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11:35 PM ET, March 2, 2015

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Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
Hillary Clinton Used Personal Email at State Dept., Possibly Breaking Rules  —  WASHINGTON — Hillary Rodham Clinton exclusively used a personal email account to conduct government business as secretary of state, State Department officials said, and may have violated federal requirements …
Jeff Mason / Reuters:
Exclusive: Obama says Iran must halt nuclear work for at least a decade  —  (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Monday that Iran should commit to a verifiable freeze of at least 10 years on its nuclear activity for a landmark atomic deal to be reached, but said the odds were still against sealing a final agreement.
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Sean Gallup / National Review:
Netanyahu, Not Obama, Speaks for Us  —  While under fierce attack from President Obama, the Israeli prime minister defends Western values and speaks the truth about Iran.  —  The leader of the free world will be addressing Congress on Tuesday.  The American president is doing everything possible to undermine him.
Reuters:
Exclusive: Full text of Reuters interview with Obama  —  (Reuters) - Reuters White House Correspondent Jeff Mason interviewed President Barack Obama on Monday on topics including U.S.-Israel relations, Iran, China and Russia.  Here is a full transcript of the interview.
BuzzFeed:
GOP Congressman: CBC Should Attend Netanyahu Speech Because Blacks And Jews Share Common Bond Of Suffering
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
Netanyahu's Visit Bringing Uninvited Problems for Jewish Democrats
Stephanie Farr / Philly.com:
Painter says he included Monica Lewinsky's dress in Bill Clinton portrait  —  RENOWNED Bucks County portrait artist Nelson Shanks has painted everyone from Princess Diana to President Bill Clinton and from Pope John Paul II to Marisa Tomei.  He and his wife, Leona, are the founders of Studio Incamminati …
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Lawyer Put Health Act in Peril by Pointing Out 4 Little Words  —  WASHINGTON — The first lawsuits challenging the Affordable Care Act were still in the early stages, but conservative lawyers were already working on a backup plan in December 2010 if the first line of attack failed.
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Steven Brill / The Great Debate:
The Supreme Court hears an Obamacare fairytale
Nicholas Bagley / New York Times:
In King v. Burwell, the Plaintiffs Misread Obamacare
Kevin Cirilli / The Hill:
Centrist Dems ready strike against Warren wing  —  Centrist Democrats are gathering their forces to fight back against the “Elizabeth Warren wing” of their party, fearing a sharp turn to the left could prove disastrous in the 2016 elections.  —  For months, moderate Democrats have kept silent …
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Colin Campbell / Business Insider:
Warren Buffett: Elizabeth Warren should be ‘less angry’
Mark Hosenball / Reuters:
U.S. spy chief says 40 Americans who went to Syria have returned  —  (Reuters) - About 180 Americans have traveled to Syria to join Islamist militants and around 40 of them have returned to the United States, the U.S. National Intelligence director, James Clapper, said on Monday.
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Liz Sly / Washington Post:
Syrian rebel group that got U.S. aid dissolves
Daily Mail:
Isis ‘fed murdered kidnap victim to his own mother after she travelled to their headquarters and demanded to see him’  —  A British fighter who travelled to Iraq to stop the Islamic State claims the terror group fed a murdered kidnap victim to his own mother after she went to their headquarters and demanded to see him.
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Andre Walker / BREITBART.COM:
Islamic State ‘Fed Murdered Man To His Own Mother’
Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Sharknado 3’ Sets President and Vice President Roles (Exclusive)  —  Mark Cuban and Ann Coulter become the latest guest stars in the Syfy sensation.  —  Syfy's Sharknado 3 has elected a new president and vice president.  —  Mark Cuban and Ann Coulter have joined the growing list …
Kurt Schlichter / Townhall.com:
Let's Destroy Liberal Academia  —  It's time to give current university system the Old Yeller treatment, except normal Americans will giggle when this rabid mongrel gets put down.  —  Sure, the legions of administrative timeservers, otherwise unemployable tenure ticks …
Discussion: Ed Driscoll
Streiff / RedState:
Boehner looks for a life line... from the Democrats  —  As we saw last week, Speaker Rep. John Boehner (R-OH)Heritage ActionScorecard Rep. John Boehner House Republican Average See Full ScorecardN/A's leadership has become so weak that he's being forced to subcontract the Speakership …
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Politico:
Senate vote boxes Boehner in
Discussion: Daily Kos
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
American democracy is doomed  —  America's constitutional democracy is going to collapse.  —  Some day — not tomorrow, not next year, but probably sometime before runaway climate change forces us to seek a new life in outer-space colonies — there is going to be a collapse of the legal …
Tracy Walsh / Talking Points Memo:
Pat Robertson: Drinkers And Pot Smokers Are ‘Enslaved To Vegetables’  —  Televangelist Pat Robertson said on Monday that marijuana users and drinkers are “enslaved to vegetables.”  —  Speaking on his Christian Broadcasting Network television show “The 700 Club,” Robertson said that addiction …
Discussion: FOX News Radio
Evan Vucci / Associated Press:
SCOTUS Rejects CA Dispute Over Disclosing Donors To Anti-Gay Marriage Initiatives  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has turned away an appeal from same-sex marriage opponents in California who want to keep the identities of their campaign donors secret.
Discussion: Advocate, Balloon Juice and Good As You
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Eric Holder / USA Today:
Taking the side of equality
Melissapamerktla / KTLA:
Police ID Teacher Found Hanging in Placentia Classroom as 31-Year-Old Photography Instructor  —  A 31-year-old female teacher was declared dead after students found her hanging inside a high school classroom in Placentia, authorities said Monday.  —  Jillian Jacobson is shown in a photo posted on El Dorado High School's website.
Discussion: KFOR-TV, fox13now.com and WGN-TV
Townhall.com:
Obama “Very Interested” In Raising Taxes Through Executive Action  —  White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest confirmed Monday that President Obama is “very interested” in the idea of raising taxes through unitlateral executive action.  —  “The president certainly has not indicated …
Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
Judge rules EPA lied about transparency, tells agency to halt discrimination against conservatives … A federal judge warned the Environmental Protection Agency on Monday not to discriminate against conservative groups in how it responds to open-records requests, issuing a legal spanking.
 
 
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Mysterious ‘priest’ taking digital confessions
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Justin Wolfers / New York Times:
Fewer Women Run Big Companies Than Men Named John
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Tracy Walsh / Talking Points Memo:
Colbert Shares The One Question He Most Wants To Ask Pope Francis (VIDEO)
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Marching in One St. Patrick's Parade, de Blasio Spurns Another
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Rasheed Sulaimon at center of sexual assault allegations prior to dismissal
Los Angeles Times:
State GOP formally welcomes gays to the party
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Charles Arthur / Guardian:
Apple Pay: a new frontier for scammers
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Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
IRS defends paying refunds to illegals who never filed taxes
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