memeorandum: Ben Carson Blames Media: I'm Just Not Going to Talk Gay Rights Anymore (Andrew Kirell/Mediaite)

10:55 AM ET, March 5, 2015

Top Items:

Democrats See a Familiar Pattern in the Clinton E-mail Story — Reports of Democrats fretting about Hillary's future have been overstated. — “You're not going to be the sixteenth writer who asks me about Hillary, are you?” says Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders. “I know you would not do that.

Discussion: Washington Monthly, Washington Post, Politico, The Daily Caller, The Verge and Engadget, more at Mediagazer »

Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:

House Oversight chairman: Clinton acting like Petraeus? — House Oversight Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) on Wednesday questioned whether Hillary Clinton improperly shared classified information like former CIA Director David Petraeus. — Asked on “Fox and Friends” …

Discussion: Politico, ABC News, The Verge, BuzzFeed, New York Times and Business Insider, more at Mediagazer »

Associated Press:

Source: Obama counsel not aware of Clinton's email practice — 2 photos — WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House counsel's office was not aware at the time Hillary Rodham Clinton was secretary of state that she relied solely on personal email and only found out as part of the congressional investigation …

Discussion: Politico, Hot Air, Mediaite, Political Wire and ABC News

Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:

Hillary Clinton breaks silence on email controversy — She calls on the State Department to release her emails. — After two days of silence, Hillary Clinton weighed in on the controversy surrounding her use of a personal email address during her tenure as secretary of state late on Wednesday night …

Discussion: Wall Street Journal, Hit & Run, Washington Post, The Federalist, Hinterland Gazette, “The Lid”, Daily Kos, Weekly Standard, Hot Air, Raw Story and Political Wire

Niall Stanage / The Hill:

Hillary Clinton's penchant for secrecy rattles Democrats — Democrats are rattled by the deepening furor around Hillary Clinton's use of a private email account while she served as secretary of State. — They worry that the flap is just the latest example of the former first lady's …

Discussion: Political Wire

Matt Bai / Yahoo! News:

Biden should run. Now — It's the only way to know what Hillary is willing to risk — It's doubtful that many voters care as much about Hillary Clinton's State Department emails as reporters do. They're probably not too wound up over the foreign contributions flowing into her family foundation, either.

Discussion: USA Today, The Daily Caller and Hinterland Gazette

National Journal:

Democrats Aren't Rushing To Defend Hillary Clinton — After e-mail revelations, some Democrats are dodging questions more than offering Clinton cover — Everyone in Washington is talking about Hillary Clinton's use of a personal e-mail account during her four years as secretary of State and her homebrew computer server.

Discussion: CNN, Politico, ABC News, America Rising, Washington Post, The Gateway Pundit, Townhall.com, ABC News, Business Insider and mrctv.org/videos

New York Times:
Membership in Clinton's Email Domain Is Remembered as a Mark of Status

Discussion: Reuters, Politico, Bloomberg Business and Engadget

Bloomberg Business:
Clinton's E-Mail System Built For Privacy Though Not Security

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Brent Scher / Washington Free Beacon:
Is the Mysterious ‘Eric Hoteham’ Actually Longtime Clinton Aide Eric Hothem?

Discussion: National Review, Latest from Crooks and Liars, Politico, Sadly, No!, The Daily Caller, Bloomberg View, Power Line, Mediaite, Liberal Values, Poynter, VodkaPundit and Twitchy

Carol D. Leonnig / Washington Post:
House committee to subpoena e-mails from Clinton's personal account

Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Top Biden backer: Hillary Clinton will ‘die by 1,000 cuts’ on e-mail story

Discussion: National Journal, The Huffington Post, The Week, The Daily Caller, New York Times, Hot Air, American Spectator, Commentary Magazine, Talking Points Memo, National Review, The New Republic, “The Lid”, Booman Tribune, Mediaite, New York Magazine and No More Mister Nice Blog

New York Times:
Caught Off Guard by Disclosure of Emails, Democrats Rally to Clinton's Defense

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Jeffrey Toobin / New Yorker:

Did John Roberts Tip His Hand? — The Supreme Court oral argument on Wednesday in King v. Burwell featured thousands of words, dozens of provocative questions, two engaged and skillful lawyers—and one very striking silence. Chief Justice John Roberts, usually among the most active questioners …

Discussion: Washington Monthly, Washington Post, Bloomberg View and New York Times

Jonathan H. Adler / USA Today:

Law means what it says: Opposing view — The challenge to the Affordable Care Act at the Supreme Court is a straightforward case. — The King v. Burwell challenge to the Affordable Care Act at the Supreme Court presents a straightforward case of statutory interpretation.

Discussion: Power Line

Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:
Argument analysis: Setting up the private debate on the ACA

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Zachary Tracer / Bloomberg Business: Hospital Stocks Surge After Justice Kennedy Criticizes Obamacare Challenge

Quinnipiac News + Events:

Release Detail — March 5, 2015 - Walker, Bush In Tight Race Among U.S. Republicans, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Clinton Sweeps Dem Field, With Biden In The Wings — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, with 18 percent, and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush with 16 percent …

Discussion: Real Clear Politics, OnPolitics and Washington Times

Jonathan Easley / The Hill:

Likely 2016 GOP hopefuls recast immigration views — Prospective Republican presidential hopefuls are going to great lengths to recast their immigration pasts. — Many, like Sen. Marco Rubio (Fla.) and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, are fully repenting on their past support for plans to grant legal status to illegal immigrants.

Discussion: Politico

Eliana Dockterman / TIME:

Ferguson Police Official Fired Over Racist Emails, 2 Others on Leave — “This type of behavior will not be tolerated,” mayor says — Ferguson Mayor James Knowles said Wednesday that one police official had been fired and two others were on administrative leave over racist emails that were cited …

Discussion: Shakesville and FOX News Radio

The Huffington Post:
Ferguson Police Department May Fold Due To DOJ Probe

Discussion: Mediaite, Daily Kos and Washington Post

New York Times:
Justice Department Report on Shooting of Michael Brown

Discussion: Patterico's Pontifications, American Spectator, Washington Post, Hot Air, Ed Driscoll and Ace of Spades HQ

Mark Berman / Washington Post:
The seven racist e-mails the Justice Department highlighted in its report on Ferguson police

Discussion: The Atlantic Online, Colorlines, ThinkProgress and New York Times

Dr. Ben Carson / Facebook:

In a recent interview on CNN, I realized that my choice of language does not reflect fully my heart on gay issues. — I do not pretend to know how every individual came to their sexual orientation. I regret that my words to express that concept were hurtful and divisive.

Discussion: The New Civil Rights Movement, Business Insider, The Right Scoop, Warren Throckmorton and Hinterland Gazette

Andrew Kirell / Mediaite:

Ben Carson Blames Media: I'm Just Not Going to Talk Gay Rights Anymore — Fresh off his interview with CNN's New Day, in which he definitively declared homosexuality a choice, likely 2016 GOP primary candidate Dr. Ben Carson is blaming the media. — Earlier this morning …

Discussion: ThinkProgress, Talking Points Memo, American Spectator, BarbWire.com, The Right Scoop, FreakOutNation, Chicago, Bloomberg Business, Advocate, The Daily Banter, Fox News, No More Mister Nice Blog and Right Wing Watch

Eric Bradner / CNN:
Ben Carson: Prisons prove being gay is a choice

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CNN:

North Korea applauds ‘knife attack of justice’ on U.S. ambassador — Story highlights — Seoul, South Korea (CNN)A man opposed to the joint South Korea-U.S. military drills attacked the American ambassador in Seoul, slashing his face and arms as he was about to give a speech Thursday morning.

Discussion: The Week, CBS DC and The PJ Tatler