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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.
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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.
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Bradley Klapper / Associated Press:
Kerry Asks for Benefit of the Doubt on Iran Nuclear Talks
Kerry Asks for Benefit of the Doubt on Iran Nuclear Talks
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Israel Matzav and Bloomberg Business
William Booth / Washington Post:
Netanyahu's address to Congress will be most important speech of his life
Netanyahu's address to Congress will be most important speech of his life
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ABC News:
Kerry Worries Israeli PM Visit May Become ‘Political Football’
Kerry Worries Israeli PM Visit May Become ‘Political Football’
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Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Kerry Contradicts Administration: Bibi ‘Welcome to Speak in the U.S.’
Kerry Contradicts Administration: Bibi ‘Welcome to Speak in the U.S.’
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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.
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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 …
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Jeffrey Toobin / New Yorker:
Hard Cases — The great Supreme Court cases turn on the …
Hard Cases — The great Supreme Court cases turn on the …
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Jennifer Emily / Dallas Morning News:
Free of Ebola but not fear — Nurse Nina Pham to file lawsuit against Presby parent, worries about continued health woes — Experimental drugs and special care helped make Nina Pham Ebola free. But today she fears she may never escape the deadly disease.
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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 …
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Fox News:
Reports of possible deal on DHS funding reignites chatter about Boehner ouster
Reports of possible deal on DHS funding reignites chatter about Boehner ouster
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Alex Brown / National Journal:
Democrats: Boehner Promised Us a Vote on a Clean DHS Bill Next Week
Democrats: Boehner Promised Us a Vote on a Clean DHS Bill Next Week
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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.
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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.
Brian X. Chen / New York Times:
Apple's New Job: Selling a Smartwatch to an Uninterested Public — SAN FRANCISCO — For Apple, the hard part — making a smartwatch — is nearly over. — Soon it will be time for the harder part: selling the long-anticipated Apple Watch to consumers who, so far, are not very excited …
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Reuters:
Russians to march in memory of murdered critic of Putin — (Reuters) - Opposition supporters will march through Moscow on Sunday in memory of Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov, whose murder has increased concern about Russia's future among opponents of President Vladimir Putin.
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Julia Ioffe / New York Times:
After Boris Nemtsov's Assassination, ‘There Are No Longer Any Limits’
After Boris Nemtsov's Assassination, ‘There Are No Longer Any Limits’
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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 …
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Katherine Miller / BuzzFeed:
Hugh Hewitt On The Kinds Of Questions He'll Ask At The Debate: No Evolution — And no questions meant to “divide on religious grounds.” The radio show host, who will be a part of CNN's debate, says foreign policy should come first in an interview with radio host Aaron Klein. — Alex Gallardo / AP Images
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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.
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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
Rand Paul wins CPAC straw poll, with Scott Walker a close second
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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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