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2:00 PM ET, March 3, 2015

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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 …
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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 …
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Bibi boycott grows prior to speech  —  Almost a quarter of House Democrats will boycott Tuesday's congressional address by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.  —  The defections, which point to the increasingly strained relations between the White House and the Israeli government …
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 …
James Fallows / The Atlantic Online:
The Mystery of the Netanyahu Disaster, and a Possible Explanation  —  Why is Benjamin Netanyahu going ahead with his speech to Congress in a few hours' time, despite complaints from all quarters about the damage it is causing?  It's a trickier question than it seems.
Brendan Bordelon / National Review:
AIPAC Crowd Cheers During Susan Rice Speech — for Policies She Opposes
Bianna Golodryga / Associated Press:
Yahoo News Special Report: #NetanyahuSpeech
Murtaza Hussain / The Intercept:
Benjamin Netanyahu's Long History of Crying Wolf About Iran's Nuclear Weapons
The Huffington Post:
Warren, Franken Join Growing List Of Democrats Skipping Netanyahu Speech
Discussion: CNN, BillMoyers.com and The PJ Tatler
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.
Evan McMurry / Mediaite:
NY Times Reporter Breaks Down Clinton Email Story: Feeds into Narrative of ‘Secrecy’
Discussion: National Review
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
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Daniel Newhauser / National Journal:
Impasse Over?  GOP Leaders Will Allow Clean DHS Vote  —  Over conservatives' objections, Republicans will let a measure come to the floor that doesn't block Obama's immigration actions.  —  Speaker John Boehner is finally ready to end the DHS stalemate, and conservatives probably can't stop him.
Politico:
John Boehner moves to end DHS stalemate
Discussion: The Hill, Daily Kos and RedState
Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
Boehner Caves In DHS Shutdown Fight Against Obama's Executive Actions
Discussion: Salon and New York Magazine
Rebecca Shabad / The Hill:
House majority whip: ‘No deal’ on ‘clean’ DHS funding bill
The Hill:
Cheney offers no advice to GOP on DHS fight
Discussion: Politico
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 …
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Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
House GOP unveils replacement plan, if ObamaCare goes down
Discussion: Hot Air
Devin Dwyer / ABC News:
What You Need to Know About Obamacare at Supreme Court
Discussion: US News and Associated Press
TASS:
Edward Snowden ready to return to US if guaranteed to receive fair trial — lawyer  —  The former CIA agent's lawyers are working on the legal aspect of his return to the United States, Anatoly Kucherena, one of the lawyers, says … MOSCOW, March 3.  /TASS/.
Discussion: Politico and CBS DC
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Reuters:
Fugitive ex-U.S. spy Snowden in talks on returning home: lawyer
Anna Malpas / Agence France-Presse:   Edward Snowden ‘ready to return to States’
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 …
Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
NBC News Shakeup: Andrew Lack in Talks to Return in Top Role (EXCLUSIVE)  —  Former NBC News president Andrew Lack is in negotiations to return to a top post at NBCUniversal's news division in a management shakeup following the debacle that led to the suspension of “Nightly News” anchor Brian Williams and other recent missteps.
Donna St. George / Washington Post:
‘Unsubstantiated’ child neglect finding for free-range parents  —  Danielle and Alexander Meitiv let their children, ages 10 and 6, walk home alone from a park a mile away from their house.  Then, Montgomery County investigated the couple for child neglect.  (Jorge Ribas/The Washington Post)
Power Line:
M. STANTON EVANS, RIP  —  Sad news this morning of the passing of M. Stanton Evans at the age of 80.  He was, in addition to his long list of books and distinguished career in journalism, the author of the Sharon Statement, one of the founding documents of modern conservatism produced …
Discussion: TheBlaze.com and National Review
 
 
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