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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Lawmakers urge Obama to mend fences with Netanyahu — Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are urging President Obama to mend fences with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. — The relationship between the two leaders has soured in the run-up to the prime minister's election triumph this week.
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Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
Bibi Will Make History — Well, it's pretty clear now: Benjamin Netanyahu is going to be a major figure in Israeli history — not because he's heading to become the longest-serving Israeli prime minister, but because he's heading to be the most impactful. Having won the Israeli elections …
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New York Times:
Israel's Netanyahu Reopens Door to Palestinian State, but White House Is Unimpressed — JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel on Thursday tried to walk back his pre-election declaration that no Palestinian state would be established on his watch, but his new assertions appeared …
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Obama calls to congratulate Netanyahu
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David Knowles / Bloomberg Business:
Before and After: Netanyahu's Shifting Comments on a Palestinian State
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Yousef Munayyer / New York Times:
Netanyahu's Win Is Good for Palestine
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Jonathan Allen / Reuters:
Exclusive: Despite Hillary Clinton promise, charity did not disclose donors — (Reuters) - In 2008, Hillary Clinton promised Barack Obama, the president-elect, there would be no mystery about who was giving money to her family's globe-circling charities. She made a pledge to publish …
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Brent Budowsky / The Hill:
How Hillary can win big — While Hillary Clinton is under attack from taxpayer-subsidized partisan inquisitions by Republicans in a Congress that is disapproved of by nearly 73 percent of Americans, according to Real Clear Politics, 57 percent of Americans would be proud to have her as our president …
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Jennifer Epstein / Bloomberg Business:
Hillary Clinton: ‘We Have a Fun Deficit in America’
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Amanda Becker / Reuters:
Democratic support for Hillary Clinton softens: Reuters/Ipsos poll
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Paul Drewes / KHVO:
Rumors swirl around sale of Waimanalo estate — Buyer of multi-million dollar ‘Magnum P.I.’ home has connection to President Obama — A well-known Waimanalo home has been sold, but the big question is who is the buyer? — The talk around town points to President Barack Obama …
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Dylan Byers / Politico:
As ratings plunge, MSNBC faces shakeup — Insiders say to expect more news, less bombast and, fresh voices. — It would be hard to imagine a news event better tailored to MSNBC's Venn diagram of “lean forward” liberals and “place for politics” political junkies.
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Katie J.M. Baker / BuzzFeed:
College Professor Bans Student From Class For His Views On Rape — A 19-year-old was banned from the discussion portion of a humanities class at Reed College after students complained that his opinions on sexual assault made them feel uncomfortable. He doesn't want to keep quiet.
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Brad Conaway / WLOX-TV:
NAACP: Missing African American man found hanging from tree — CLAIBORNE COUNTY, MS (Mississippi News Now) - The FBI and the MBI are investigating a suspicious death in Claiborne County. — A body was found on property located off of Rodney Road. — The Coroner, J.W. Mallett, confirms the man was found hanging from a tree.
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Donesha Aldridge / WJTV:
Family and NAACP: Body Found Hanging is Otis Byrd; Authorities Will Not Confirm Identity
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Sugar Mama / Austin American-Statesman:
Austin Mayor Steve Adler: ‘White people’ stickers appalling, offensive — STORY HIGHLIGHTS — East Austin businesses were targeted with stickers that declared them “exclusively for white people.” — Sugar Mama's Bakeshop, El Chilito Tacos y Café and Windmill Bicycles reported finding stickers.
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Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
The Huge Boehner-Pelosi Deal That Could Change Medicare Forever — WASHINGTON — The House's top two leaders are on the verge of securing a sweeping deal to permanently fix a gaping hole in Medicare that has haunted Congress for more than a decade while also securing significant long-term savings in the program.
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Vanity Fair:
Shame and Survival — She tried public appearances. She tried being reclusive. She tried leaving the country, and she tried finding a job. But the epic humiliation of 1998, when her affair with Bill Clinton became an all-consuming story, has followed Monica Lewinsky every day.
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Wall Street Journal:
Inside the U.S. Antitrust Probe of Google — Key FTC staff wanted to sue Internet giant after finding ‘real harm to consumers and to innovation’ — WASHINGTON—Key staff of the Federal Trade Commission concluded in 2012 that Google Inc. used anticompetitive tactics and abused its monopoly power …
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Jeremiah Horrigan / Times Herald-Record:
Arabic version of Pledge of Allegiance at Pine Bush High School ignites furor — What began as an effort to celebrate national Foreign Language Week at Pine Bush High School has imploded into a raging controversy that has divided the school into angry factions. — » RELATED CONTENT
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faa.gov:
Amazon Gets Experimental Airworthiness Certificate … March 19-The Federal Aviation Administration today issued an experimental airworthiness certificate to an Amazon Logistics, Inc. unmanned aircraft (UAS) design that the company will use for research and development and crew training.
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Holly Yan / CNN:
Obama: Maybe it's time for mandatory voting — Story highlights — (CNN)How do we offset the influence of big money in politics while fixing the country's abysmal voter turnout rate? — President Barack Obama suggests it might be time to make voting a requirement.
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David Jackson / USA Today:
Obama broaches the idea of mandatory voting
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Melanie Grayce West / Wall Street Journal:
Body of Missing Reporter Found in New Jersey — David Bird had been missing for more than a year; left home for a walk in January 2014 — David Christopher Bird, a Wall Street Journal reporter who was missing for more than a year, has been found dead near the site of his disappearance, New Jersey police said.
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David Weigel / Bloomberg Business:
The Conservative Media Warrior Who May Run for Aaron Schock's Seat — Mike Flynn is being encouraged to get in the race. — This week began like most of Mike Flynn's recent weeks. The conservative strategist was in a slow, tedious war with Comcast, trying to get NBC affiliates …
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Lee Shearerupdated / Athens Daily News:
Hoop skirts banned at UGA following Oklahoma frat video — Hoop skirts will go the way of Confederate uniforms as special-event attire for Greek organizations at the University of Georgia — into the past. — The hoop skirt ban came after UGA Student Affairs administrators met Monday …
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Ray Long / Chicago Tribune:
Lobbyist sues to regain big pension he got from 1 day as substitute teacher — A union lobbyist who qualified for a teacher pension windfall by subbing at a school for one day is now suing a state retirement board because his benefits were scaled back once his sweet deal was exposed.
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Gdrosenblum / CBS San Francisco:
Napolitano Says 'We Don't Have To Listen To This Crap' As Half-Naked Students Protest Potential UC Tuition Hikes — SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) - University of California President Janet Napolitano remarked to a fellow regent that they “didn't have to listen to this crap” as underwear-clad …
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Billy House / Bloomberg Business:
Why a Top Louisiana Republican Skipped Selma — Correction appended. — U.S. Representative Steve Scalise of Louisiana, the No. 3 House Republican who has been criticized in the past by civil rights leaders, stayed at a posh Georgia resort with his wife earlier this month rather …
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