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10:40 AM ET, March 12, 2015

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David Von Drehle / TIME:
The Clinton Way … Photograph by Spencer Platt-Getty Images
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New York Times:
Democrats See No Choice but Hillary Clinton in 2016  —  They shrug off questions about Hillary Rodham Clinton's email habits.  They roll with the attacks on her family's foundation, the big checks from foreign governments, the torpid response of her not-yet-campaign.
Politico:
A Hillary Clinton feeding frenzy in the GOP House  —  Three House committees are looking to investigate the presumptive Democratic nominee's email practices.  —  Now that the Hillary Clinton email flap has blown up into the biggest news story in Washington, seemingly every House Republican wants in on the action.
Discussion: Daily Kos
Kenneth P. Vogel / Politico:
Taxpayer tab for Clinton Inc.: $16 million  —  Bill Clinton and his office have received more money through the Former Presidents Act than any other ex-president  —  By Election Day 2016, taxpayers will have paid out more than $16 million to fund Bill Clinton's pension, travel …
Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly:
Let's Give 'Em Something To Talk About
Susan Weich / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Two police officers are shot in Ferguson  —  FERGUSON  • Two police officers were hit by gunfire early Thursday outside the Ferguson police department.  —  The shots were fired as police were confronting protesters who had gathered outside the police station.
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Kate Munsch / Reuters:
Two police officers shot in Ferguson, Missouri, after chief quits  —  (Reuters) - Two police officers were shot during a protest outside Ferguson, Missouri, police headquarters early on Thursday, police said, just hours after the city's police chief quit following a damning U.S. Justice Department report into his force.
Discussion: PUNDIT PRESS
John Eligon / New York Times:
2 Officers Are Shot Amid Protests Outside Ferguson Police Station  —  FERGUSON, Mo. — Two police officers were shot here early Thursday morning as gunfire rang out in front of the police station, throwing into panic what had been a spirited — and at times tense — but largely peaceful night of protests.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Brent Budowsky / The Hill:
GOP, Bibi hurt Israel, USA  —  While the recalcitrant rightist government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has left Israel more isolated in the world than at any time since 1948, Bibi's ill-advised recent speech to a joint session of Congress could reduce a historically nonpartisan …
Discussion: Politico
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New York Times:
Republican Idiocy on Iran  —  After helping to ignite a firestorm over a possible nuclear agreement with Iran, Senator John McCain, a former Republican presidential candidate, is now sort of acknowledging his error.  “Maybe that wasn't exactly the best way to do that,” he said on Fox News on Tuesday.
William Saletan / Slate:
An Open Letter to 47 Republican Senators of the United States of America from Iran's Hard-Liners  —  You have opened our eyes.  We are brothers.  —  Dear senators:  —  Thank you for your letter of March 9 explaining your system of government.  We were unfamiliar with the complexity of your laws.
Discussion: Bloomberg View
Steve Benen / msnbc.com:
Kerry teaches Rubio the basics about the Middle East  —  At the recent CPAC gathering, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), a likely Republican presidential candidate, seemed to stumble on one of the basic facts of the Middle East.  “The reason Obama hasn't put in place a military strategy to defeat ISIS …
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Kristina Wong / The Hill:
Kerry: ‘Utter disbelief’ at Iran letter
Discussion: American Spectator and Instapundit
Politico:
Foreign policy alters contours of GOP race  —  International issues have come front and center.  —  Politico Illustration / istock, AP and Getty images  —  Two days after signing the Senate GOP's letter to Iranian leadership Monday, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul found himself stretching to square …
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Struggling in Congress, Republicans Unite on Foreign Policy
Discussion: Real Clear Politics and Politico
Carol D. Leonnig / Washington Post:
Secret Service agents investigated for driving car into White House barrier  —  The administration is investigating allegations that two senior Secret Service agents, including a top member of President Obama's protective detail, drove a government car into White House security barricades …
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:   Secret Service probed for drunk-driving incident, report says
Laurie Goodstein / New York Times:
Utah Passes Antidiscrimination Bill Backed by Mormon Leaders  —  With the backing of Mormon church leaders, the Republican-dominated Utah Legislature passed a bill on Wednesday night that would ban discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in housing and employment …
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Ben Winslow / fox13now.com:
‘Monumental’ gay rights, religious liberties bills pass the Utah State Legislature
David Weigel / Bloomberg Business:
How a Lindsey Graham Joke Turned into a Coup Plot Against the Government  —  Does Lindsey Graham want to overthrow Congress?  Not quite.  —  Well, you can't catch everything.  This past Sunday, I was one of a handful of reporters listening to South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham …
Discussion: Hot Air and Mediaite
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Daily Mail:
Why chivalry may not always be what it seems: Men who hold doors open and smile may actually be sexist, study claims  —  If you're the sort of gentleman who holds the door open for a lady - or the sort of woman who expects him to - then be warned.  —  Such acts of chivalry may actually …
New York Times:
Iran's Top Leader: GOP Letter Points to US ‘Disintegration’  —  TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's supreme leader said Thursday that a letter from Republican lawmakers warning that any nuclear deal could be scrapped by the next U.S. president is a sign of “disintegration” in Washington.
Discussion: Political Wire and Mediaite
John Lauerman / Bloomberg Business:
Columbia Will Shrink Journalism School as Media Woes Mount  —  (Bloomberg) — Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism will reduce its class size and cut about six positions from its staff as the news industry retrenches.  —  The school will gradually reduce enrollment …
 
 
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Sarah Mimms / National Journal:
Conservatives Keep Losing to Leadership. Can They Change the Game?
Serena Saitto / Bloomberg Business:
Snapchat Is Raising Money From Alibaba at a $15 Billion Valuation
Discussion: New York Times
Joan Walsh / Salon:
Hillary's enduring media rift: Why her campaign needs structure and leadership ASAP
Discussion: Fox News
Jonathan Strong / BREITBART.COM:
Holder Used Secret Email Address, Too
ABC News:
Registered Sex Offenders News
Andrew Burton / National Review:
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Vivian Yee / New York Times:
The Snow Is Melting! But What a Mess It Left Behind
Discussion: Gothamist and New York Magazine
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
IT Expert Says He Traced Hillary's Email Server To Manhattan Government Building [VIDEO]
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
 

 
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