memeorandum: The president and the press (Susan Milligan/Columbia Journalism Review)

7:40 PM ET, March 3, 2015

Top Items:

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: The PJ Tatler, The Other McCain, Washington Free Beacon, Slate, Haaretz, Washington Times, Hot Air, Pamela Geller, Atlas Shrugs, Israel Matzav, Washington Monthly, The Daily Banter, neo-neocon, Mediaite, Daily Kos, ThinkProgress, No More Mister Nice Blog and New York Times

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 and American Spectator

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 and Slate

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

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: Bloomberg Business

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

Discussion: The White House, Roger L. Simon, American Spectator and Algemeiner.com

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: 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: The Intercept, Hot Air, The Times of Israel and rubber hose

Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Bibi boycott grows prior to speech

Discussion: Politico, Firedoglake, Bloomberg Business, US News, Talking Points Memo, CBS Los Angeles, The Huffington Post, The Nation, Common Dreams and The Daily Banter

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

Discussion: CNN, Addicting Info and Reuters

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

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

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

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

Discussion: Horizons, Hullabaloo and BillMoyers.com

Ashley Parker / New York Times:
Ending Uncertainty, House Approves Year's Funding for Homeland Security

Discussion: Outside the Beltway and Washington Monthly

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

Discussion: Politico and Daily Kos

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

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

Politico:
John Boehner ends stalemate

Discussion: The Hill, Daily Kos and RedState

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, US News, Washington Post, Hot Air, New York Times, neo-neocon, The Huffington Post, Rush Limbaugh, Fox News, National Review, The Hugh Hewitt Show and Common Dreams

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: ABC News, New York Post, CNN, Washington Post, Politico, Hot Air and The Huffington Post

Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Hacked emails indicate that Hillary Clinton used a domain registered the day of her Senate hearings

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

Discussion: Business Insider, New York Magazine, The Daily Caller, The Stranger …, AMERICAblog News and The Daily Banter

Max Fisher / Vox:
Hillary Clinton's personal email account looks bad now. But it was even worse at the time.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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, The Intercept, Popehat, The Huffington Post, Outside the Beltway, Mediaite, Common Dreams, The Verge, Business Insider, The Week and New York Magazine

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.

Discussion: Politico, CNNMoney, Mediaite, Business Insider, New York Times and Mashable, more at Mediagazer »

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.