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Pelosi / Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi:

Pelosi Statement on Prime Minister Netanyahu's Address to Congress — Washington, D.C. - Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement regarding Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's address to the Joint Meeting of Congress: — “The unbreakable bonds between …

Terri Rupar / Washington Post:

The complete transcript of Netanyahu's address to Congress — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is addressing a joint meeting of Congress; here is a complete transcript of his remarks. — NETANYAHU: Thank you. — Thank you... ... Speaker of the House John Boehner …

Discussion: Addicting Info, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, The White House, The PJ Tatler, Washington Free Beacon, Raw Story, Haaretz, Slate, Washington Times, Pamela Geller, Atlas Shrugs, Israel Matzav, Washington Monthly, The Daily Banter, Mediaite, Hot Air, American Spectator and Balloon Juice

Josh Rogin / Bloomberg View:

Netanyahu's Careful, Clever Speech to Congress — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech to Congress, although full of bombast, was carefully constructed to avoid revealing new information about the nuclear negotiations with Iran or specifying what a better deal would look like.

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, The Huffington Post, Salon, Fox News Insider and Mediaite

The Hill:

Pelosi ‘near tears’ at Bibi ‘insult’ — House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) hammered Benjamin Netanyahu Tuesday, saying the Israeli prime minister's speech to Congress was an “insult” to the country. — “The unbreakable bonds between the United States and Israel are rooted in our shared values …

Discussion: Politico, American Spectator and Hot Air

Arshad Mohammed / Reuters:

Iran calls Obama's 10-year nuclear demand ‘unacceptable’ — MONTREUX, Switzerland (Reuters) - Iran rejected on Tuesday as “unacceptable” U.S. President Barack Obama's demand that it freeze sensitive nuclear activities for at least 10 years but said it would continue talks on a deal, Iran's semi-official Fars news agency reported.

Discussion: Allen West Republic, Roger L. Simon, Algemeiner.com, The Long War Journal and The PJ Tatler

Peter Baker / New York Times:

Netanyahu, in Speech to Congress, Criticizes ‘Bad Deal’ on Iran Nuclear Program — WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel used one of the most prominent platforms in the world on Tuesday to warn against what he called a “bad deal” being negotiated with Iran to freeze its nuclear program …

Discussion: The Huffington Post, The Times of Israel, Progress Pond, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, New York Magazine, Slate, The Hugh Hewitt Show, The Daily Banter, Mediaite, Wall Street Journal, Real Clear Politics, The Week and Reuters

Lauren French / Politico:

Nancy Pelosi: Netanyahu speech ‘insulting to the intelligence of the United States’ — House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi dismissed a speech Tuesday by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as full of “condescension” and an “insult to the intelligence of the United States.”

Discussion: The Hill, Bloomberg Business and Common Dreams

Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Limbaugh: Obama Treats Netanyahu Like He's a ‘White Policeman from Ferguson’

Discussion: US News, Talking Points Memo, Addicting Info, Rush Limbaugh, The Huffington Post, FOX News Radio and BizPac Review

ABC News:
Obama: Netanyahu Offers No Viable Alternative to Iran Talks

Discussion: Hot Air, Yahoo! News, Israel Matzav, Associated Press and Addicting Info

James Fallows / The Atlantic Online:
The Mystery of the Netanyahu Disaster, and a Possible Explanation

Discussion: John Hawkins' Right Wing News, The National Interest, The Intercept, rubber hose and FishbowlDC

Thomas Erdbrink / New York Times:
In Tehran, Too, Netanyahu's Speech Finds an Eager Audience

Discussion: CNN, Addicting Info, Reuters and FOX News Radio

Ashley Parker / New York Times:
The Cry Being Heard Around Washington: ‘I Need a Netanyahu Ticket’

Discussion: Guardian, Talking Points Memo, New York Magazine, BuzzFeed, The Huffington Post, The Spot, The Times of Israel, Business Insider, FishbowlDC and The Week

The Hill:

House approves Homeland Security funding in 257-167 vote — The House voted Tuesday to fund the Department of Homeland Security, ending a months-long impasse over President Obama's immigration policies and averting a weekend shutdown at the agency. — The vote highlighted the rift in the GOP …

Discussion: ThinkProgress, Political Wire and DCCC

Politico:
John Boehner ends stalemate

Discussion: Los Angeles Times, RedState, Progress Pond, The Hill and Daily Kos

Steve Benen / msnbc.com:
Where Congress excels: manufactured crises

Discussion: Horizons, Hullabaloo and BillMoyers.com

Ashley Parker / New York Times:
House Approves Security Budget, Without Strings

Discussion: Outside the Beltway and Washington Monthly

Jonathan Bernstein / Bloomberg View:
Boehner Outfoxes His Critics. Again.

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, prospect.org/blogs … and CNN

Scott Wong / The Hill:
The terrible, horrible, no good start for the Republicans

Discussion: Politico, Bloomberg Business and Daily Kos

Ron Fournier / National Journal:

Maybe Hillary Clinton Should Retire Her White House Dreams — Maybe she doesn't want to run in 2016, top Democrats wonder. Maybe she shouldn't. — Perhaps Hillary Rodham Clinton shouldn't run for president. — Maybe she should stay at the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation …

Discussion: The Hill, Politico, Vox, US News, Washington Monthly, ThinkProgress, Bloomberg Business, Washington Post, America Rising, Viking Pundit, msnbc.com, Medium, Hot Air, Rush Limbaugh and Roger Ailes

J.K. Trotter / Gawker:

This Is Hillary Clinton's Secret Email: HDR22@ClintonEmail.com — Former officials of the U.S. State Department are furiously denying suggestions that retired Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's extensive use of a private email address violated federal rules concerning the preservation of official government records.

Discussion: Business Insider, The Daily Beast, New York Magazine, The Last Refuge, Hot Air, Mediaite, Washington Post, The Daily Caller, The Huffington Post, Bloomberg Business, The Stranger … and Truth Revolt

Julian Hattem / The Hill:
Hillary's emails ‘not technically illegal’

Discussion: Bloomberg Business

Jennifer Epstein / Bloomberg Business:
How Hillary Clinton Used E-mail at State

Discussion: Gawker, Politico, ABC News, New York Post, Washington Post, CNN, Guardian, America Rising, Business Insider, neo-neocon, Common Dreams and National Journal

Matt Apuzzo / New York Times:

Justice Department Finds Pattern of Police Bias and Excessive Force in Ferguson — WASHINGTON — Police officers in Ferguson, Mo., have routinely violated the constitutional rights of the city's black residents, the Justice Department has concluded in a scathing report that accuses the officers …

Discussion: Associated Press, Washington Post, Politico, The Huffington Post, US News, ThinkProgress, Hit & Run, The Verge, FreakOutNation, Hinterland Gazette, Raw Story, Shakesville and The Week

Carrie Johnson / NPR:
Source: Probe Of Ferguson Police Uncovers Racist Comment About Obama

Discussion: The Daily Caller, BarbWire.com and Raw Story

Evan Perez / CNN:
Justice report finds systematic discrimination against African Americans in Ferguson

Discussion: Liberaland, FOX News Radio, Above the Law, New York Magazine and kplr11.com

John C. Danforth / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:

Danforth's eulogy for Tom Schweich: ‘Words do hurt. Words can kill.’ — (The following are remarks prepared for delivery by former U.S. Sen. John C. Danforth at the funeral Tuesday for state Auditor Thomas A. Schweich at The Church of St. Michael and St. George in Clayton. They have been lightly edited.)

Discussion: kplr11.com, FOX2now.com, Politico, Political Wire and Washington Post

Lee Enterprises / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:

Danforth, in eulogy, decries ‘whispering campaign’ against Schweich — CLAYTON • In a eulogy that doubled as a stunning rebuke of a top official in his own party, former U.S. Sen. John Danforth, R-Mo., declared Tuesday that “politics has gone so hideously wrong,” …

Discussion: Raw Story, Mediaite, The Gateway Pundit and Talking Points Memo

Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
Ex-US Senator Calls Out Missouri GOP Leader During Funeral: ‘Words Can Kill’

Discussion: St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Wall Street Journal:

An Off-Ramp From ObamaCare — If the Supreme Court follows the law, there will be an opening for a sane health-care alternative. Here it is. — Editor's note: The following was written by Republicans John Kline, Paul Ryan and Fred Upton, chairmen, respectively, of the House committees …

Discussion: New York Times, The Daily Caller, The Atlantic Online, US News, Forbes, Talking Points Memo, Daily Signal, Bloomberg View, Daily Kos, BarbWire.com, The Week, Washington Post and American Spectator

Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
House GOP unveils replacement plan, if ObamaCare goes down

Discussion: New York Times, ABC News, Hot Air, Josh Blackman's Blog and Washington Post

New York Times:

Petraeus Reaches Plea Deal Over Giving Classified Data to Lover — WASHINGTON — David H. Petraeus, the best-known military commander of his generation, has reached a plea deal with the Justice Department that will allow him to avoid an embarrassing trial over whether he provided classified information …

Discussion: Politico, USA Today, Popehat, The Intercept, The Huffington Post, Outside the Beltway, Mediaite, Common Dreams, Business Insider, The Verge, The Week, New York Magazine and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion

New York Times:

Florida Records Raise Questions About Jeb Bush's 2008 Vote — In the final stretch of the 2008 presidential campaign, Jeb Bush appeared in a television ad urging Floridians to support John McCain, the Republican nominee, at the polls. — “Join me and vote for John McCain,” Mr. Bush said in the 30-second spot.

Discussion: Washington Monthly and Political Wire

Anna Malpas / Agence France-Presse:

Edward Snowden ‘ready to return to States’ — Moscow (AFP) - Edward Snowden, the fugitive whistleblower who has been given refuge in Russia, is willing to return to the United States if he is given a fair trial, his lawyer said Tuesday. — “He is thinking about it.