The Lede: Some Stories Not About Weiner

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Anna Sale
The Empire | Mar 29, 2012

Today's front page. (newseum.org)

NY Voters' Views: Support for same-sex marriage higher than ever, compromise mutes support for property tax cap, but still at 60 percent. (Quinnipiac)

Cuomo Drops Secure Communities: “There are concerns about the implementation of the program as well as its impact on families, immigrant communities and law enforcement in New York." (NY Times)

Reaction:"I have people in my district who were afraid to jay walk because they were afraid of being picked up and having their fingerprints sent to the federal government and being deported for a minor infraction." (Wall Street Journal)

Christie's Copter, Christie's Image:"Many parents may like to helicopter to their kids' game, but they can't." (Bloomberg)
Construction Contract Under Scrutiny:"The state disqualified a nonunion contractor that submitted the lowest bid but wouldn't accept the union-friendly terms of the state's agreement." (Wall Street Journal)

.....And, if we really must do this.....

Another perspective on Weiner tweet:"As her mother, I'm really upset." (NY Post)

Twitter's Advice to Capitol Hill:"Sharp yesterday reminded Congress members of some common-sense steps such as using a "strong password" of at least 10 characters, including numbers and symbols." (NY Post)

The Interactive Timeline:he said what? (Salon)

My Name's Weiner Too:"as someone who went through the vast majority of high school without publicly crying, I want you to know something, Anthony: it gets better." (Vanity Fair)

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