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6:40 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.
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Valerie Richardson / Washington Times:
Black pastors urge CBC not to skip Netanyahu speech  —  The message from a dozen prominent black pastors this week to the Congressional Black Caucus was loud and clear: Don't skip out on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyuhu's speech.  —  About two dozen House and Senate Democrats …
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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 …
Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
Rand Paul wins CPAC straw poll, with Scott Walker right behind  —  Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul won the straw poll at this year's Conservative Political Action Conference — his third such victory in a row.  But Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker came in a strong second, reflecting his rising popularity among …
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William McGurn / New York Post:
Snow(den) blind: Libertarians' telling ‘hero’
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Zach Noble / TheBlaze.com:
Scott Walker Pulls Thunderous Applause at CPAC — Here's How He Responded to Lone Heckler
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 …
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
CPAC Reception Is Mixed for Jeb Bush, Despite Bused-In Backers  —  Jeb Bush at CPAC Jeb Bush at CPAC  —  Jeb Bush was interviewed by the Fox News host Sean Hannity at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Friday.  —  Video by AP on  —  February 27, 2015.  Photo by Jabin Botsford/The New York Times.
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Betsy Woodruff / Slate:
Jeb Bush Backers Are Busing Supporters From K Street to CPAC
USA Today:
Husband, 108, wife, 105, celebrate 82 years married  —  Duranord and Jeanne Veillard were married in 1932.  Together they have 5 children, 12 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.  What's their secret?  —  SPRING VALLEY, N.Y. — A husband and wife thought to be Rockland County's oldest married couple …
Peter D. Feaver / Foreign Policy:
Death on the Kremlin's Doorstep  —  The killing of Boris Nemtsov heralds a new era of darkness for Russia's already battered opposition.  — By Christian CarylChristian Caryl is the author of Strange Rebels: 1979 and the Birth of the 21st Century.  A former reporter at Newsweek …
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 …
The Huffington Post:
Education Department Terminates Contracts With Debt Collectors Accused Of Wrongdoing  —  The U.S. Department of Education, under fire for its lackluster oversight of student loan contractors, said Friday it will terminate its relationship with five debt collectors after accusing …
Discussion: Washington Monthly
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.
 
 
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Ofcom rules that five GB News programs presented by Conservative politicians have broken its due impartiality rules and puts the channel “on notice”

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