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Republicans Warn Iran — and Obama — That Deal Won't Last — A group of 47 Republican senators has written an open letter to Iran's leaders warning them that any nuclear deal they sign with President Barack Obama's administration won't last after Obama leaves office.
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Outrage over GOP's letter to Iran — A letter from Senate Republicans to Iran about the pending nuclear deal undermines President Obama's authority to conduct foreign policy, the White House charged Monday. — White House press secretary Josh Earnest was unusually blunt in ripping the Senate GOP …
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Republicans are beginning to act as though Barack Obama isn't even the president — It's safe to say that no president in modern times has had his legitimacy questioned by the opposition party as much as Barack Obama. But as his term in office enters its final phase, Republicans are embarking …

The Error in the Senators' Letter to the Leaders of Iran — Please like our Facebook page and follow Lawfare on Twitter: — Josh Rogin reports that a “group of 47 Republican senators has written an open letter to Iran's leaders warning them that any nuclear deal they sign …
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White House Faults G.O.P. Senators' Letter to Iran's Leaders — WASHINGTON — The White House on Monday sharply rebuked nearly four dozen Republican senators who sent a letter to Iranian leaders just as nuclear negotiations reach a pivotal moment, characterizing the correspondence …
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Republicans Warn Iran Against Nuclear Deal With Obama — Republican U.S. senators warned Iran's leaders on Monday that any nuclear deal with President Barack Obama could last only as long as he remains in office, an unusual partisan intervention into foreign policy that could undermine delicate international talks with Tehran.
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Reid: GOP ‘empowering the ayatollahs’
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Far More Interest Among Republicans Than Democrats in Clinton Emails, Netanyahu

Feds interviewed Harry Reid for Robert Menendez probe
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Watchdog.org and Bloomberg Business

Republican Senators Write To Leaders Of Iran, Attempt To Sabotage Nuclear Deal
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Republican Senators Write to Iran: Deal With Obama Can Be Revoked
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Hillary Clinton to address email controversy — Press conference likely, three sources close to the former secretary of state confirm. — Hillary Rodham Clinton will soon address the controversy over her use of a private email account at the State Department, and is likely to hold …
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Gov. Palin: I faced tough questions over email, so should Hillary Clinton — Then-Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton hands off her mobile phone after arriving to meet with Dutch Foreign Minister Uri Rosenthal at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in The Hague, Netherlands.
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Politico, Mediaite and The Last Refuge

Walker Rips Clinton for ‘Audacity’ in Email Scandal — In an interview Sunday afternoon, Scott Walker strongly criticized Hillary Clinton's exclusive use of private email as secretary of state and rejected accusations that he's guilty of hypocrisy on the issue.
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Politico, Liberal Values, Bloomberg Business, OnPolitics, New York Times, Taylor Marsh and Yahoo! News

Obama Exchanged E-Mail With Clinton on Her Personal Address
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Earnest: Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton corresponded via her personal email

Is Joe Biden Running for President?
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Does Hillary email flap mean trouble ahead for White House?
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Bill Clinton declines to weigh in on Hillary email debacle
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Dan Pfeiffer's Exit Interview: How the White House Learned to Be Liberal — In an interview a few days before he resigned, he explained in unusually candid terms the administration’s thinking — and how the White House lost its illusions. — Shares
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OU's Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity under investigation after video of racist chant leaks online — Editor's Note: This story contains graphic and racially-charged language. — OU's Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity members have been allegedly implicated in a video showing members participating …
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Obamacare premiums to significantly spike: CBO — Obamacare exchange customers could see a significant spike in their premiums over the next few years as insurers face pressures from both the government and the marketplace, the Congressional Budget Office said Monday in a new analysis finding Obamacare …
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The PJ Tatler and John Hawkins' Right Wing News
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‘There Was No Crop’ of Selma Photograph — Many readers wrote to me over the weekend, upset that a front-page photo of President Obama and his family leading a commemorative march in Selma, Alabama did not include former president George W. Bush and his wife, Laura. The Bushes were also in the front line of marchers.
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Supreme Court revives Notre Dame's Obamacare contraception objections — (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday revived the University of Notre Dame's religious objections to the requirement for contraception coverage under President Barack Obama's healthcare law …
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VA manager's email mocks veteran suicides — A manager at the Roudebush Veteran Affairs Medical Center in Indianapolis appears to mock the mental health problems of returning combat veterans in an email to her employees. — The email obtained by The Indianapolis Star contains photographs …
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Fox News, USA Today, ABC News, Hot Air, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Raw Story and The Daily Caller

Why would Republicans go after children's health insurance? — With Republican presidential candidates trumpeting their concern about the struggles of working and middle-class families, why would congressional leadership undermine the wildly popular Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)?
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Daily Kos

Maine state Senator apologizes for Facebook post saying Obama's family tied to ISIS — State Sen. Michael Willette apologized Monday for sharing a Facebook post criticizing President Obama's handling of the terrorist group ISIS and suggesting that its members are family members of the president.
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The Islamic State appears to be fraying from within — BEIRUT — The Islamic State appears to be starting to fray from within, as dissent, defections and setbacks on the battlefield sap the group's strength and erode its aura of invincibility among those living under its despotic rule.
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