, Chicago Tribune, Philadelphia Inquirer and Christian Science Monitor.</p> <p>Goddard earned degrees from Vassar College and Harvard University. He lives in New York with his wife and three sons.</p> <br/> <h4>PRAISE FOR POLITICAL WIRE</h4> "There are a lot of blogs and news sites claiming to understand politics, but only a few actually do. <em>Political Wire</em> is one of them."<br/><br/> -- <b>Chuck Todd</b>, NBC News political director <br/><br/> "Concise. Relevant. To the point. <em>Political Wire</em> is the first site I check when I’m looking for the latest political nugget. That pretty much says it all." <br/><br/> -- <b>Stuart Rothenberg</b>, editor of the <em>Rothenberg Political Report</em> <br/><br/> "<em>Political Wire</em> is one of only four or five sites that I check every day and sometimes several times a day, for the latest political news and developments.” <br/><br/> -- <b>Charlie Cook</b>, editor of the <em>Cook Political Report</em> <br/><br/> "The big news, delicious tidbits, pearls of wisdom -- nicely packaged, constantly updated... What political junkie could ask for more?" <br/><br/> -- <b>Larry Sabato</b>, Center for Politics, University of Virginia <br/><br/> "<em>Political Wire</em> is a great, great site." <br/><br/> -- <b>Joe Scarborough</b>, host of MSNBC's <em>Morning Joe</em> <br/><br/> "If I were on the proverbial desert island and had only one web site to access, <em>Political Wire</em> would be it." <br/><br/> -- <b>Dotty Lynch</b>, CBS News political consultant <br/><br/> "Taegan Goddard has a knack for digging out political gems that too often get passed over by the mainstream press, and for delivering the latest electoral developments in a sharp, no frills style that makes his <em>Political Wire</em> an addictive blog habit you don't want to kick."<br/><br/> -- <b>Arianna Huffington</b>, founder of <em>The Huffington Post</em><br/><br/> "<em>Political Wire</em> is one of the absolute must-read sites in the blogosphere."<br/><br/> -- <b>Glenn Reynolds</b>, founder of <em>Instapundit</em><br/><br/> "I rely on <em>Taegan Goddard's Political Wire</em> for straight, fair political news, he gets right to the point. It's an eagerly anticipated part of my news reading."<br/><br/> -- <b>Craig Newmark</b>, founder of Craigslist. </div>  <div class="col2"> </div>  <div class="col3"> <h4>CONTACT</h4> Send your tips, memos, comments and suggestions to <script language="JavaScript"></script> <br/><br/> <h4>BELTWAY BUZZ</h4> <ul> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845/http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/">First Read</a><br/> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845/http://hotlineoncall.nationaljournal.com/">The Hotline</a><br/> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845/http://blogs.abcnews.com/thenote/">The Note <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845/http://thepage.time.com/">The Page <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845/http://www.politico.com/playbook/">Mike Allen's Playbook <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130305004845/http://politico.com/">Politico</a><br/> <li><a 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