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10:50 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%).
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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.
Jonathan FerzigerTerry Atlas / Bloomberg Business:
Netanyahu Ready to Press Congress to Help Delay Iran Deal  —  Don't Miss Out —  (Bloomberg) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu knows what's in a potential nuclear agreement with Iran and will ask the U.S. Congress to pose questions that may delay a deal, according to an official traveling with him.
Discussion: The Huffington Post
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.
Associated Press:
Netanyahu, US Officials to Face off on Iran  —  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and top U.S. officials were set to face off Monday in dueling speeches on the high-stakes Iran nuclear negotiations, a signature foreign policy objective of President Barack Obama.
Washington Post:
Retired Israeli veterans warn against speech
Discussion: Jerusalem Post and FOX News Radio
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.
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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.
Johnmorenoktla / KTLA:
Los Angeles Police Shoot, Kill Homeless Man in Confrontation Caught on Video
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 …
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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.
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.
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Politico:
Barbara Mikulski won't seek reelection in 2016  —  Maryland Democratic Sen. Barbara Mikulski will announce later Monday that she won't seek reelection in 2016, two sources familiar with her plans confirmed to POLITICO, opening up a seat long coveted by Free State Democrats looking to move up.
Discussion: Bloomberg Business
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 …
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 …
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
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
Seung Min Kim / Politico:
John Boehner's big week  —  The onus will be squarely on the speaker to end the Homeland Security mess.  —  Let's try this again.  —  Congress returns Monday staring at another deadline to finance the Department of Homeland Security.  But instead of stalling again, lawmakers look more likely …
 
 
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Jaimie Etkin / BuzzFeed:
That ISIS Skit On “SNL” Offended A Lot Of People
Chris Green / The Independent:
Raif Badawi, the Saudi Arabian blogger sentenced to 1,000 lashes, may now face death penalty
Paul Schwartzman / Washington Post:
GOP infighting in Va. may harm party's White House bid in 2016
Discussion: ABC News
Associated Press:
Florida's Rubio close to decision about presidential run
Discussion: Political Wire
Kenneth P. Vogel / Politico:
Eric Braverman tried to change the Clinton Foundation. Then he quit.
 Earlier Items: 
RIchard Spencer / Telegraph:
How Syria's Christians stopped turning the other cheek
Discussion: BREITBART.COM and Power Line
NY Daily News:
Nancy Sinatra insists Ronan Farrow is not Frank Sinatra's son
Discussion: FOX News Radio and Liberaland
Andrew Desiderio / Mediaite:
TV Exec. Suing Comcast/Sharpton: 'Give Him $50k and a Bucket of Chicken and We're Good'
Discussion: FOX News Radio
Glenn Harlan Reynolds / USA Today:
Quartering spyware troops in the digital age: Column
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Discussion: Washington Monthly
 

 
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Wall Street Journal:
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