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9:25 PM ET, March 2, 2015

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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.
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 …
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
Andrew Dugan / Gallup:
Netanyahu's Favorable Rating Improves in U.S.
New York Times:
Obama Says Discord With Netanyahu Is Not ‘Permanently Destructive’
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 …
Julian Hattem / The Hill:
Spy chief: No threat from Americans who aided militants in Syria  —  The few dozen Americans who have gone to join militant groups fighting in Syria and then come back home don't pose a threat to the U.S., according to the nation's top intelligence official.
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Mark Hosenball / Reuters:   U.S. spy chief says 40 Americans who went to Syria have returned
Liz Sly / Washington Post:
Syrian rebel group that got U.S. aid dissolves
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.
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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 …
Colin Campbell / Business Insider:
Warren Buffett: Elizabeth Warren should be ‘less angry’
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
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 …
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 …
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’
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
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 …
Christopher Ingraham / Washington Post:
DEA warns of stoned rabbits if Utah passes medical marijuana  —  The new face of marijuana addiction.  (Flickr user Chung Ho Leung/CC)  —  Utah is considering a bill that would allow patients with certain debilitating conditions to be treated with edible forms of marijuana.
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
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.
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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Melissapamerktla / KTLA:
Police ID Teacher Found Hanging in Placentia Classroom as 31-Year-Old Photography Instructor
Discussion: KFOR-TV, fox13now.com and WGN-TV
Stephen Morton / National Review:
Conservatism as Counterculture  —  From the March 9, 2015, issue of NR
Mark Cunningham / New York Post:
What our president should say about Islam
Justin Wolfers / New York Times:
Fewer Women Run Big Companies Than Men Named John
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Colbert Shares The One Question He Most Wants To Ask Pope Francis (VIDEO)
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The Duke Chronicle:
Rasheed Sulaimon at center of sexual assault allegations prior to dismissal
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Buffett: Barring Illness, Hillary ‘Very Likely to Be the President’
Discussion: Hot Air and FOX News Radio
Charles Arthur / Guardian:
Apple Pay: a new frontier for scammers
Discussion: Mashable, Business Insider and Engadget
Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
IRS defends paying refunds to illegals who never filed taxes
Discussion: American Spectator and RedState
John Harwood / New York Times:
10 Questions for Senator Orrin Hatch
 

 
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