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6:50 PM ET, March 1, 2015

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Mark Langfan / Reuters:
Report: Obama Threatened to Shoot Down IAF Iran Strike  —  Kuwaiti paper claims unnamed Israeli minister with good ties with the US administration ‘revealed the attack plan to John Kerry.’  —  The Bethlehem-based news agency Ma'an has cited a Kuwaiti newspaper report Saturday …
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William Booth / Washington Post:
Netanyahu's address to Congress will be most important speech of his life  —  JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's upcoming address to a joint meeting of Congress will probably be the most important speech of his career — and one that has already jeopardized relations between Israel and the United States.
Discussion: FOX News Radio and The Week
Rebecca Ballhaus / Wall Street Journal:
Nearly Half of Voters Disapprove of GOP's Netanyahu Invite  —  Nearly half of American voters think that Republican lawmakers should not have invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to speak to a joint session of Congress without first notifying President Barack Obama, a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News survey finds.
ABC News:
Kerry Worries Israeli PM Visit May Become ‘Political Football’
Discussion: Associated Press
Bradley Klapper / Associated Press:
Kerry Asks for Benefit of the Doubt on Iran Nuclear Talks
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Kerry Contradicts Administration: Bibi ‘Welcome to Speak in the U.S.’
Jennifer Emily / Dallas Morning News:
Free of Ebola but not fear  —  Nurse Nina Pham to file lawsuit against Presby parent, worries about continued health woes  —  Experimental drugs and special care helped make Nina Pham Ebola free.  But today she fears she may never escape the deadly disease.
Ana Marie Cox / The Daily Beast:
Why I'm Coming Out as a Christian  —  I'm not scared that non-believers will make me feel like an outcast.  I'm scared that Christians will.  —  Who do I need to prove my faith to—and why should I try?  —  I've lately observed conservatives questioning Obama's faith with more than professional interest.
Discussion: RedState and Progress Pond
Jeffrey Toobin / New Yorker:
Hard Cases  —  The great Supreme Court cases turn on the majestic ambiguities embedded in the Constitution.  It is not a simple thing to define and apply terms like “the freedom of speech,” or “equal protection of the laws,” much less explain how much process is “due.”
Discussion: Prairie Weather and Hullabaloo
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New York Times:
The Phony Legal Attack on Health Care  —  On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in one of the most anticipated cases of the term: King v. Burwell, a marvel of reverse-engineered legal absurdity that, if successful, will tear a huge hole in the Affordable Care Act …
Discussion: The Mahablog and Prairie Weather
Olga TanasJason Corcoran / Bloomberg Business:
Russian Opposition Gathers in Moscow to Honor Murdered Nemtsov  —  Don't Miss Out —  (Bloomberg) — Tens of thousands marched through Moscow to honor slain political activist Boris Nemtsov in the biggest show of support for Russia's opposition in three years.
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Reuters:
Russians to march in memory of murdered critic of Putin
Discussion: The Week and Samizdata
Leigh Munsil / Politico:
Steve Scalise vows to continue immigration fight  —  House Majority Whip Steve Scalise vowed on Sunday to keep fighting against President Barack Obama's executive actions on immigration in the midst of the Department of Homeland Security funding battle.  —  Congress passed a last-minute …
Discussion: The Hill
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Alex Brown / National Journal:
Democrats: Boehner Promised Us a Vote on a Clean DHS Bill Next Week
Katherine Miller / BuzzFeed:
Hugh Hewitt On The Kinds Of Questions He'll Ask At The Debate: No Evolution  —  And no questions meant to “divide on religious grounds.”  The radio show host, who will be a part of CNN's debate, says foreign policy should come first in an interview with radio host Aaron Klein.  —  Alex Gallardo / AP Images
Brian X. Chen / New York Times:
Apple's New Job: Selling a Smartwatch to an Uninterested Public  —  SAN FRANCISCO — For Apple, the hard part — making a smartwatch — is nearly over.  —  Soon it will be time for the harder part: selling the long-anticipated Apple Watch to consumers who, so far, are not very excited …
Discussion: Business Insider and The Verge
Tom Kludt / CNNMoney:
The O'Reilly tapes: Phone recordings raise new questions about JFK story  —  One evening in March more than 30 years ago, Gaeton Fonzi received a call from a man whose voice and name are now instantly recognizable.  —  “Hi Gaeton,” the caller said.  “Bill O'Reilly.”  —  The year was 1977.
Fox News:
Gov. Walker on CPAC, record in Wisconsin; Rep. Scalise talks DHS funding fight  —  Special Guests: Gov. Scott Walker, R-Wis., Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La.  —  This is a rush transcript from “Fox News Sunday,” March 1, 2015.  This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated.
Sarah Ferris / The Hill:
Republican fears grow over court challenge to ObamaCare  —  Republican fears are mounting over a Supreme Court case that the party has long hailed as its best chance to undo ObamaCare.  —  The Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday on a GOP-backed case that threatens to erase healthcare subsidies for 8 million people.
Leonard Pitts Jr / miamiherald:
Leonard Pitts Jr.: Some songs have the power to excite forever  —  There are sounds it feels like you've known forever, sounds that have been in your ear so long, it's hard to believe they were ever new.  One of those sounds is this:  —  James Jamerson thumps a heartbeat on the bass.
Discussion: Washington Monthly and Daily Kos
David Jackson / USA Today:
CPAC: Paul edges Walker in straw poll  —  NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Rand Paul won a high-profile straw poll for a third straight year Saturday, capping an annual conservative conference at which delegates argued about how to turn their ideas into a presidential victory in 2016.
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Ariana Eunjung Cha / Washington Post:
Rand Paul wins CPAC straw poll, with Scott Walker a close second
Discussion: The Week and New York Magazine
 
 
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KFOR-TV:
Anti-Islamic protests at first Muslim Day at Oklahoma Capitol
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Brendan Smialowski / ABC News:
'This Week" Transcript: Sec. of State John Kerry
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Martin O'Malley, in Veiled Jab at Hillary Clinton, Derides Politics of ‘Triangulation’
Discussion: Booman Tribune and FOX News Radio
Roberta X / The Adventures of Roberta X:
No DHS Funding? No Problem!
Steve Holland / Reuters:
Jeb Bush will refuse to sign tax pledges: spokeswoman
Radley Balko / Washington Post:
But for the video...  The latest example of cellphone video …
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Frank Bruni / New York Times:
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Bob Williams / Episcopal News Service:
Malcolm Boyd, activist-writer priest, dies at 91
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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
GOP urges Obama to sign college savings bill
Laura Kipnis / Chronicle of Higher Education:
Sexual Paranoia Strikes Academe
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New York suffers coldest February in 81 years: Brutal winter continues to shatter records …
 

 
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