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Mark Langfan / Reuters:
Report: Obama Threatened to Shoot Down IAF Iran Strike  —  Kuwaiti paper claims unnamed Israeli minister with good ties with the US administration ‘revealed the attack plan to John Kerry.’  —  The Bethlehem-based news agency Ma'an has cited a Kuwaiti newspaper report Saturday …
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Rebecca Ballhaus / Wall Street Journal:
Nearly Half of Voters Disapprove of GOP's Netanyahu Invite  —  Nearly half of American voters think that Republican lawmakers should not have invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to speak to a joint session of Congress without first notifying President Barack Obama, a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News survey finds.
Julia Edwards / Reuters:
Obama to veto bill letting Congress weigh in on Iran deal  —  (Reuters) - President Barack Obama would veto a bill recently introduced in the U.S. Senate allowing Congress to weigh in on any deal the United States and other negotiating countries reach with Iran on its nuclear capabilities, the White House said on Saturday.
Bradley Klapper / Associated Press:
Kerry Asks for Benefit of the Doubt on Iran Nuclear Talks  —  Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday tried to calm tensions with Israel before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's congressional address, yet insisted the Obama administration's diplomatic record with Iran entitles the U.S. to …
ABC News:
Kerry Worries Israeli PM Visit May Become ‘Political Football’
Discussion: Associated Press
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Kerry Contradicts Administration: Bibi ‘Welcome to Speak in the U.S.’
Brendan Smialowski / ABC News:
'This Week" Transcript: Sec. of State John Kerry
Ana Marie Cox / The Daily Beast:
Why I'm Coming Out as a Christian  —  I'm not scared that non-believers will make me feel like an outcast.  I'm scared that Christians will.  —  Who do I need to prove my faith to—and why should I try?  —  I've lately observed conservatives questioning Obama's faith with more than professional interest.
Discussion: RedState and Progress Pond
Leigh Munsil / Politico:
Steve Scalise vows to continue immigration fight  —  House Majority Whip Steve Scalise vowed on Sunday to keep fighting against President Barack Obama's executive actions on immigration in the midst of the Department of Homeland Security funding battle.  —  Congress passed a last-minute …
Discussion: The Hill and Political Wire
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Fox News:
Reports of possible deal on DHS funding reignites chatter about Boehner ouster
Sarah Ferris / The Hill:
Republican fears grow over court challenge to ObamaCare  —  Republican fears are mounting over a Supreme Court case that the party has long hailed as its best chance to undo ObamaCare.  —  The Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday on a GOP-backed case that threatens to erase healthcare subsidies for 8 million people.
New York Times:
The Phony Legal Attack on Health Care  —  On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in one of the most anticipated cases of the term: King v. Burwell, a marvel of reverse-engineered legal absurdity that, if successful, will tear a huge hole in the Affordable Care Act …
Fox News:
Gov. Walker on CPAC, record in Wisconsin; Rep. Scalise talks DHS funding fight  —  Special Guests: Gov. Scott Walker, R-Wis., Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La.  —  This is a rush transcript from “Fox News Sunday,” March 1, 2015.  This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated.
Discussion: PoliticusUSA
David Jackson / USA Today:
CPAC: Paul edges Walker in straw poll  —  NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Rand Paul won a high-profile straw poll for a third straight year Saturday, capping an annual conservative conference at which delegates argued about how to turn their ideas into a presidential victory in 2016.
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Ariana Eunjung Cha / Washington Post:
Rand Paul wins CPAC straw poll, with Scott Walker a close second
Discussion: New York Magazine and The Week
Radley Balko / Washington Post:
But for the video...  The latest example of cellphone video vindicating someone from false charges is a doozy.  It comes from Washington Parish, La., and WWL TV. … He was not only arrested, he was also charged with two felonies and a misdemeanor.  A prior drug charge on his record meant …
Discussion: Hullabaloo
New York Times:
G.O.P. Race Starts in Lavish Haunts of Rich Donors  —  PALM BEACH, Fla. — Instead of the corn dogs and pork chops on a stick ritually served up on the hustings of Iowa, the latest stop on the donor trail featured meals of diver scallops and chocolate mousse.
Discussion: Prairie Weather
Roberta X / The Adventures of Roberta X:
No DHS Funding?  No Problem!  —  Here's the solution for the borders, right?  —  Right.
Steve Holland / Reuters:
Jeb Bush will refuse to sign tax pledges: spokeswoman  —  (Reuters) - Jeb Bush will not sign any “no new taxes” pledges or any other pledges if he decides to seek the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, a spokeswoman said on Saturday.  —  The statement from Bush spokeswoman Kristy Campbell …
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Jonathan Karl / ABC News:
Jeb Bush: Read My Lips, No New Pledges
Discussion: FOX News Radio
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Martin O'Malley, in Veiled Jab at Hillary Clinton, Derides Politics of ‘Triangulation’  —  Martin O'Malley, the former Maryland governor who is likely to seek the Democratic nomination for president in 2016, took a veiled shot at a potential rival, Hillary Rodham Clinton …
Discussion: Booman Tribune and FOX News Radio
 
 
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KFOR-TV:
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Reuters:
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Bob Williams / Episcopal News Service:
Malcolm Boyd, activist-writer priest, dies at 91
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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
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Laura Kipnis / Chronicle of Higher Education:
Sexual Paranoia Strikes Academe
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