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9:15 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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Paul Waldman / The Week:
The media already bungled Hillary's ‘emailgate’  —  Hillary Clinton found herself in a familiar place on Tuesday: amid a gaggle of excited reporters eagerly shouting questions at her about a matter they thought was of the highest importance and she thought was absurdly trivial.
Washington Post:
Some top Democrats are alarmed about Clinton's readiness for a campaign  —  Senior Democrats are increasingly worried that Hillary Rodham Clinton is not ready to run for president, fearing that the clumsy and insular handling of the nine-day fracas over her private e-mails was a warning sign …
Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Hillary says ‘personal’ messages were deleted from email account  —  The political storm over Hillary Clinton's use of a private email account intensified Tuesday as she revealed that more than 30,000 “personal” messages have been erased from the server in her home.
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
Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly:
Let's Give 'Em Something To Talk About
Big Tent Democrat / TalkLeft:
eGhazi: Why Democrats and Hillary Clinton Need A Contested Primary
Discussion: CANNONFIRE, Daily Kos, NBC News and BuzzFeed
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
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Struggling in Congress, Republicans Unite on Foreign Policy
Discussion: Real Clear Politics and Politico
Politico:   Foreign policy alters contours of GOP race
Kristina Wong / The Hill:
Kerry: ‘Utter disbelief’ at Iran letter
Discussion: American Spectator and Instapundit
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
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
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Andrew Kirell / Mediaite:
Lindsey Graham Jokes: I'd Use the Military to Force Congress to Reverse Defense Cuts
Discussion: Hot Air and Joe. My. God.
Benjamin Hardy / ArkansasTimes:
Casting out demons: why Justin Harris got rid of kids he applied pressure to adopt  —  Rep. Justin Harris blames DHS for the fallout related to his adoption of three young girls, but sources familiar with the situation contradict his story and paint a troubling picture of the adoption process and the girls' time in the Harris household.
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 …
Serena Saitto / Bloomberg Business:
Snapchat Is Raising Money From Alibaba at a $15 Billion Valuation  —  (Bloomberg) — Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. plans to invest in Snapchat Inc., the mobile application for sending disappearing photos, at a valuation of $15 billion, people familiar with the situation said.
Discussion: New York Times
Andrew Burton / National Review:
Suspicious Fires Twice Destroyed Key Sharpton Records  —  And he didn't comply with tax and campaign filing requirements.  —  As Al Sharpton ran for mayor of New York City in 1997 and for president in 2003, fires at his offices reportedly destroyed critical financial records …
 
 
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Ben Winslow / fox13now.com:
‘Monumental’ gay rights, religious liberties bills pass the Utah State Legislature
Sarah Mimms / National Journal:
Conservatives Keep Losing to Leadership. Can They Change the Game?
Steve Benen / msnbc.com:
Kerry teaches Rubio the basics about the Middle East
Joan Walsh / Salon:
Hillary's enduring media rift: Why her campaign needs structure and leadership ASAP
Discussion: Fox News
Daily Mail:
Why chivalry may not always be what it seems: Men who hold doors open and smile may actually be sexist, study claims
Jonathan Strong / BREITBART.COM:
Holder Used Secret Email Address, Too
Washington Post:
Leak investigation stalls amid fears of confirming U.S.-Israel operation
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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
Des Moines Register:
Lisa Myers: TV journalism deteriorating
Discussion: Mediaite, Politico and Hot Air
Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
Is It Sheldon Adelson's World?
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
IT Expert Says He Traced Hillary's Email Server To Manhattan Government Building [VIDEO]
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Igor Bobic / The Huffington Post:
Michele Bachmann Warns Of Impending Sharknado Outside White House
 

 
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SCOTUS dismisses Meta's appeal of a lower court order reviving a shareholder lawsuit for allegedly misleading investors on the 2015 Cambridge Analytica scandal

 
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