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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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Reuters, Political Wire and The Times of Israel
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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The Moderate Voice, The Hill, Josh Blackman's Blog, Talking Points Memo and Israel Matzav
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 …
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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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The Gateway Pundit and Patterico's Pontifications
Brendan Smialowski / ABC News:
'This Week" Transcript: Sec. of State John Kerry
'This Week" Transcript: Sec. of State John Kerry
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Firedoglake, Yahoo! News and The Daily Caller
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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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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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 …
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Daily Kos, The Mahablog and Prairie Weather
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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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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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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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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Frank Bruni / New York Times:
Scott Walker, the Media and the 2016 Presidential Campaign — MAYBE those of us who write about politics and campaigns should adopt a bristly uniform of hair shirts, so that we're constantly atoning for our sins. — Maybe we should wear targets, the better for our critics to take aim at us.
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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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Political Wire and The Daily Caller
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