memeorandum: We have a plan for fixing health care (Washington Post)

10:45 AM ET, March 2, 2015

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Andrew Dugan / Gallup:

Netanyahu's Favorable Rating Improves in U.S. — Story Highlights — WASHINGTON, D.C. — Ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech to the U.S. Congress that has strained relations between Israel and the White House, nearly twice as many Americans view Israel's leader favorably (45%) as unfavorably (24%).

Discussion: Politico, The PJ Tatler, Washington Times and Israel Matzav

New York Times:

Obama Aide Tells Aipac That U.S. Won't Let Iran Get Nuclear Arms — WASHINGTON — A top adviser to President Obama on Monday reassured a large audience of Israel supporters that the United States would never allow Iran to obtain a nuclear weapon, but warned that Israeli-American ties should not be politicized.

Discussion: Wall Street Journal, The Week, Algemeiner.com and Political Wire

Jonathan FerzigerTerry Atlas / Bloomberg Business:
Netanyahu Ready to Press Congress to Help Delay Iran Deal

Discussion: The Huffington Post

Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic Online:
Danger Ahead for Obama on Iran

Discussion: Wall Street Journal, Commentary Magazine, Ynetnews, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and Middle East Eye

Maan News Agency:
Report: Obama threatened to fire on Israeli jets attacking Iran

Discussion: The PJ Tatler, Roger L. Simon, BREITBART.COM and Scared Monkeys

Washington Post:
Retired Israeli veterans warn against speech

Discussion: Jerusalem Post and FOX News Radio

Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
Netanyahu's Visit Bringing Uninvited Problems for Jewish Democrats

Discussion: CNN, Washington Post, The Week and Politico

Mark Murray / NBC News:
Nearly Half of Voters Object to Netanyahu Speech: Poll

Discussion: Bloomberg Business, NPR, The Huffington Post, Raw Story, Latest from Crooks and Liars, Addicting Info, CBS News and The Week

Los Angeles Times:

LAPD fatal shooting of man caught on tape — Authorities said Sunday night that Los Angeles police fatally shot a man on skid row during a struggle over an officer's weapons. — Police officials offered a detailed account of what they say prompted the Sunday morning shooting, which was captured on video by a bystander.

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, FOX2now.com, The Daily Caller, FreakOutNation, The Gateway Pundit, New York Times, The PJ Tatler, The Week, New York Magazine, Mashable, Hit & Run, The Last Refuge, Raw Story and Addicting Info

Los Angeles Times:

LAPD seeks more videos in officers' shooting of man on skid row — Investigators are looking for additional video that could shed light on Sunday's fatal shooting of a man on skid row by Los Angeles police officers. — The shooting was captured on a graphic video shot by a bystander, who posted it on Facebook.

Discussion: ThinkProgress, BuzzFeed, Twitchy, Hot Air, Mediaite, BizPac Review, Al Jazeera English and KTLA

Johnmorenoktla / KTLA:
Los Angeles Police Shoot, Kill Homeless Man in Confrontation Caught on Video

Discussion: MintPress News, CBS Los Angeles and Gawker

Peter Sullivan / The Hill:

Is Supreme Court's chief justice ready to take down ObamaCare? — U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts faced a conservative backlash after casting a decisive vote to save ObamaCare in 2012. — Now he must weigh in on the law once again. — The case of King v. Burwell …

Washington Post:

We have a plan for fixing health care — Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) chairs the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) chairs the Senate Finance Committee. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) chairs the Senate Republican Policy Committee.

Discussion: Washington Monthly, Vox, Forbes, Bloomberg Business, The Great Debate, Wall Street Journal and The Hill

Politico:
No easy fix if Supreme Court halts Obamacare cash

Discussion: Washington Post

Jeffrey Toobin / New Yorker:
Hard Cases — The great Supreme Court cases turn on the …

Discussion: Prairie Weather and Hullabaloo

Washington Post:

Sources: Sen. Mikulski to retire from Senate — Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.), who has served in Congress longer than any woman in history, will announce at a news conference Monday that she is retiring from the Senate after five terms in office, three sources familiar with her plans said.

Discussion: Political Wire, Washington Blade, Daily Kos and Roll Call

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 …

Discussion: Politico, Truth Revolt, Mediaite, Political Wire, CBS DC and New York Magazine

Hart Williams / The Moderate Voice:

Disinformation Ahead of Bibi's Visit? Seems likely. — This morning, Memeorandum is dominated by a rightie blogswarm, all focused on this Reuters story: … A Bethlemen-based “news agency” quotes a Kuwait newspaper? Seriously? — And yet, here it is: … The problem with this story isn't its credibility.

Discussion: Fire Andrea Mitchell!

Mark Langfan / Reuters:
Report: Obama Threatened to Shoot Down IAF Iran Strike

David Mack / BuzzFeed:

ISIS Threatens Twitter Founder And Employees Over Blocked Accounts — “Your virtual war on us will cause a real war on you.” — Twitter Co-Founder and Chairman Jack Dorsey pictured Oct. 9, 2014. — Kimberly White / Getty Images — ISIS supporters on Sunday called on jihadis around …

Discussion: TechCrunch, Engadget, The Gateway Pundit, The Verge, Business Insider and Pamela Geller, Atlas Shrugs

Charles M. Blow / New York Times:

CPAC: Hackneyed and Hollow — I never know how to set my expectations for the Conservative Political Action Conference, also known as CPAC. — I try to approach it with as much of an open mind as I can muster, understanding that I am at odds, fundamentally, with many conservative principles …

Discussion: The Mahablog and The Week

Cal Ripken Jr / CBS News:

Face the Nation Transcripts March 1, 2015: Boehner, Feinstein, Huckabee — Shares - — (CBS News) — A transcript from the March 1, 2015 edition of Face the Nation with guest host John Dickerson. Guests included House Speaker John Boehner, Senator Dianne Feinstein, Mike Huckabee …

Discussion: US News and Althouse

Matt Apuzzo / New York Times:

Justice Department to Fault Ferguson Police, Seeing Racial Bias in Traffic Stops — WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has nearly completed a highly critical report accusing the police in Ferguson, Mo., of making discriminatory traffic stops of African-Americans that created years …

Discussion: Washington Post, Raw Story and New York Magazine

Paul Schwartzman / Washington Post:

GOP infighting in Va. may harm party's White House bid in 2016 — Feuding within Virginia's state GOP is alarming prominent national Republicans who think the infighting in a crucial swing state threatens the party's quest to recapture the White House in 2016.

Discussion: ABC News