memeorandum: Lindsey Graham mocks Pelosi's ‘surgeries,’ apologizes (David McCabe/The Hill)

1:55 AM ET, March 4, 2015

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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 …

David McCabe / The Hill:

Lindsey Graham mocks Pelosi's ‘surgeries,’ apologizes — Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) apologized for mocking House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi's physical appearance during a closed-door fundraiser following Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech to Congress.

Discussion: FOX News Radio and The Huffington Post

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

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 …

Fred Kaplan / Slate:

Netanyahu's Deadly Gambit — The Israeli prime minister is insincere. The only outcomes that would please him are Iranian regime change or outright war. — Benjamin Netanyahu's speech before Congress on Tuesday was a disturbing spectacle: shallow, evasive, short on logic, and long on cynicism.

Discussion: Washington Free Beacon, The Atlantic Online, Hot Air, CBS DC and The American Conservative

The Hill:
Pelosi ‘near tears’ at Bibi ‘insult’

Discussion: Politico, Hot Air, American Spectator and Little Green Footballs

Arshad Mohammed / Reuters:
Iran calls Obama's 10-year nuclear demand ‘unacceptable’

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

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

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

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

Discussion: CNN, New York Magazine and FOX News Radio

Lauren French / Politico:
Nancy Pelosi: Netanyahu speech ‘insulting to the intelligence of the United States’

Discussion: Bloomberg Business, The Hill and Common Dreams

Peter Baker / New York Times:
In Congress, Netanyahu Faults ‘Bad Deal’ on Iran Nuclear Program

Discussion: JustOneMinute, The Times of Israel, The Huffington Post, Progress Pond and The Hugh Hewitt Show

Jonathan Karl / ABC News:

Rep. Jason Chaffetz's Business Card Lists His Gmail Address … Hillary Clinton isn't the only official who uses a non-government email address. — A business card obtained by ABC News shows that Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, lists his Gmail address on his official House card.

Discussion: Associated Press, Twitchy, SOOPERMEXICAN, Mediaite and Fire Andrea Mitchell!

J.K. Trotter / Gawker:

Source: Top Clinton Aides Used Secret Email Accounts at State Dept. — Hillary Clinton is defending her use of a private email address, hosted at ClintonEmail.com, to conduct official State Department business by claiming that her emails were captured by official @state.gov accounts …

Discussion: The Daily Caller, The Last Refuge, Business Insider and Bloomberg Business

Ben Kamisar / The Hill:

Clinton aide Podesta criticized Bush officials for using private emails — A top adviser to Hillary Clinton's campaign-in-waiting accused the George W. Bush administration of using private emails to skirt transparency rules in 2007. — John Podesta, who left the White House in February …

Discussion: Bloomberg Business, Hot Air, Red Alert Politics, Politico, Moe Lane, Guardian, Washington Free Beacon, America Rising and ThinkProgress

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: Rush Limbaugh, Red Alert Politics, Hot Air, Politico, Viking Pundit, New York Times, Washington Monthly, Medium, America Rising, “The Lid”, US News, The Huffington Post, Bloomberg Business, Liberal Values 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: Guardian, CNN, Business Insider, New York Post, Mediaite, The Daily Caller, Bloomberg Business, New York Magazine, Politico, Washington Post, The Stranger …, NPR, Truth Revolt, Vox and Taylor Marsh

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

Discussion: Bloomberg Business

Michael Tomasky / The Daily Beast:
Hillary Email ‘Scandal’? Not So Fast

Discussion: New York Times, Power Line, Al Jazeera America, Addicting Info, Capital New York, Bloomberg Business, Mediaite, The Smoking Gun, The Huffington Post, Hullabaloo and The Daily Banter

Matt Apuzzo / New York Times:

Ferguson Police Routinely Violate Rights of Blacks, Justice Dept. Finds — WASHINGTON — Ferguson, Mo., is a third white, but the crime statistics compiled in the city over the past two years seemed to suggest that only black people were breaking the law. They accounted for 85 percent of traffic stops …

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

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

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

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

Sari Horwitz / Washington Post:
Justice Dept. review finds pattern of racial bias among Ferguson police

Discussion: Portside

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, Washington Post and Politico

Lee Enterprises / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Danforth, in eulogy, decries ‘whispering campaign’ against Schweich

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

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

New York Times:

Petraeus Reaches Plea Deal Over Giving Classified Data to His Lover — WASHINGTON — David H. Petraeus, the best-known military commander of his generation, has reached a plea deal with the Justice Department and admitted providing his highly classified journals to a mistress when he was the director of the C.I.A.

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

Marcy Wheeler / ExposeFacts:
David Petraeus Gets Hand-Slap for Leaking, Two Point Enhancement for Obstruction of Justice

Discussion: Daily Kos and Hullabaloo

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: Fox News, ThinkProgress, John Hawkins' Right Wing News and DCCC

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

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

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

Dan Merica / CNN:

Monica Lewinsky to give TED Talk — Making a comeback after a media scandal 07:44 — Washington (CNN)Monica Lewinsky, the former White House intern at the center of President Bill Clinton's impeachment trial, will continue her reentry into public life with a TED talk in late March.

Discussion: Political Wire, FOX News Radio and Business Insider

Jordain Carney / The Hill:

Senate to vote Wednesday to undo labor union rule — The Senate will vote Wednesday on a GOP-backed motion that would undo a controversial National Labor Relations Board rule that makes it easier for workers to hold union elections. — Republicans are using the Congressional Review Act …

Discussion: RedState