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2:05 PM ET, April 3, 2015

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Washington Post:
Obama's Iran deal falls far short of his own goals  —  THE “KEY parameters” for an agreement on Iran's nuclear program released Thursday fall well short of the goals originally set by the Obama administration.  None of Iran's nuclear facilities — including the Fordow center buried under a mountain — will be closed.
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Max Fisher / Vox:
This is an astonishingly good Iran deal  —  When Aaron Stein was studying nuclear non-proliferation at Middlebury University's Monterey graduate program, the students would sometimes construct what they thought would be the best possible nuclear inspection and monitoring regimes.
New York Times:
A Promising Nuclear Deal With Iran  —  The preliminary agreement between Iran and the major powers is a significant achievement that makes it more likely Iran will never be a nuclear threat.  President Obama said it would “cut off every pathway that Iran could take to develop a nuclear weapon.”
Facebook:
Statement by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu regarding the proposed framework for a deal with Iran:  —  “I just came from a meeting of the Israeli cabinet.  We discussed the proposed framework for a deal with Iran.  —  The cabinet is united in strongly opposing the proposed deal....
Discussion: Algemeiner.com and The Right Scoop
Jeff Dunetz / “The Lid”:
France: The US Capitulated To Iranian Demands  —  Not all of America's negotiating partners were happy with the deal announce by President Obama.  As talks proceeded past two deadlines last year, and the deadline earlier this week, the U.S. made a host of concessions.  The American positions drew ire from France.
Peter Baker / New York Times:
A Foreign Policy Gamble by Obama at a Moment of Truth
Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
Iran Accuses U.S. of Lying About New Nuke Agreement
Charles Duelfer / Politico:
The Iran Deal's Fatal Flaw
Terence Burlij / CNN:
Iran deal: 2016 GOPers and Hillary Clinton react
Michael Crowley / Politico:
The gray areas in the Iran deal
Discussion: Bloomberg Business
Annie Karni / Politico:
Source: Lease signed for Hillary Clinton headquarters in Brooklyn  —  The lease is signed: Hillary Clinton's campaign headquarters will work out of 1 Pierrepont Plaza in Brooklyn Heights, according to a source familiar with the deal.  —  The campaign will occupy two full floors of the office building …
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Alex Seitz-Wald / msnbc.com:   Hillary Clinton campaign headquarters to be based in Brooklyn
David Weigel / Bloomberg Business:
Why Ted Cruz is Fighting ‘the Fortune 500’ on Gay Marriage  —  Iowa conservatives were asking how and why Indiana's Religious Freedom Restoration Act came under fire.  Texas Senator Ted Cruz had found the culprit.  —  “The Fortune 500 is running shamelessly to endorse the radical gay marriage agenda …
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Reid J. Epstein / Wall Street Journal:
Carly Fiorina: Tim Cook Opposition to Indiana Religious Freedom Law Hypocritical  —  Once a Fortune 50 chief executive herself, Carly Fiorina is disgusted with how CEOs rushed to condemn Indiana's new religious freedom law.  —  Mrs. Fiorina, who is weighing a bid for the 2016 Republican …
Discussion: The Hill and Business Insider
WGME-TV 13:
Former Biddeford mayor throws a jar of Vasoline near Governor LePage  —  SACO (WGME) — Governor LePage's town hall-style meeting ended suddenly Thursday after the former mayor of Biddeford, Joanne Twomey, interrupted the governor and tossed a jar of Vaseline near him.
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Kevin Miller / The Portland Press Herald:
LePage forum comes to abrupt end as Democratic ex-lawmaker confronts him and gets taken away  —  Joanne Twomey, who is also a former Biddeford mayor, shouts at LePage over his budget proposals and flips a jar of Vaseline onto the stage.  —  207-791-6312  —  SACO — Gov. Paul LePage's town …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Mediaite
Patricia Cohen / New York Times:
U.S. Economy Gained 126,000 Jobs in March, an Abrupt Slowdown in Hiring  —  The labor market's yearlong streak of robust monthly job creation was broken on Friday with the Labor Department's report that employers added just 126,000 workers in March, a marked slowdown in hiring that echoed earlier signs of a winter pall on the economy.
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Patrick Gillespie / CNNMoney:
Warning sign: U.S. economy only adds 126,000 jobs
Alan Blinder / New York Times:
Atlanta Educators Convicted in School Cheating Scandal  —  ATLANTA — In a dramatic conclusion to what has been described as the largest cheating scandal in the nation's history, a jury here on Wednesday convicted 11 educators for their roles in a standardized test cheating scandal that tarnished …
Steven Crowder / Louder With Crowder:
HIDDEN CAMERA: Gay Wedding Cake At Muslim Bakeries  —  Gay wedding cakes!  —  Yes folks, I did this.  I went there.  You have this now.  As I was discussing on last week's radio show/podcast...  Actually, I taped this video a long time ago but due to audio corruption issues, was never able to upload it.
Melissapamerktla / KTLA:
Woman Killed in Front of Her 12-Year-Old Son Had Laughed at Shooter: LASD  —  A 44-year-old woman fatally shot by a gunman who opened fire in front of her 12-year-old son apparently was unknown to the shooter, only having laughed at him when driving by just prior to her death, authorities said Thursday.
Discussion: Fox 59, KFOR-TV and WGN-TV
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Daily Breeze:   Hawthorne shooting occurred after boy made eye contact with gunman
Preston Lerner / Los Angeles Magazine:
Right Side of the Law: Eugene Volokh's Global Influence  —  Eugene Volokh leads me into the kitchen of his graceful two-story Mediterranean-style house in Pacific Palisades and offers me a cup of coffee.  When he realizes that the sugar bowl is empty, he reaches into a cupboard and pulls out a box of sugar.
Discussion: Althouse and Washington Post
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
In emerging Dem race, O'Malley new target of Clinton machine  —  Recently, a representative from the Hillary Clinton camp delivered a message to Martin O'Malley, the former Maryland governor preparing to challenge Clinton for the 2016 Democratic nomination.  —  I have some good news and some bad news, the messenger said.
Ambrose Evans-Pritchard / Telegraph:
Greece draws up drachma plans, prepares to miss IMF payment  —  ‘We are a Left-wing government.  If we have to choose between a default to the IMF or a default to our own people, it is a no-brainer,’ says senior Greek official  —  Greece is drawing up drastic plans to nationalise …
 
 
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Arnold Schwarzenegger / Washington Post:
Indiana's religious freedom law is bad for Republicans
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Ben White / Politico:
Cloudy economy rains on Barack Obama's parade
Tim Devaney / The Hill:
Fifth GOP senator says he'll back AG nominee
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Japanese defense minister denies aliens have invaded Japan
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Ex-IRS ethics office lawyer disbarred for ... ethics violations
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John Podhoretz / Commentary Magazine:
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Brent Budowsky / The Hill:
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