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Trouble viewing this email? View these recent stories in your browser.   Thursday, March 14, 2013 Stories from Slate and The Slatest, your daily news companion. Blog | Josh Voorhees Assault-Weapon Ban Clears Committee Hurdle, About to Run Into Senate Wall Thursday, March 14, 2013, at 11:15 AM EDT   Blog | David Weigel CPAC Uses Clip Art of Minorities in Stage Backdrop Thursday, March 14, 2013, at 9:34 AM EDT   Foreigners | Michael Brendan Dougherty Why Pope Francis May Be a Catholic Nightmare Wednesday, March 13, 2013, at 6:32 PM EDT He may seem like a humble reformer, but Cardinal Bergoglio is the last thing the Vatican needs.   Blog | Josh Voorhees Adventures in Local News, Putting the B in B-Roll Thursday, March 14, 2013, at 10:59 AM EDT   Blog | David Weigel Opening Act: A CPAC FAQ Thursday, March 14, 2013, at 8:01 AM EDT   Blog | Matthew Yglesias Do Republicans Want To Cut Entitlements? Jim Vandehei Debates Thursday, March 14, 2013, at 10:40 AM EDT   Blog | Matthew Yglesias Stimulus: The Bottom Line and the Way Forward Thursday, March 14, 2013, at 10:05 AM EDT   Technology | Farhad Manjoo Today, Kansas City. Tomorrow, Oklahoma City! Wednesday, March 13, 2013, at 7:15 PM EDT Google Fiber could bring superfast Internet to every town in America, but for now the company is thinking small.   Blog | Matthew Yglesias The Death of Google Reader Paves The Way For Real RSS Businesses Wednesday, March 13, 2013, at 8:39 PM EDT   Future Tense | Will Oremus Google Said It Wouldn't Be Evil, But Now It's Shutting Down Google Reader Wednesday, March 13, 2013, at 7:55 PM EDT   Future Tense | Ryan Gallagher Report: Global Network of Government Spyware Detected in U.S., Authoritarian Countries Wednesday, March 13, 2013, at 5:52 PM EDT   Future Tense | Will Oremus Hot New Twitter Feature: Enjambment Wednesday, March 13, 2013, at 6:41 PM EDT   Blog | Slate V Staff Porn Search Terms by State and Country (VIDEO) Wednesday, March 13, 2013, at 6:00 PM EDT   Superman | Will Oremus Choose Your Own Sixth Sense Thursday, March 14, 2013, at 8:22 AM EDT DIY superpowers for the cyborg on a budget.   Drink | Troy Patterson Martini Madness Thursday, March 14, 2013, at 5:30 AM EDT Welcome to Slate's multipart, multiweek interactive cocktail tournament.   BEST FEATURED STORIES Swaddling Is Safe and Calms Babies. Why Are States Passing Laws Against It? Should Public Schools Allow All Kids to Join Gifted Programs? The Boy Scouts' Subtle Plan to Undermine Their Own Gay Ban Why North Korea's Saber-Rattling Is More Troubling Than Ever   Copyright 2013 The Slate Group | Privacy Policy The Slate Group | c/o E-mail Customer Care | 1350 Connecticut Avenue NW Suite 410 | Washington, D.C. 20036 Unsubscribe | Forward to a Friend