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10:10 AM ET, March 20, 2015

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Jason Horowitz / New York Times:
Israel Election Result Complicates Life for Clinton  —  WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's victory in this week's Israeli elections has reverberated through American politics, reinforcing Republican faith in the political wisdom of a hawkish foreign policy …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Lawmakers urge Obama to mend fences with Netanyahu
Andrea Mitchell / NBC News:
“I don't want a one-state solution,” …
David Knowles / Bloomberg Business:
Before and After: Netanyahu's Shifting Comments on a Palestinian State
Wall Street Journal:
Clinton Charity Tapped Foreign Friends  —  Foundation agreed not to seek donations from other governments, but cash kept flowing from individuals with connections to them  —  The Clinton Foundation swore off donations from foreign governments when Hillary Clinton was secretary of state.
Discussion: Fox News and Political Wire
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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 …
Politico:
Obamas may be buying ‘Magnum, P.I.’ home in Hawaii  —  When he's done being president, could Barack Obama grow a mustache, don a Hawaiian shirt, and start driving a red Ferrari?  —  Obama loves Hawaii - the land of his childhood, the place where he can retreat to spectacular beaches and shaved ice …
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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 …
Discussion: The PJ Tatler and FOX News Radio
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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Therese Apel / The Clarion Ledger:
FBI, MBI working suspicious hanging in Claiborne County  —  The hanging victim is said to be Otis Byrd, who went missing after a trip to the casino March 2.  —  CONNECT  —  Authorities are probing a hanging in Claiborne County, officials said.  —  FBI Supervisory Special Agent Jason Pack …
Discussion: New York Magazine
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Brad Conaway / WLOX-TV:
NAACP: Missing African American man found hanging from tree
Discussion: Raw Story and Hinterland Gazette
Donesha Aldridge / WJTV:
Family and NAACP: Body Found Hanging is Otis Byrd; Authorities Will Not Confirm Identity
Discussion: CBS News and Talking Points Memo
Wall Street Journal:
Iran Talks Stall Over Ending of Sanctions  —  As deadline nears for nuclear agreement, Tehran wants U.N. sanctions lifted right away; U.S., Europeans say ‘no way.’  —  LAUSANNE, Switzerland—When international sanctions on Iran would be lifted has emerged as one of the largest remaining stumbling blocks …
Politico:
John Boehner defies conservatives, goes bold on budget  —  The House GOP's battered leadership team is determined to score some wins.  —  Speaker John Boehner's newest tack is to go big.  —  Over the next week, the Ohio Republican and his top lieutenants plan to jam two big-ticket items through …
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Politico:
House panel passes GOP budget amid rancor over defense spending
Discussion: The Hill and Hot Air
Jennifer Epstein / Bloomberg Business:
Hillary Clinton: ‘We Have a Fun Deficit in America’  —  ATLANTIC CITY, N.J.-Hillary Clinton would love to see sleepaway camps for adults and more relationship-building in Washington, she said Thursday at what will likely be her final paid appearance before launching her expected presidential campaign.
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Brent Budowsky / The Hill:
How Hillary can win big
Discussion: The PJ Tatler
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Trillion Dollar Fraudsters  —  By now it's a Republican Party tradition: Every year the party produces a budget that allegedly slashes deficits, but which turns out to contain a trillion-dollar “magic asterisk” — a line that promises huge spending cuts and/or revenue increases …
Discussion: The Huffington Post
Heather / Latest from Crooks and Liars:
Jon Stewart Asks When Fox Is Going To Hold Themselves Accountable For Their Anger And Divisiveness  —  The Daily Show's Jon Stewart took a whack at Fox “news” for the double standard when it comes to their screaming for accountability on Ferguson while refusing to hold themselves accountable for their Benghazi witch hunt.
Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
McConnell Makes Changes, but Senate Gridlock Remains  —  WASHINGTON — When he became majority leader, propelled by sweeping Republican victories last year, Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky vowed to run a more productive and traditional Senate than his Democratic predecessor, Senator Harry Reid of Nevada.
Discussion: ABC News
Michael Gerson / Washington Post:
Clinton's Nixonian path to office  —  The effective kickoff of Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign was an act of deck-clearing so breathtaking, so brazen, that it remains difficult to process.  —  The former secretary of state summoned reporters to the United Nations …
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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Kevin Robillard / Politico:
FAA gives Amazon go-ahead on drone testing
Discussion: The PJ Tatler
Julie Bykowicz / Bloomberg Business:
Republican National Committee Top Donors to Get a Look at Presidential Hopefuls  —  Next stop in the invisible primary: Boca Raton, Fla. At least seven Republican presidential hopefuls will spend the weekend with about 200 of the party's top donors at the Boca Raton Resort & Club …
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Juan Williams / Fox News:
Stop slamming Starbucks: Why ‘Race Together’ campaign matters  —  Can I just get a cup of coffee - hold the rant on race?  —  This week Starbucks is giving its staff the option to write “Race Together” on its paper cups of coffee.  The idea is to ignite coffeehouse crosstalk …
Discussion: Bloomberg View
 
 
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