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3:15 PM ET, February 28, 2015

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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
House chaos on DHS funding leaves GOP senators fuming  —  Senate Republicans are fuming over the House GOP's decision to extend the standoff over the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), a move that they say uses up political oxygen and burns precious time on the legislative calendar.
Discussion: Politico, Firedoglake and RedState
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Rebecca Shabad / The Hill:
Shutdown of Homeland Security averted as Pelosi comes to rescue  —  A partial government shutdown was narrowly avoided late Friday evening as House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) made a surprise move to back legislation funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for one week.
Ashley Parker / New York Times:
House Passes One-Week Funding Extension for Homeland Security
Politico:
John Boehner scrambles for Plan B
Discussion: Booman Tribune
Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
Obama Prepares For DHS Shutdown
Discussion: FOX News Radio and The Mahablog
Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Peter King: 'I've Had It with This Self-Righteous, Delusional Wing' of the GOP  —  Republican Congressman Peter King said today that he's incredibly frustrated with the “self-righteous, delusional” wing of his party that may shut down the Department of Homeland Security because they're …
Taylor Maycan / USA TODAY College:
U. of Wisconsin asks Walker to remove redundant sexual assault report requirement  —  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The University of Wisconsin requested that Gov. Scott Walker remove a requirement that all 26 campuses report allegations of sexual assaults to the state every year …
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Zach Noble / TheBlaze.com:
Scott Walker Pulls Thunderous Applause at CPAC — Here's How He Responded to Lone Heckler
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Boy, Blowing Up A DNC Media Hit Job On Scott Walker In Realtime Sure Is Fun!
Discussion: Hot Air and Feministing
Betsy Woodruff / Slate:
Jeb Bush Backers Are Busing Supporters From K Street to CPAC  —  It sounds like Jeb Bush's supporters are taking CPAC pretty seriously this year.  Emails provided to Slate show that backers of the former Florida governor are busing supporters from downtown Washington D.C. to CPAC in National Harbor …
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New York Times:
White House Offers Rebuttal Before Netanyahu's Speech  —  WASHINGTON — Just four days before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech to a joint meeting of Congress, the Obama administration sought on Friday to refute the Israeli leader's expected critique, arguing that he has failed …
Sky News:
First Photo Of ‘Jihadi John’ As Adult Revealed  —  The first known photograph has emerged of Mohammed Emwazi - the Islamic State militant known as “Jihadi John” - as an adult.  —  Showing him with a goatee beard and wearing a Pittsburgh Pirates baseball cap, the image is revealed …
Karoli / Latest from Crooks and Liars:
Sheriff Who Fought To Nullify The ACA Raising Money Online For Medical Bills  —  Hello, chickens coming home to roost!  Long-time readers of C&L should be pretty familiar with Richard Mack, crazy Arizona sheriff who was last seen in public visiting the White House, while supporters outside called for President Obama's lynching.
Al Jazeera English:
Egyptian court declares Hamas a ‘terrorist’ group  —  Palestinian organisation accused of aiding armed groups who have waged string of deadly attacks in Egypt's Sinai region.  —  An Egyptian court has declared Hamas a “terrorist” organisation, weeks after the Palestinian movement's armed wing …
Discussion: The Week and NPR
NASA:
The Shuttle Enterprise  —  In 1976, NASA's space shuttle Enterprise rolled out of the Palmdale manufacturing facilities and was greeted by NASA officials and cast members from the ‘Star Trek’ television series.  —  From left to right they are: NASA Administrator Dr. James D. Fletcher …
Anomaly / FreakOutNation:
Missouri's Constitution Now Allows Felons To Possess Firearms  —  It was inevitable that this would happen when the Constitution is slanted in order to fit an extreme agenda.  —  It all started in 2014, when the Missouri General Assembly asked voters to approve a constitutional amendment that said …
Discussion: FOX News Radio
William McGurn / New York Post:
Snow(den) blind: Libertarians' telling ‘hero’  —  Edward Snowden speaks via video at the 2014 Personal Democracy Forum in New York City.  —  From time to time in American life, the federal government's overreach creates the circumstances for a populist libertarian critique that ends up taking the form of a campaign for the presidency.
Discussion: EconLog and Hit & Run
 
 
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Associated Press:
Former US Rep. Rick Renzi reports to prison for 3-year term
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Thomas Joscelyn / Weekly Standard:
New Docs Reveal Osama bin Laden's Secret Ties With Iran
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Discussion: Mashable, The Verge and VentureBeat
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