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8:40 AM ET, March 3, 2015

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Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
Hillary Clinton Used Personal Email Account 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 …
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Hacked emails indicate that Hillary Clinton used a domain registered the day of her Senate hearings  —  The New York Times reported Monday night that, during her tenure at the State Department, Hillary Clinton never used her official email account to conduct communications, relying instead on a private email account.
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
State Department walks back claim on Clinton Foundation review
Sean Davis / The Federalist:
The U.S. Constitution Actually Bans Hillary's Foreign Government Payola
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.
Ari Yashar / Arutz Sheva:
Report: Obama Has Cut Intelligence Cooperation with Israel  —  Israeli report indicates a deep crisis as disagreement on Iran has stopped cooperation for IAEA reports on Iranian nuclear facilities.  —  Binyamin Netanyahu, Barack Obama  —  Kobi Gideon/GPO/Flash 90
Ashley Parker / New York Times:
The Cry Being Heard Around Washington: ‘I Need a Netanyahu Ticket’  —  WASHINGTON — For Senator Lindsey Graham, the only ticket more in demand than a seat inside the House chamber for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's address to Congress on Tuesday morning would be “if it was Garth Brooks — maybe.”
The Hill:
Cheney offers no advice to GOP on DHS fight  —  Former Vice President Dick Cheney met Monday evening with the House Republican whip team, but declined to talk to reporters after it ended.  —  House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.), who often brings guest speakers to his weekly meetings, invited Cheney, according to his spokeswoman.
Discussion: Political Wire and Politico
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Scott Wong / The Hill:
The terrible, horrible, no good start for the Republicans  —  The opening weeks of the 114th Congress have been nothing short of a disaster for Republicans, who declared upon taking control of both chambers last fall that the era of governing by crisis and fiscal cliffs was over.
Discussion: Politico and Daily Kos
Streiff / RedState:
Boehner looks for a life line... from the Democrats
Politico:
Senate vote boxes Boehner in
Discussion: RedState and Daily Kos
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.
Discussion: Josh Blackman's Blog
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Marty Lederman / Balkinization:   “Plain meaning,” absurdity, and the (almost forgotten) Gregory/Bond federalism canon, in King v. Burwell
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
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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Nick Gass / Politico:
Warren Buffett: Elizabeth Warren should be ‘less angry’
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
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’
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
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
Michael Allen / OpposingViews.com:
Texas Lawmaker, Married Five Times, Opposes Judge Who Allowed Gay Marriage  —  Texas state Rep. Tony Tinderholt recently filed a judicial conduct complaint against state District Judge David Wahlberg, who allowed the state's first gay marriage on Feb. 19.  —  Wahlberg allowed Suzanne Bryant …
Daily Mail:
‘Enough is enough:’ U.S. Air Force officials say budget cuts and non-stop war have threatened U.S. air superiority and left the fleet smaller and weaker than ever before  — A quarter of the number of fighter squadrons it did 25 years ago and two-thirds of the active duty airmen
 
 
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Rick Perry Steps Up PAC Staffing
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Jordan Buie / Tennessean.com:
Madison churches pray to keep swingers club out
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Danielle Kurtzleben / Vox:
Frank Underwood's jobs plan on House of Cards is bonkers
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