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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 …
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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.
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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
Kerry: ‘Utter disbelief’ at Iran letter
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Struggling in Congress, Republicans Unite on Foreign Policy
Struggling in Congress, Republicans Unite on Foreign Policy
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Real Clear Politics and Politico
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.
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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.
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Two officers shot, seriously injured outside Ferguson police department — Two police officers were seriously injured in a shooting early Thursday outside the Ferguson, Mo., police department amid new protests following the resignation of the town's embattled police chief.
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Christine Byers / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Ferguson police chief Thomas Jackson resigns
Ferguson police chief Thomas Jackson resigns
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David Von Drehle / TIME:
The Clinton Way … Photograph by Spencer Platt-Getty Images
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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.
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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.
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Paul Waldman / The Week:
The media already bungled Hillary's ‘emailgate’
The media already bungled Hillary's ‘emailgate’
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Kenneth P. Vogel / Politico:
Taxpayer tab for Clinton Inc.: $16 million
Taxpayer tab for Clinton Inc.: $16 million
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Washington Post:
Some top Democrats are alarmed about Clinton's readiness for a campaign
Some top Democrats are alarmed about Clinton's readiness for a campaign
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Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly:
Let's Give 'Em Something To Talk About
Let's Give 'Em Something To Talk About
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Big Tent Democrat / TalkLeft:
eGhazi: Why Democrats and Hillary Clinton Need A Contested Primary
eGhazi: Why Democrats and Hillary Clinton Need A Contested Primary
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Patrick Healy / New York Times:
Early in 2016 Race, Clinton's Toughest Foe Appears to Be the News Media
Early in 2016 Race, Clinton's Toughest Foe Appears to Be the News Media
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RedState, Washington Post, US News and New York Times
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
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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WTKR-TV:
Portsmouth Sheriff furious with judges after being told to remove American flag display from courthouse … Portsmouth, Va. - Portsmouth Sheriff Bill Watson says he is furious after a group of judges told him to take down an American flag display. — Sheriff Watson said his agency got …
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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 …
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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.
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Ron Noyes / Ben Swann Truth In Media:
Exclusive Audio: As POTUS, Sen. Graham Vows U.S. Military Force Against Non-Compliant Congress — Among the crowded field of potential Presidential candidates vying for the GOP's nomination, Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) is the latest to stump in New Hampshire. — Exclusive audio here:
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Andrew Kirell / Mediaite:
Lindsey Graham Jokes: I'd Use the Military to Force Congress to Reverse Defense Cuts
Lindsey Graham Jokes: I'd Use the Military to Force Congress to Reverse Defense Cuts
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Hot Air and Joe. My. God.