GOP USA MIDDAY REPORT 03/18/2014

California Asian-Americans block affirmative action revival Stunned by an unexpected uprising within their party's minority base, Democratic lawmakers on Monday dropped a push to reverse California's 16-year-old ban on affirmative action in college admissions.

Cutting pension funds to pay unemployment A bipartisan deal in the Senate to renew long-term unemployment benefits could affect more than 2 million people nationwide. The news emerged last week that Congress may yet renew the federal aid, nearly three months after it expired.

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Assisted suicide bill heats up in CT Advocates of a bill that would allow terminally ill patients to request a physician's help to end their lives are spending tens of thousands of dollars on a carefully crafted campaign to build support.

EPA goes after wood stoves A wood stove regulation proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency is generating a heated response from rural residents.

How high does the IRS scandal go? Tight-lipped Lois Lerner may soon have to answer for her actions.

Democratic Strategists in 2014 Are Like French Generals in 1940 It is reminiscent of the quandary faced by Gen. Maurice Gamelin on the evening of May 15, 1940. Suddenly he realized that German panzer troops had broken through the supposedly impassable Ardennes.

Facts and Factions: Republicans Turning on Their Own At a time when polls show public opinion turning against the Democrats, some Republicans seem to be turning against each other. Even with the prospect of being able to win control of the Senate in this fall's elections, some Republicans are busy manufacturing ammunition for their own circular firing squad.