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

5:05 PM ET, March 15, 2015

Top Items:

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 …

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, Arkansas Online, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Hullabaloo, Taylor Marsh, Scared Monkeys, CANNONFIRE, protein wisdom, Althouse, The Hill and National Review

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.

Discussion: The PJ Tatler

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 …

Discussion: Politico, Bloomberg Business, Wall Street Journal, Mediaite and The Reaction

David Remnick / New Yorker:

Today's Woman — Early last week, while the political world was waiting for Hillary Clinton to address the moral, diplomatic, and technological questions posed by her e-mail habits, the United Nations issued a report asserting that more than one in three women experience sexual or physical violence in their lifetimes.

Discussion: No More Mister Nice Blog

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

Discussion: Bloomberg Business and WHOTV

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.

Discussion: FreakOutNation and Liberaland

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.”

Discussion: Politico, RedState and The Week

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

Discussion: The PJ Tatler and Power Line

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

Discussion: ThinkProgress and John Hawkins' Right Wing News

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.

Discussion: Liberaland and The Week

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.

Discussion: New York Magazine, The Atlantic Online, NBC News and The Week

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

Discussion: NY Daily News, Liberaland, ABC News, Mashable, The Verge and Guardian

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 …

Discussion: Towleroad News #gay and RedState

Ross Douthat / New York Times:

For Poorer and Richer — SOME arguments are hard to settle but are too important to avoid. Here is one: whether the social crisis among America's poor and working class — the collapse of the two-parent family, the weakening of communal ties — is best understood as a problem of economics or of culture.

Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money and Marginal REVOLUTION

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 …

Discussion: Hot Air and Hit & Run

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 …

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.

Discussion: Liberaland