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Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
Kerry Blasts Netanyahu: He's ‘Wrong’ On Iran Deal Like He Was On Iraq War — Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday slammed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's opposition to a potential nuclear deal with Iran, calling it as wrongheaded as the prime minister's backing of the Iraq War.
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Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic Online:
Netanyahu Invites Arab Diplomats to His Big Speech—and Gets Rejected
Netanyahu Invites Arab Diplomats to His Big Speech—and Gets Rejected
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Reuters, The Times of Israel, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and The Daily Banter
Evan McMurry / Mediaite:
Netanyahu Rejects Invite for Closed-Door Meeting with Senate Dems
Netanyahu Rejects Invite for Closed-Door Meeting with Senate Dems
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FOX News Radio
Julie Hirschfeld Davis / New York Times:
Obama Aide Calls Netanyahu's Planned Visit ‘Destructive’ to U.S.-Israel Ties
Obama Aide Calls Netanyahu's Planned Visit ‘Destructive’ to U.S.-Israel Ties
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Daily Kos, Chicago, Common Dreams, Algemeiner.com, Power Line, Israel Matzav, BarbWire.com and The Times of Israel
Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
Boehner reminds members of dress code: ‘You know who you are’ — Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) halted floor proceedings Wednesday to remind members of chamber decorum. — During the final vote series of the day, Boehner reiterated the rules for proper behavior on the House floor.
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American Spectator
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Politico:
GOP lawmakers clash over shutdown — Tensions rise within the party despite control of both chambers of Congress. — Getty — A tense debate broke out during a closed-door meeting of Senate Republicans on Tuesday, a sign of the serious hurdles GOP leaders face ahead of a critical funding deadline …
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The Hill, Washington Post, US News, American Spectator, New York Times, Daily Kos, Hot Air, PoliticusUSA, ABC News, ABC News and Los Angeles Times
Rebecca Shabad / The Hill:
Boehner says he hasn't spoken to McConnell
Boehner says he hasn't spoken to McConnell
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The Atlantic Online, Politico and Hot Air
Sarah Mimms / National Journal:
Democrats Fear an Ambush on the Senate Floor
Democrats Fear an Ambush on the Senate Floor
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Roll Call, PoliticusUSA and Daily Kos
Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
Right turns fire on McConnell
Right turns fire on McConnell
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The Mahablog, The PJ Tatler, Hot Air and Washington Monthly
Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
Boehner: 'We're waiting for the Senate to act' on DHS funding
Boehner: 'We're waiting for the Senate to act' on DHS funding
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Political Insider blog, Truth Revolt and Hit & Run
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Trump says he is serious about 2016 bid, is hiring staff and delaying TV gig — Real estate mogul Donald J. Trump, who has long toyed with presidential ambitions, said Wednesday he is serious about pursuing a run for the White House — moving ahead with a spate of political hires and delaying his television commitments for 2016.
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Politico, Bloomberg Business, Talking Points Memo, Des Moines Register, New Hampshire Journal, Hot Air, OnPolitics and Mediaite
J.K. Trotter / Gawker:
Why Has Fox News Stopped Defending Bill O'Reilly? — Over the past week, Fox News has aggressively rebutted accusations that its star host Bill O'Reilly lied about his whereabouts during the Falklands War in 1982. But after a new report challenged O'Reilly's recent claim that he was present …
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Washington Post:
Bowser: Legal pot possession to take effect at midnight in the District — Flanked by members of the D.C. Council and the city's top lawyer, Mayor Muriel E. Bowser announced on live television Wednesday afternoon that marijuana possession will become legal in the District at 12:01 a.m. Thursday.
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BarbWire.com, Hit & Run, NPR and Los Angeles Times
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Rogerpielkejr / The Climate Fix:
I am Under “Investigation” — As some of you will already know, I am one of 7 US academics being investigated by US Representative Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ) who is the ranking member of the House of Representatives Committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
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Hill Heat, Power Line, Weekly Standard, Watts Up With That? and BarbWire.com
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
The return of Todd Akin? — Todd Akin is considering a primary challenge to Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) in 2016. — “I have not ruled anything out,” the former congressman and 2012 GOP Senate nominee told The Hill in a phone interview on Wednesday. — “I think there is a high level …
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Talking Points Memo
Sean Davis / The Federalist:
Scott Walker Flap Shows How Political Media Actively Loathe Christianity — If the constant media haranguing of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker over his religion tells us anything, it's that the political media absolutely loathe what they perceive as authentic Christianity.
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Hot Air, New York Times, The Daily Caller and BizPac Review
James Rosen / Fox News:
Senior State Dept. official arrested for allegedly soliciting sex from a minor — EXCLUSIVE: A senior State Department official in charge of federal counterterrorism programs was arrested Tuesday afternoon for allegedly soliciting sex from a minor, Fox News has learned.
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Ariel Edwards-Levy / The Huffington Post:
GOP Pollster Explains Why Republicans Need Record Minority Support To Win In 2016 — WASHINGTON — The American electorate is more diverse than ever, which means Republicans will have to attract a record percentage of minorities to win the presidency in 2016, a GOP pollster said Tuesday.
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Political Wire, Salon, FOX News Radio, US News, Booman Tribune, Hullabaloo and Shakesville
Rick Perlstein / In These Times:
In Mayoral Runoff, Rahm Emanuel's Corrupt Governance Has Finally Caught Up With Him — On Tuesday, Chicagoans voted themselves a reprieve. With 45.4 percent of the vote, Mayor Rahm Emanuel ended the first round of his first reelection bid almost five points below what he needed to avoid …
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Firedoglake, Daily Kos, BarbWire.com and The Moderate Voice
Ina Fried / Re/code:
Lytro Cuts Jobs, Raises $50 Million in Shift Toward Virtual Reality and Video (Exclusive) — Workers at Lytro got a mixed bag of news on Wednesday, with the photography startup telling employees both that it has raised a further $50 million, but also that it intends to cut a significant chunk of its workforce.
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Clinton leads General, Primary — PPP's newest national poll finds Hillary Clinton leading all of her potential Republican candidates by between 7 and 10 points. She has 7 point advantages over Rand Paul (47/40), and Rick Perry and Marco Rubio (48/41). She has 8 point advantages over Ben Carson …
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Washington Post, The Last Tradition and US News
Matt Wilstein / Mediaite:
Chris Hayes Literally Applauds Laura Ingraham's Terror Comments — MSNBC's Chris Hayes appeared to shock even himself Tuesday night by giving credit where credit is due to Fox News contributor and conservative radio host Laura Ingraham for comments she made about ISIS on Fox & Friends this morning.
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Hullabaloo and The Huffington Post
Brendan Kirby / al.com:
Mobile probate judge won't approve adoption in gay marriage case; plaintiffs file new suit — Less than two weeks after a federal judge ordered him to comply with her ruling legalizing same-sex marriage, Mobile County's probate judge has indicated he will not process a couple's adoption petition until …
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Advocate, Towleroad News #gay and ThinkProgress
ABC News:
Exclusive: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Says Constitution Trumps ‘Compassion’ for Undocumented Immigrants … Texas Gov. Greg Abbott told ABC News the Constitution trumps “compassion” for undocumented immigrants. — In an exclusive interview with ABC News and Fusion inside the ornate governor's mansion …
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Bloomberg Business, abc30.com and Truth Revolt
Brendan James / Talking Points Memo:
CPAC Website Apparently Mixed Up Two Black Republicans — The website for the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) appeared to have mistakenly posted a photo of Sen. Tim Scott (R-NC) in a biography for conservative activist Dr. Ben Carson, both of whom are scheduled to be speakers at the event this week.
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FOX News Radio and Washington Post
John Fund / National Review:
Less than Half in New Poll Think Obama Loves America — Once again, surveys show we are a divided nation. In the furor over Rudy Giuliani's comment that President Obama doesn't “love America,” the polling site YouGov.com decided to see how many Americans agreed with him. — The answer: a surprising number.
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Washington Times, Talking Points Memo, Hot Air, Mediaite, FishbowlDC, Rush Limbaugh, Politico and The Huffington Post