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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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William Booth / Washington Post:
Netanyahu's address to Congress will be most important speech of his life — JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's upcoming address to a joint meeting of Congress will probably be the most important speech of his career — and one that has already jeopardized relations between Israel and the United States.
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Rebecca Ballhaus / Wall Street Journal:
Nearly Half of Voters Disapprove of GOP's Netanyahu Invite
Nearly Half of Voters Disapprove of GOP's Netanyahu Invite
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Reuters, Political Wire and The Times of Israel
Julia Edwards / Reuters:
Obama to veto bill letting Congress weigh in on Iran deal
Obama to veto bill letting Congress weigh in on Iran deal
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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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Bradley Klapper / Associated Press:
Kerry Tries to Dampen Fuss Over Israeli PM's Speech
Kerry Tries to Dampen Fuss Over Israeli PM's Speech
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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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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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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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Jeffrey Toobin / New Yorker:
Hard Cases — The great Supreme Court cases turn on the majestic ambiguities embedded in the Constitution. It is not a simple thing to define and apply terms like “the freedom of speech,” or “equal protection of the laws,” much less explain how much process is “due.”
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Tom Kludt / CNNMoney:
The O'Reilly tapes: Phone recordings raise new questions about JFK story — One evening in March more than 30 years ago, Gaeton Fonzi received a call from a man whose voice and name are now instantly recognizable. — “Hi Gaeton,” the caller said. “Bill O'Reilly.” — The year was 1977.
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Olga TanasJason Corcoran / Bloomberg Business:
Russian Opposition Gathers in Moscow to Honor Murdered Nemtsov — Don't Miss Out — (Bloomberg) — Tens of thousands marched through Moscow to honor slain political activist Boris Nemtsov in the biggest show of support for Russia's opposition in three years.
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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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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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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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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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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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Glenn Harlan Reynolds / USA Today:
Quartering spyware troops in the digital age: Column — The Third Amendment keeps a low profile, but it is time to revisit who and what we quarter. — In 1893, historian Frederick Jackson Turner published a famous paper on the closing of the American frontier.
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Leonard Pitts Jr / miamiherald:
Leonard Pitts Jr.: Some songs have the power to excite forever — There are sounds it feels like you've known forever, sounds that have been in your ear so long, it's hard to believe they were ever new. One of those sounds is this: — James Jamerson thumps a heartbeat on the bass.
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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.
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Lisa O'Carroll / Guardian:
Rebekah Brooks about to be rehired by Rupert Murdoch for US operation — Sources say deal imminent as Brooks returns to News Corp to head up media mogul's quest for online investments, eight months after acquittal from phone-hacking charges — Rebekah Brooks is close to being rehired …
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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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