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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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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
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 …
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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Joe. My. God. and Twitchy
en.mfa.ir:
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.
Politico:
GOP dissenters: Iran letter could backfire — Republicans could alienate Democrats whose votes are needed to override an Iran sanctions veto. — Not every Senate Republican signed on to Sen. Tom Cotton's extraordinary letter to Iran's leaders, and several of those who didn't are fuming …
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Talking Points Memo, Washington Post, Guardian and Bloomberg View
Agence France-Presse:
Iran says lawmakers' letter has sapped trust in US — Tehran (AFP) - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif told top clerics Tuesday a letter from Republican senators undermining a possible nuclear deal had sapped Tehran's confidence in dealings with the United States.
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Mediaite
Iran Primer / New Articles:
Part II: Iran Responds to GOP Letter
Part II: Iran Responds to GOP Letter
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NY Daily News, Power Line, Hit & Run, Wall Street Journal and The Daily Banter
Lee Fang / The Intercept:
Immediately After Launching Effort to Scuttle Iran Deal, Senator Tom Cotton to Meet with Defense Contractors
Immediately After Launching Effort to Scuttle Iran Deal, Senator Tom Cotton to Meet with Defense Contractors
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Raw Story and Arkansas Blog, Arkansas Times
ABC News:
Tom Cotton Denies GOP Letter Undermines Iran Nuclear Talks
Tom Cotton Denies GOP Letter Undermines Iran Nuclear Talks
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The Hill, Politico, ThinkProgress, ABC News, Fox News, Hot Air, Israel Matzav, Washington Post and Chicago
Washington Post:
GOP letter to Iran deepens White House ire
GOP letter to Iran deepens White House ire
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Power Line, Wall Street Journal, Moe Lane, The Hill, RedState, Liberaland and Bloomberg Business
Peter Baker / New York Times:
White House Faults G.O.P. Senators' Letter to Iran's Leaders
White House Faults G.O.P. Senators' Letter to Iran's Leaders
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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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Oklahoma Daily:
Sigma Alpha Epsilon house mom implicated in recently surfaced racist video — A video surfaced Monday evening appearing to depict OU's Sigma Alpha Epsilon house mom. — The Feb. 24, 2013 Vine, shows a woman who appears to be Beauton Gilbow saying the n-word repeatedly.
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NY Daily News, Liberaland, Gawker, FreakOutNation, News One, Mashable and KFOR-TV
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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Fox News, Guardian, Scared Monkeys, OnPolitics, No More Mister Nice Blog, New York Times, Daily Kos and Political Wire
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Patrick O'Connor / Wall Street Journal:
Poll Finds Big 2016 Field Divides GOP
Poll Finds Big 2016 Field Divides GOP
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Weekly Standard, The Daily Caller, Washington Post, Business Insider, Politico and Naked Politics
Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Voters see Hillary and Jeb as old hat
Voters see Hillary and Jeb as old hat
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New York Magazine, Shakesville, Bloomberg Business and Politico
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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Politico, Talking Points Memo, Taylor Marsh, National Review, Political Wire, NBC News and Balloon Juice
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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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Hit & Run and Common Dreams
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Drug Policy Alliance:
Tuesday: Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Rand Paul (R-KY), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) to Introduce Historic Medical Marijuana Legislation — First-Ever Bill in U.S. Senate To Legalize Marijuana for Medical Use — Tuesday: Senate Press Conference @12:30 pm and Drug Policy Alliance Teleconference @ 3 pm Will Reveal Details
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Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Credentials for Hillary Press Avail Needed to Be Requested 24 Hours Ahead of Time — Hillary Clinton will be holding a press availability today at the United Nations in New York City. But all members of the press won't be able to attend. Only those who requested credentials 24 hours before the event …
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The Huffington Post, Hot Air and Moe Lane
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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Common Dreams and The Verge
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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David Brooks / New York Times:
The Cost of Relativism — One of America's leading political scientists, Robert Putnam, has just come out with a book called “Our Kids” about the growing chasm between those who live in college-educated America and those who live in high-school-educated America. It's got a definitive collection of data about this divide.
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alicublog and First Draft