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Marco Rubio Is The Lipstick, The GOP Is The Pig — The media is in a frenzy over the entry of Marco Rubio into the presidential race. He's young, handsome, well-spoken in English and Spanish, he's got an immigrant history. He is a genuine American success story.

Discussion: Daily Kos, Bloomberg Business, Outside the Beltway and Advocate

Erick Erickson / Fox News:

Why Marco Rubio has a real shot at 2016 Republican nomination — Feb. 27, 2015: Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla. speaks in National Harbor, Md. (AP) — Ted Cruz remains a conservative favorite in 2016. In 2012, the establishment backed his Senate opponent in Texas, then Lt. Governor David Dewhurst.

Discussion: New York Times, Washington Monthly, No More Mister Nice Blog, Talking Points Memo, Scared Monkeys, Bloomberg Business and The Hill

David McCabe / The Hill:
Rubio: I'm more experienced than Barack Obama was in 2008

Discussion: Bloomberg Business, ABC News, No More Mister Nice Blog, Weekly Standard and Liberaland

NPR:
Transcript: NPR's Full Interview With Sen. Marco Rubio

Discussion: Washington Post, ThinkProgress, Good As You, Bloomberg Business, Fox News, The Week and ABC News

Sam Wang / Princeton Election Consortium:
The Real Problem With That Chart

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Political Wire, US News, Vox and Joe. My. God., more at Mediagazer »

Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
How Marco Rubio Got His Mojo Back

Discussion: Politico, Bloomberg View, The Federalist, Washington Post, Slate, National Review, The Reaction, ABC News and New York Times

Brian Beutler / The New Republic:

A Modest Proposal: Barack Obama Should Be Hillary Clinton's Running Mate — Because Hillary Clinton is white and no longer young, a strain of political thought holds that she might lack Barack Obama's inherent appeal to new and minority voters and thus that she won't be able to ride …

Discussion: Washington Monthly, Bloomberg View, RedState, The PJ Tatler, Joe. My. God. and Moe Lane

Eli Stokols / Politico:

The GOP's plan to turn Hillary into Mitt Romney — Republicans are readying a familiar template: The out-of-touch plutocrat who lives in a world of private planes, chauffeured vehicles and million-dollar homes. — Forget about the Arkansas days, the small-bore scandals, her health care plan, and most everything else from the 1990s.

Discussion: Taylor Marsh, The Week, Adweek and The Atlantic Online

Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Inside Hillary's ‘Very Luxurious’ Van: A Bed, TV, and Lots of Leather

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and CNN

Yahoo Politics:

Chris Christie bets on bold — Chris Christie sat impassively at the round mahogany table in his family kitchen Monday as I recounted some of the data that suggested he was too damaged to run for president. A recent CBS News poll found that 42 percent of Republican voters wouldn't even consider voting …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, WMUR, The Huffington Post, New York Magazine, Reuters, ABC News, No More Mister Nice Blog, Washington Examiner, Hot Air, CBS DC, Washington Times, Center for Public … and Joe. My. God.

Heather Haddon / Wall Street Journal:

Chris Christie Calls for Raising Age for Social Security, Cutting Benefit for Some Seniors — In New Hampshire speech, New Jersey governor proposes overhaul of Social Security, Medicaid and Medicare — MANCHESTER, N.H.—New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is expected to call …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Business Insider and The Daily Caller

Patricia Cohen / New York Times:

Owner of a Credit Card Processor Is Setting a New Minimum Wage: $70,000 a Year — The idea began percolating, said Dan Price, the founder of Gravity Payments, after he read an article on happiness. It showed that, for people who earn less than about $70,000, extra money makes a big difference in their lives.

Discussion: Addicting Info, The Week, WREG-TV and FOX31 Denver

Tom Kludt / CNNMoney:

Tom Brokaw addresses Brian Williams controversy: ‘really, really serious’ — As speculation swirls about Brian Williams' fate at NBC, his predecessor is calling for patience. — In his first extensive public comments on the matter, Tom Brokaw, who held the anchor chair at “NBC Nightly News” …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Mediaite, The Huffington Post and TVNewser

Paul Farhi / Washington Post:

A decision on Brian Williams's future at NBC could be coming soon — Andrew Lack, the former and current head of NBC News, started his old job anew last week staring at a monumental dilemma: What to do about Brian Williams? — The anchorman who was the face of NBC News and its signature …

Discussion: Politico, Mediaite and Poynter, more at Mediagazer »

The Hill:

Senate deal sets up Iran vote — Senators on the Foreign Relations Committee said they had a deal Tuesday that could lead to a bipartisan vote in favor of giving Congress a vote to approve or disapprove a nuclear deal with Iran. — “We have reached an agreement that absolutely keeps …

Discussion: Daily Kos, Bloomberg Business, The Times of Israel and Politico

Nick Gass / Politico:
Bob Corker says bipartisan deal has been reached on Iran bill

Discussion: Washington Monthly, The Daily Caller and Israel Matzav

Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
Senate Panel Deal Paves Way for Vote on Iran Nuclear Bill

Discussion: Reuters, Lawfare and The Week

Kevin Quealy / New York Times:

Less essential analysis: Hillary Clinton's Chipotle Order: Above Average — Hillary Clinton's Chipotle Order: Above Average — On Monday, Hillary Rodham Clinton ordered a burrito bowl at a Chipotle outside Toledo, Ohio. — Let others deconstruct her apparent anonymity or how her visit compared with President Obama's.

Discussion: Hullabaloo, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Althouse, New York Magazine, Hot Air, Yahoo Politics and ABC News

Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Hillary Clinton, Just an Unrecognized Burrito Bowl Fan at Chipotle

Discussion: USA Today, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Hot Air, Wall Street Journal, Joe. My. God., alicublog, Balloon Juice, Business Insider, CBS DC, Twitchy, The Democratic Daily and CNN

Matthewjbuettner / CBS Denver:

CBS4 Investigation: TSA Screeners At DIA Manipulated System To Grope Men's Genitals — DENVER (CBS4) - A CBS4 investigation has learned that two Transportation Security Administration screeners at Denver International Airport have been fired after they were discovered manipulating passenger screening systems …

Discussion: The Daily Caller, Mashable and The Week

Jon Swaine / Guardian:

Michael Slager and ‘bad, corrupt cops’ sued by black man who says he was tased — Police officer who killed Walter Scott is one of three patrolmen named in lawsuit filed by Julius Wilson, who says Slager used a stun gun on him — The police officer who killed Walter Scott in South Carolina …

Discussion: Salon, Hit & Run and Talking Points Memo

Post and Courier:
Passenger: Walter Scott was dear friend, ‘helped me to become a better man’

Discussion: Raw Story, Mediaite and The Last Refuge

Matt Higgins / CBS Cleveland:

Gov. Kasich: ‘I Am Seriously Considering’ Presidential Run — DETROIT (CBS Cleveland/AP) — Ohio Gov. John Kasich told business leaders in Detroit on Monday that that he was “seriously considering” a race for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination but isn't setting a timetable for a decision.

Discussion: CBS DC and FOX News Radio

Jim Geraghty / National Review:
The Skewed View of America Inside the Progressive Bubble

Discussion: Washington Monthly, Booman Tribune and American Spectator

Kira Lerner / ThinkProgress:

Islamic Extremists Have Seized Control Of U.S. Cities, Says NRA Seminar — National Rifle Association members hold hands during the opening prayer at the annual meeting of members at the NRA convention Saturday, April 11, 2015, in Nashville, Tenn. — CREDIT: AP Photo/Mark Humphrey

Michael J. de la Merced / New York Times:

Ex-Governor Will Lead New Fund at Bain Capital — The former governor of Massachusetts, Deval Patrick, has joined the private equity firm Bain Capital as a partner to focus on socially oriented investments, a person briefed on the matter said on Monday. — Mr. Patrick, a Democrat …

Discussion: Hot Air and VodkaPundit

Beth HealyGLOBE / BostonGlobe.com:
Former Gov. Deval Patrick to join Bain Capital

Discussion: The Daily Caller, OnPolitics, Washington Times and Balloon Juice

Michael Quander / WREG-TV:

Brutal attack at Memphis gas station caught on camera — MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Surveillance video showed a mob of rowdy high school students beating a man at a Crosstown gas station. — Police said a large group of Northwest Prep Academy students swarmed a BP gas station on Poplar and Cleveland.

Discussion: The Last Tradition and KFOR-TV

Irene / Judicial Watch:

ISIS Camp a Few Miles from Texas, Mexican Authorities Confirm — ISIS is operating a camp just a few miles from El Paso, Texas, according to Judicial Watch sources that include a Mexican Army field grade officer and a Mexican Federal Police Inspector. — The exact location where the terrorist group …

Discussion: Israel Matzav and John Hawkins' Right Wing News

Don Feder / GrasstopsUSA.com:

Top Ten Reasons Why Hitlery Will Never Be President — GrassTopsUSA Exclusive Commentary — Think Evita after Botox treatments. Think Madame Defarge on a bad hair day. Think Lady Macbeth with serious issues ("Out, out, damned bimbo!"). — To listen to the babbling heads …

Discussion: Raw Story, Right Wing Watch and Joe. My. God.