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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 …

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

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, Hot Air, American Spectator and Little Green Footballs

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

Discussion: The Hill, Bloomberg Business and Common Dreams

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

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

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

Discussion: Guardian, US News, Talking Points Memo, Addicting Info, The Huffington Post, 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, Addicting Info, New York Magazine and Reuters

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: Politico, Washington Post, Rush Limbaugh, Hot Air, Viking Pundit, America Rising, Vox, Bloomberg Business, ThinkProgress, Washington Monthly, “The Lid”, msnbc.com, New York Times, Liberal Values and Roger Ailes

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: Twitchy, Mediaite and Fire Andrea Mitchell!

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: Gawker, Hot Air, RedState, Politico and US News

J.K. Trotter / Gawker:
This Is Hillary Clinton's Secret Email: HDR22@ClintonEmail.com

Discussion: Business Insider, The Last Refuge, New York Magazine, Mediaite, The Daily Caller, The Stranger …, The Huffington Post, Bloomberg Business, NPR, Truth Revolt, Washington Post, Taylor Marsh and The Atlantic Online

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

Discussion: Bloomberg Business

Wbastone / The Smoking Gun:
Hillary Clinton's Private E-Mail Draws Scrutiny

Discussion: Al Jazeera America, The Daily Beast, Hot Air, Politico, Guardian, Washington Post, Medium, America Rising and Fire Andrea Mitchell!

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

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

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

Eric Tucker / Associated Press: Officials: US Report Finds Racial Bias in Ferguson Police

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: FOX2now.com, kplr11.com, Politico 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, 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’

Discussion: St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, ThinkProgress and DCCC

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

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

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

Discussion: Outside the Beltway and Washington Monthly

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

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

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, Daily Signal, The Daily Caller, The Atlantic Online, US News, Daily Kos, Bloomberg View, Talking Points Memo, Forbes, BarbWire.com, The Week and Washington Post

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

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

Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:

Alabama Supreme Court Orders Temporary Stop To New Same-Sex Marriage Licenses — “Alabama law allows for ‘marriage’ between only one man and one woman,” the Alabama Supreme Court states, reaching its own conclusion about the constitutionality of the state's marriage ban.

Discussion: Election Law Blog

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: FOX News Radio, Political Wire and Business Insider

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.