memeorandum: On Benghazi, a timeline of State Department obstruction (Byron York/Washington Examiner)

6:10 PM ET, March 15, 2015

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Edward Klein / New York Post:

Obama adviser behind leak of Hillary Clinton's email scandal — President Obama's senior adviser Valerie Jarrett, right, and Hillary Clinton — It's the vast left-wing conspiracy. — Obama senior adviser Valerie Jarrett leaked to the press details of Hillary Clinton's use …

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ABC News:

Hillary Clinton Emails: John Boehner Expected to Announce New House Investigation Into Her Practices … House Speaker John Boehner is expected to announce this week a new investigation into Hillary Clinton's email practices as Secretary of State, including her admission that more than 31,000 emails …

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Ali Elkin / Bloomberg Business:

Carville Says He Suspects Hillary Clinton 'Didn't Want Louie Gohmert Rifling Through Her E-Mails' — The Clinton ally departs from the “convenience” talking points. — Longtime Clinton ally James Carville said former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's use of a private e-mail account might have been about more than convenience.

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David Remnick / New Yorker:
Today's Woman — Early last week, while the political world …

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National Journal:
Now, midterms behind her, Fiorina and her super PAC have shifted from defense to offense …

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Nicole Flatow / ThinkProgress:

Tom Cotton Seems Confused About The Basic Geography Of Iran — Screenshot of Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AK) on Face the Nation Sunday, March 15. — Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) stood by his decision Sunday to send a letter on a burgeoning nuclear deal directly to Iranian leaders.

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Kyle Balluck / The Hill:

Kerry: GOP Iran letter ‘absolutely calculated’ to interfere with talks — Secretary of State John Kerry said in an interview broadcast Sunday that a letter to Iranian leaders signed by 47 Republican senators was “absolutely calculated directly to interfere with these negotiations.”

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Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
White House Issues Saturday Night Iran Deal Warning To Senate

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Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
WH Confirms: UN to Play Key Role in Iran Deal

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Fox News:

Police arrest Missouri man, 20, in shooting of two officers in Ferguson — A 20-year-old Missouri man has been arrested in the shooting of two St. Louis County police officers Thursday, county officials announced Sunday. — Jeffrey Williams was arrested Saturday night and is charged …

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John Bacon / USA Today:

Protester charged with shooting officers in Ferguson — A 20-year-old protester has been charged with shooting two police officers in Ferguson, Mo., last week, authorities said Sunday. — County Prosecuting Attorney Robert McCulloch said Jeffrey Williams was charged with two counts …

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Jeremy Diamond / CNN:

McConnell: No Lynch vote unless Democrats relent on bill — Washington (CNN)Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Sunday said he plans to hold up attorney general nominee Loretta Lynch's confirmation until the Senate passes a now-controversial human trafficking bill.

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Ashley Southall / New York Times:

Robert Durst, Subject of ‘The Jinx’ on HBO, Is Arrested on Murder Charge — Robert A. Durst, the scion of a New York real estate family, was arraigned on Sunday morning in New Orleans after being arrested on first-degree murder charges in a killing 15 years ago in Los Angeles, law enforcement officials said.

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abc13.com:
Robert Durst arrested in New Orleans, faces murder charges

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Rosie Scammell / Guardian:

Elton John and leading LGBT groups call for Dolce & Gabbana boycott — The singer - and parent to two children born through IVF - reacts to Domenico Dolce's remarks about ‘synthetic children’ and ‘wombs for rent’ — The singer Elton John joined leading gay rights groups in calling …

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Spencer Platt / National Review:

A Monster of Our Own — The impoverished life of Hillary Rodham Clinton — Bill Clinton won because he was always winning; if Hillary Rodham Clinton has lost, it is because she is losing. — President Clinton had a diabolical knack for turning his self-inflicted problems into referenda …

CBS News:

Face the Nation Transcripts March 15, 2015: Kerry, Cotton, Manchin — Shares - … BOB SCHIEFFER, HOST: I'm Bob Schieffer. — Today on face the nation: the secretary of state, the rookie senator and nuclear negotiations with Iran. — As Secretary of State Kerry headed into the home stretch …

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Cameron Joseph / The Hill:

Will April bring shower of announcements? — Get ready for April to bring a shower of presidential campaign announcements. — Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (D) is moving hard towards a launch early next month, according to sources close to her team.

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