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

9:55 AM ET, March 10, 2015

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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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Peter Baker / New York Times:

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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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.

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Senator Tom Cotton:

Search form — Washington, D.C.— Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) along with 46 of his Republican colleagues in the Senate will today release an open letter to the the Leaders of the Islamic Republic of Iran about the ongoing nuclear negotiations between their country and the United States.

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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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The Hill:
Outrage over GOP's letter to Iran

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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Reid: GOP ‘empowering the ayatollahs’

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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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Ben Kamisar / The Hill:

Voters see Hillary and Jeb as old hat — A majority of voters see 2016 frontrunners Hillary Clinton (D) and former Fla. Gov. Jeb Bush (R) as a “return to the policies of the past,” according to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll that shows the potential perils for each party's biggest names.

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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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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Washington Post:

The public deserves answers, not stonewalling, from Hillary Clinton — A PARAMOUNT test for those running for president is how they make decisions — how they absorb information, what principles they carry and how it is all processed to a final choice. This is highly subjective …

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Politico:

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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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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Kendall Breitman / Politico:
Earnest: Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton corresponded via her personal email

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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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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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Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly:

Sedition in the Name of Patriotism — On many occasions during the last few years, as I heard talk of secession and nullification, and of defiance of the courts, and of duly enacted statutes representing slavery and tyranny, and of Higher Laws and a Right to Revolution, and most recently …

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Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
Republicans are beginning to act as though Barack Obama isn't even the president

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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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Todd Starnes / Fox News:

Former SEALs chaplain could be kicked out of Navy for Christian beliefs — Navy Chaplain Wes Modder is pictured with a ceremonial oar presented to him by Naval Special Warfare Command. He received the oar at the end of his tour. (Courtesy Wes Modder) — A chaplain who once ministered …

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Chris Kaergard / Journal Star:

Bloomington attorney Mark Zalcman announces GOP primary challenge to Aaron Schock — PEORIA — Aaron Schock doesn't have to face voters at the ballot box until next year. But in order to run for re-election, it appears he may first have to surmount a primary challenge.

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Paul Krugman / New York Times:

Partying Like It's 1995 — Six years ago, Paul Ryan, who has since become the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee and the G.O.P.'s leading voice on matters economic, had an Op-Ed article published in The Times. Under the headline “Thirty Years Later, a Return to Stagflation,” …

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