memeorandum: Petraeus: Iran a greater threat to Iraq than ISIS (Jesse Byrnes/The Hill)

Obama Details His Disappointment With Netanyahu In First Post-Election Comments — WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is operating under the assumption that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu does not support the creation of a Palestinian state, despite the Israeli leader's post-election efforts …

Discussion: Washington Post, New York Times, Talking Points Memo, Fox News, NBC News, ThinkProgress, Jerusalem Post, Mediaite, Bloomberg View and Wall Street Journal

Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:

Here's The Full Transcript Of Obama's Interview With HuffPost — President Barack Obama sat down with The Huffington Post's Sam Stein for an interview on Friday, discussing everything from sequestration, the Iran nuclear talks and presidential pardons, to overtime pay, athletic scholarships and sleep.

Discussion: Bloomberg Business and Mediaite

Jeremy Diamond / CNN:

King: 'I don't understand how Jews in America can be Democrats first and Jewish second' — (CNN)Republican Rep. Steve King suggested Friday that some American Jews feel like “Democrats first and Jewish second.” — “Here is what I don't understand, I don't understand how Jews in America …

Discussion: PoliticusUSA and Hullabaloo

Karoli / Latest from Crooks and Liars:
John Boehner To Take Victory Lap In Israel

Discussion: John Hawkins' Right Wing News and Newsmax

The Hill:

Conservatives seethe after attacks from allies of Boehner — Conservatives are seething after an outside group aligned with Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) spent hundreds of thousands of dollars targeting a trio of Republican lawmakers over threats to shut down the Department of Homeland Security.

Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:

Petraeus: Iran a greater threat to Iraq than ISIS — Retired Gen. David Petraeus says that Iranian-backed Shiite militias pose a greater threat to Iraq's long-term peace and security than the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). — “The current Iranian regime is not our ally in the Middle East.

Discussion: Israel Matzav and Twitchy

Mitchell Prothero / McClatchy Washington Bureau:

Operation to retake Tikrit from Islamic State stalled by heavy casualties, discord — ISTANBUL — The much ballyhooed Iraqi government operation to capture the central city of Tikrit from the Islamic State has stalled three weeks after it began, amid widespread reports that Shiite Muslim militias …

Discussion: Progress Pond

Emily Shapiro / ABC News:

12-Year-Old Girl Accused of Trying to Poison Mother for Taking Away iPhone — A 12-year-old Colorado girl has been detained for allegedly trying to kill her mother twice by poisoning her drinks with bleach, after her mother took away her iPhone, police said.

Discussion: Scared Monkeys

Kristen Shanahan / KFOR-TV:

Controversy surrounds Elk City mayoral candidate for dressing as a black woman — ELK CITY, Okla. - An Elk City mayoral candidate is at the center of controversy after several YouTube videos were shared around town. — In the video, Bill Helton, an Elk City commissioner and mayoral candidate …

Discussion: ThinkProgress and Raw Story

John Wagner / Washington Post:

O'Malley steps up Wall Street critique in swing through Iowa — DAVENPORT, Iowa — Former Maryland governor Martin O'Malley stepped up his critique of Wall Street excesses here Friday as he began his first swing through Iowa this year with a populist speech to an enthusiastic crowd of close to 300 people attending a Democratic dinner.

Discussion: RedState, FOX News Radio, The PJ Tatler, Des Moines Register and Washington Times

Stephanie Simon / Politico:

Common Core's cyber spies — Bent over their computers in Salt Lake City, a dozen cyber sleuths scan the vast reaches of the Internet for contraband. — Only, they're not hunting traffickers of drugs or sex. — Story Continued Below — It's standardized testing season across the U.S. …

Discussion: The PJ Tatler and Diane Ravitch's blog

Washington Post:

Democrats are the new party of no — DEMOCRATS WHO have been filibustering the Senate's consideration of legislation to combat human trafficking cited concerns with language they claimed would greatly expand the reach of Hyde Amendment restrictions on abortion.

Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money and Hot Air

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, neo-neocon, Power Line and The PJ Tatler

The Hill:

Senate GOP punts on Medicare reform — Facing a difficult election map in 2016, Senate Republicans are steering clear of entitlement reform changes that their House counterparts are demanding. — Republicans in both chambers unveiled budgets earlier this week, with an eye towards negotiating a single fiscal plan in April.

Jonathan Easley / The Hill:

20 Republicans who are gearing up to run for president — Get ready for the largest GOP presidential field in recent history. — As many as 20 Republicans are taking a serious look at running for the White House in 2016. A handful of candidates have moved aggressively into the field …