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A war of Obama's making — The White House and some Democrats are livid over congressional Republican attempts to circumvent President Obama's authority to make a nuclear arms deal with Iran. They have a right to be angry — but not to be surprised. — There's a war going on between …

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Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:

‘TRAITORS’: NY Daily News Slams GOP Senators Who Signed Iran Letter (PHOTO) — The New York Daily News on Tuesday used its front page to condemn Republican senators for signing an open letter to Iran warning that a potential nuclear deal could be null once President Barack Obama is out of office.

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Dr. Zarif's Response to the Letter of US Senators — Asked about the open letter of 47 US Senators to Iranian leaders, the Iranian Foreign Minister, Dr. Javad Zarif, responded that “in our view, this letter has no legal value and is mostly a propaganda ploy.

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Iran Primer / New Articles:

Part II: Iran Responds to GOP Letter — On Mach 9, Iran's U.N. mission circulated the following press release detailing Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif's reaction to the GOP letter on a nuclear deal. — Asked about the open letter of 47 US Senators to Iranian leaders …

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Washington Post:

GOP letter to Iran deepens White House ire — An already heated battle between the White House and Republicans over negotiations to curtail Iran's nuclear program grew more tense Monday when 47 Republican senators sent a letter to Iran designed to kill any potential deal.

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Kendall Breitman / Politico:

Cotton fires back at Biden over Iran letter — Sen. Tom Cotton is firing back at Vice President Joe Biden's criticism of his letter to Iran, saying: What does he know about foreign policy? — “Joe Biden, as [President] Barack Obama's own secretary of defense has said …

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Senator Tom Cotton:
Search form — Washington, D.C.— Senator Tom Cotton …

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Peter Baker / New York Times:
White House Faults G.O.P. Senators' Letter to Iran's Leaders

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ABC News:
Tom Cotton Denies GOP Letter Undermines Iran Nuclear Talks

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The Hill:
Outrage over GOP's letter to Iran

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CBS News:

Hillary Clinton to respond to email controversy Tuesday — Shares - — A source close to Hillary Clinton tells CBS News that the former secretary of state will speak publicly about her use of a private email account, rather than a government address while she was secretary of state.

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Washington Post:
The public deserves answers, not stonewalling, from Hillary Clinton

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Politico:
Hillary Clinton to address email controversy

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Ben Jacobs / Guardian:
Hillary Clinton eyes campaign launch in early April with plans to staff up in Iowa

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Sarah Palin / Fox News:
Gov. Palin: I faced tough questions over email, so should Hillary Clinton

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Mark Murray / NBC News:

Poll: Nearly 60% Looking For Change in '16. Will They Get It? — As for Bush, he finds himself swimming upstream on the issues of Common Core and immigration reform. — In the poll, 52 percent of potential GOP primary voters unfavorably view a candidate who supports the Common Core education standards - as Bush does.

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Patrick O'Connor / Wall Street Journal:

Poll Finds Big 2016 Field Divides GOP — While Democrats Back Hillary Clinton, Jeb Bush Faces More Resistance From His Party — The two most recognizable figures in the 2016 presidential race start off in very different positions within their own parties, and with Americans overall feeling …

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Ben Kamisar / The Hill: Voters see Hillary and Jeb as old hat

Janet Hook / Wall Street Journal:
Hillary Clinton Has Broad Democratic Support, but GOP Field Splintered — WSJ/NBC News Poll

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Jack Shafer / Politico:
Excited for Jeb and Hillary? Just wait for Chelsea vs. George P.

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New York Times:

Stop Spying on Wikipedia Users — SAN FRANCISCO — TODAY, we're filing a lawsuit against the National Security Agency to protect the rights of the 500 million people who use Wikipedia every month. We're doing so because a fundamental pillar of democracy is at stake: the free exchange of knowledge and ideas.

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Wikimedia blog:

Wikimedia v. NSA: Wikimedia Foundation files suit against NSA to challenge upstream mass surveillance — Justice presides with her scale and sword at Frankfurt am Main. — Photo by Roland Meinecke, licensed under a Free Art license. — Today, the Wikimedia Foundation is filing suit …

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Jennifer Mann / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:

Missouri Supreme Court takes over cases in Ferguson; judge resigns — FERGUSON • The Missouri Supreme Court announced Monday that it will take the “extraordinary action” of reassigning all Ferguson municipal court cases to the circuit court, starting next week.

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New York Times:
Missouri Court Assigns a State Judge to Handle Ferguson Cases

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Jeremy Scahill / The Intercept:

The CIA Campaign to Steal Apple's Secrets — RESEARCHERS WORKING with the Central Intelligence Agency have conducted a multi-year, sustained effort to break the security of Apple's iPhones and iPads, according to top-secret documents obtained by The Intercept.

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Kelly Ogle / news9.com KWTV:

SAE House Mom And Coach Switzer Get Emotional Over Controversial Video — NORMAN, Oklahoma - — Monday night as SAE members scrambled to empty their belongings out of the closed fraternity house their 79-year-old house mother, a longtime friend of Barry Switzer, did the same thing.

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Niraj Chokshi / Washington Post:

In a first, senators plan to introduce federal medical marijuana bill — In what advocates describe as an historic first, a trio of senators plan to unveil a federal medical marijuana bill Tuesday. — The bill, to be introduced by Senators Rand Paul (R-Ky.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.) …

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