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Get Used to It, Please</span></a></h3> <span class="dgListByline"><span>by:</span> Michael McKinley</span> </div></div></div><div class="clear"></div> </div></div> <div id="tab2" class="tabsCont"><div class="dgCont"><h2>Wednesday's Stories</h2><div id="p19390756"><div class="dgList "><h3><a href="http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/03/10/abuse-scandals-draw-uncomfortably-close-to-the-pope/" rel="bookmark"><span id="pt19390756">Abuse Scandals Draw Uncomfortably Close to the Pope</span></a></h3> <span class="dgListByline"><span>by:</span> David Gibson</span> </div></div><div id="p19389612"><div class="dgList "><h3><a href="http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/03/10/florida-gop-to-filmmakers-no-family-values-no-tax-credit/" rel="bookmark"><span id="pt19389612">Florida GOP to Filmmakers: No Family Values, No Tax Credit</span></a></h3> <span class="dgListByline"><span>by:</span> David Gibson</span> </div></div><div id="p19389655"><div class="dgList "><h3><a href="http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/03/10/afghan-war-strategy-poses-risky-question-go-in-hard-or-go-in-so/" rel="bookmark"><span id="pt19389655">Afghan War Strategy Risks: Go In Hard or Go In Soft?</span></a></h3> <span class="dgListByline"><span>by:</span> David Wood</span> </div></div><div id="p19389756"><div class="dgList "><h3><a href="http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/03/10/obamas-so-called-narrative-problem-theres-more-to-that-story/" rel="bookmark"><span id="pt19389756">Obama's So-Called Narrative Problem: There's More to That Story</span></a></h3> <span class="dgListByline"><span>by:</span> Robert Schmuhl</span> </div></div><div id="p19390816"><div class="dgList "><h3><a href="http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/03/10/a-same-old-gop-budget-rich-pay-less-everyone-else-pays-more/" rel="bookmark"><span id="pt19390816">A Same-Old GOP Budget: Rich Pay Less, Everyone Else Pays More</span></a></h3> <span class="dgListByline"><span>by:</span> David Corn</span> </div></div></div><div class="clear"></div> </div> <div id="tab3" class="tabsCont"><div class="dgCont"><h2>Tuesday's Stories</h2><div id="p19390209"><div class="dgList "><h3><a href="http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/03/09/gao-in-afghanistans-counter-drug-campaign-the-police-are-the/" rel="bookmark"><span id="pt19390209">GAO: In Afghanistan's Counter-Drug Campaign, the Police Are a Problem</span></a></h3> <span class="dgListByline"><span>by:</span> David Wood</span> </div></div><div id="p19388838"><div class="dgList "><h3><a href="http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/03/09/karl-rove-has-a-good-book-in-him-but-this-one-wasnt-it/" rel="bookmark"><span id="pt19388838">Karl Rove Has a Good Book in Him, but This One Isn't It</span></a></h3> <span class="dgListByline"><span>by:</span> Walter Shapiro</span> </div></div><div id="p19380435"><div class="dgList "><h3><a href="http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/03/09/circle-of-greed-the-rise-and-fall-of-a-self-appointed-legal-rob/" rel="bookmark"><span id="pt19380435">'Circle of Greed': The Rise and Fall of a Self-Appointed Legal Robin Hood</span></a></h3> <span class="dgListByline"><span>by:</span> Patrick Dillon and Carl M. 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