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2:45 AM ET, February 26, 2015

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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Breaking stalemate, Senate votes 98-2 to debate ‘clean’ DHS bill  —  The stalemate over funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was broken Wednesday as the Senate voted 98-2 to proceed to legislation that would prevent a partial government shutdown.
Discussion: Politico and PoliticusUSA
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Rebecca Shabad / The Hill:
Boehner says he hasn't spoken to McConnell
Politico:
GOP lawmakers clash over shutdown
Evan McMurry / Mediaite:
Netanyahu Rejects Invite for Closed-Door Meeting with Senate Dems
Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
Kerry Blasts Netanyahu: He's ‘Wrong’ On Iran Deal Like He Was On Iraq War  —  Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday slammed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's opposition to a potential nuclear deal with Iran, calling it as wrongheaded as the prime minister's backing of the Iraq War.
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Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Trump says he is serious about 2016 bid, is hiring staff and delaying TV gig  —  Real estate mogul Donald J. Trump, who has long toyed with presidential ambitions, said Wednesday he is serious about pursuing a run for the White House — moving ahead with a spate of political hires and delaying his television commitments for 2016.
J.K. Trotter / Gawker:
Why Has Fox News Stopped Defending Bill O'Reilly?  —  Over the past week, Fox News has aggressively rebutted accusations that its star host Bill O'Reilly lied about his whereabouts during the Falklands War in 1982.  But after a new report challenged O'Reilly's recent claim that he was present …
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Washington Post:
Foreign governments gave millions to foundation while Clinton was at State Dept.  —  The Clinton Foundation accepted millions of dollars from seven foreign governments during Hillary Rodham Clinton's tenure as secretary of state, including one donation that violated its ethics agreement …
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Clinton leads General, Primary
Discussion: US News
Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
Boehner reminds members of dress code: ‘You know who you are’  —  Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) halted floor proceedings Wednesday to remind members of chamber decorum.  —  During the final vote series of the day, Boehner reiterated the rules for proper behavior on the House floor.
Discussion: American Spectator
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Billy House / Bloomberg Business:   John Boehner Scolds House Members on Dress Code, Decorum
Joe Humphreys / The Irish Times:
Richard Dawkins: Children need to be ‘protected’ from religion  —  ‘You have to write off those people’ who put the Bible ahead of science, author says … Joe Humphreys spoke to both Richard Dawkins and Lawrence M. Krauss in Trinity College where they were speaking about the Origins Project.
Anthony Faiola / Washington Post:
‘Mein Kampf’: A historical tool, or Hitler's voice from beyond the grave?  —  MUNICH — Old copies of the offending tome are kept in a secure “poison cabinet,” a literary danger zone in the dark recesses of the vast Bavarian State Library.  A team of experts vets every request to see one …
Sean Davis / The Federalist:
Scott Walker Flap Shows How Political Media Actively Loathe Christianity  —  If the constant media haranguing of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker over his religion tells us anything, it's that the political media absolutely loathe what they perceive as authentic Christianity.
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
The return of Todd Akin?  —  Todd Akin is considering a primary challenge to Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) in 2016.  —  “I have not ruled anything out,” the former congressman and 2012 GOP Senate nominee told The Hill in a phone interview on Wednesday.  —  “I think there is a high level …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Washington Post:
Bowser: Legal pot possession to take effect at midnight in the District  —  Flanked by members of the D.C. Council and the city's top lawyer, Mayor Muriel E. Bowser announced on live television Wednesday afternoon that marijuana possession will become legal in the District at 12:01 a.m. Thursday.
Neela Debnath / The Independent:
Condom vending machines introduced to prisons in California  —  A controversial new law has been introduced in California requiring all prisons in the state to install condom vending machines.  —  The new legislation stipulates that within the next five years California must start distributing condoms …
Discussion: FOX News Radio
Ina Fried / Re/code:
Lytro Cuts Jobs, Raises $50 Million in Shift Toward Virtual Reality and Video (Exclusive)  —  Workers at Lytro got a mixed bag of news on Wednesday, with the photography startup telling employees both that it has raised a further $50 million, but also that it intends to cut a significant chunk of its workforce.
Discussion: Mashable, The Verge and Gizmodo
Michael Allen / OpposingViews.com:
Nevada Lawmaker: Cancer Is Fungus, Can Be Flushed Out Of Body  —  Nevada Assemblywoman Michele Fiore (R) recently claimed that cancer is a fungus and could be flushed out of the body.  —  Fiore, who runs a health care business out of her home, made the claims on her local radio show over the weekend, according to RalstonReports.com.
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Obama: ‘Consequences’ for ICE Officials Who Don't Follow Executive Amnesty  —  President Obama warned workers at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement: implement executive amnesty, or else.  He made the comments in a town hall event on immigration on MSNBC.
Rick Perlstein / In These Times:
In Mayoral Runoff, Rahm Emanuel's Corrupt Governance Has Finally Caught Up With Him  —  On Tuesday, Chicagoans voted themselves a reprieve.  With 45.4 percent of the vote, Mayor Rahm Emanuel ended the first round of his first reelection bid almost five points below what he needed to avoid …
Alex ShermanEd Hammond / Bloomberg Business:
HP in Talks to Buy Aruba Networks for Wi-Fi Infrastructure  —  Don't Miss Out —  (Bloomberg) — Hewlett-Packard Co. is in talks to acquire Aruba Networks Inc., a maker of wireless-network infrastructure used by hotels, universities and shopping malls, people with knowledge of the matter said.
Discussion: New York Times and VentureBeat
Megan R. Wilson / The Hill:
Anti-gay crusader had 250-page FBI file  —  Fred Phelps, founder of he staunchly anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church, had a long and contentious relationship with the FBI, according to the late pastor's newly released 250-page bureau file.  —  Phelps, who died in March 2014 at age 84 …
Discussion: Daily Kos
Will Ragland / ThinkProgress:
State Lawmaker Says Common Core Contributed To Children's Deaths  —  Will Ragland is the Campaign Director of Education Policy at the Center for American Progress.  —  South Dakota's state capitol building  —  CREDIT: Shutterstock  —  On Tuesday, South Dakota state Rep. Elizabeth May …
Discussion: Raw Story
Andrew Johnson / National Review:
FCC Chair Refuses to Testify before Congress ahead of Net Neutrality Vote  —  Two prominent House committee chairs are “deeply disappointed” in Federal Communications Commission chairman Tom Wheeler for refusing to testify before Congress as “the future of the Internet is at stake.”
 
 
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CJ Ciaramella / Washington Free Beacon:
Lois Lerner Received $129K in Bonuses
Discussion: American Spectator
Dawn McCartySteven Church / Bloomberg Business:
RadioShack to Sell Name Separately With $20 Million Opening Bid
Discussion: Mashable and The Verge
Agence France-Presse:
Mystery as drones spotted in Paris sky
Discussion: Gizmodo
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State Department official arrested, suspected of soliciting sex from minor
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Brendan James / Talking Points Memo:
CPAC Website Apparently Mixed Up Two Black Republicans
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Chris Hayes Literally Applauds Laura Ingraham's Terror Comments
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