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4:50 PM ET, March 3, 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 …
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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 …
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 …
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
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 …
James Fallows / The Atlantic Online:
The Mystery of the Netanyahu Disaster, and a Possible Explanation
Lauren French / Politico:
Nancy Pelosi: Netanyahu speech ‘insulting to the intelligence of the United States’
Bloomberg Business:
Transcript of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Speech to Congress
Discussion: Politico, Bloomberg View and Telegraph
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.
Max Fisher / Vox:
Hillary Clinton's personal email account looks bad now. But it was even worse at the time.
Evan McMurry / Mediaite:
NY Times Reporter Breaks Down Clinton Email Story: Feeds into Narrative of ‘Secrecy’
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: Political Wire
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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
Steve Benen / msnbc.com:
Where Congress excels: manufactured crises
Discussion: Hullabaloo, Horizons and BillMoyers.com
Jonathan Bernstein / Bloomberg View:   Boehner Outfoxes His Critics. Again.
Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
Boehner Caves In DHS Shutdown Fight Against Obama's Executive Actions
Discussion: prospect.org/blogs … and Salon
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 …
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Sari Horwitz / Washington Post:
Justice Dept. review finds pattern of racial bias among 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.)
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Lee Enterprises / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Danforth, in eulogy, decries ‘whispering campaign’ against Schweich
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 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 …
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
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.
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TASS:
Edward Snowden ready to return to US if guaranteed to receive fair trial — lawyer
Discussion: CBS DC
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.
 
 
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New York Times:
Florida Records Raise Questions About Jeb Bush's 2008 Vote
Discussion: Political Wire
Patrick Howley / The Daily Caller:
Lawyer: Department of Justice Shut Down Search For Lois Lerner's Emails
Russ Feingold / Facebook:
Friends,  —  As I complete my final week at the State Department …
ITV:
Woodpecker shown flying with weasel on its back in amateur photographer's amazing image
Discussion: KTLA and WATE-TV
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Power Line:
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Discussion: TheBlaze.com and National Review
WCPO:
Police: Activist's online pleas for help were hoax
Discussion: The Stranger … and Raw Story
Bloomberg Business:
The 15 Most Miserable Economies in the World
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Donna St. George / Washington Post:
‘Unsubstantiated’ child neglect finding for free-range parents
Discussion: Shakesville and Los Angeles Times