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3:55 PM ET, March 2, 2015

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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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Nick Gass / Politico:
Artist: Bill Clinton's portrait contains Monica Lewinsky reference  —  An artist who painted a portrait of former President Bill Clinton says there's more to the piece than one might see at first blush.  —  Pennsylvania artist Nelson Shanks told the Philadelphia Daily News that he included …
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
Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
Is Supreme Court's chief justice ready to take down ObamaCare?
Discussion: Politico and Washington Post
Margery Beck / Associated Press:
Federal judge blocks Nebraska's gay marriage ban
Discussion: Advocate and ThinkProgress
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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Wall Street Journal:
Pro-Israel Group Publicly Breaks With White House Over Iran  —  President Obama Sending Two Top Foreign Policy Aides to Address the Conference on Monday  —  WASHINGTON—The leadership of the most powerful pro-Israel lobby in the U.S. publicly broke Sunday from the White House over the issue …
New York Times:
Netanyahu Tells Aipac He Intends No Disrespect to Obama  —  WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday opened his high-profile visit to the American capital by playing down any personal dispute with President Obama, but he said that he had a “moral obligation” …
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 …
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Hadas Gold / Politico:   Sharknado 3 seeks members of Congress
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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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Mikulski's retirement starts Maryland scramble
Discussion: ABC News and Bloomberg Business
Alex Hern / Guardian:
Isis threatens Twitter employees over blocked accounts  —  Terror group supporters threaten social network, as well as co-founder Jack Dorsey specifically  —  Isis supporters have threatened Twitter employees, including co-founder Jack Dorsey specifically, with death over the social network's practice …
Discussion: Truth Revolt and Spectator
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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
Bryce Covert / ThinkProgress:
Warren Buffett Says Elizabeth Warren Is Too ‘Angry’ And ‘Violent’ With Rich People  —  In an interview Monday morning with CNBC, Berkshire Hathaway CEO and billionaire Warren Buffett was asked what he thinks of Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and her views of Wall Street.
Politico:
Boehner, conservatives plot next moves  —  House Republican leaders don't expect to have a plan to fund the Department of Homeland Security until mid-week, potentially setting up another frantic shutdown fight later this week.  —  With a Friday deadline looming, Republican leaders are set …
Discussion: Daily Kos
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Seung Min Kim / Politico:
John Boehner's big week
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Scott Walker is headed for trouble with the GOP establishment  —  PALM BEACH, Fla. — Scott Walker likes to tell a story about shopping at Kohl's.  Under instructions from his wife Tonette, Walker has learned how to pile on the discounts and coupons whenever he goes to the popular Wisconsin-based department store.
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.
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 …
Charles Arthur / Guardian:
Apple Pay: a new frontier for scammers  —  Apple's mobile payment system has provided a method for US criminals to make fraudulent transactions - and banks are rushing to stem the tide  —  riminals in the US are using the new Apple Pay mobile payment system to buy high-value goods …
Discussion: Mashable, Business Insider and Engadget
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Jason Del Rey / Re/code:
PayPal to Pay $280 Million for Paydiant, the Startup Behind Walmart's Apple Pay Competitor
Victor Davis Hanson / Works and Days:
The Liberal Circus  —  This Nov. 28, 2012 file photo shows then-Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton listening as President Barack Obama speaks in the Cabinet Room at the White House in Washington.  (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)  —  Lately liberalism has gone from psychodrama to farce.
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Kenneth P. Vogel / Politico:
Eric Braverman tried to change the Clinton Foundation. Then he quit.
 
 
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Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
IRS defends paying refunds to illegals who never filed taxes
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BBC:
Iraq moves against Islamic State in Tikrit
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Bfearnowcbs / CBS Atlanta:
Police: Facebook Feud Led To Fatal Shooting Of 14-Year-Old Girl
Clifford Coonan / Hollywood Reporter:
China Monthly Box Office Tops U.S. for First Time Ever
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The Independent:
Spiritual leader allegedly manipulated 400 men into removing testicles to be ‘closer to God’
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GOP infighting in Va. may harm party's White House bid in 2016
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