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10:05 AM ET, March 3, 2015

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Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
Hillary Clinton Used Personal Email Account at State Dept., Possibly Breaking Rules  —  WASHINGTON — Hillary Rodham Clinton exclusively used a personal email account to conduct government business as secretary of state, State Department officials said, and may have violated federal requirements …
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Hacked emails indicate that Hillary Clinton used a domain registered the day of her Senate hearings  —  The New York Times reported Monday night that, during her tenure at the State Department, Hillary Clinton never used her official email account to conduct communications, relying instead on a private email account.
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
State Department walks back claim on Clinton Foundation review  —  The State Department is stepping back from a spokeswoman's comment last week suggesting that the agency's ethics lawyers signed off on donations to the Clinton Foundation during Hillary Clinton's tenure as secretary of state.
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Hillary Clinton used private email account for State Department business  —  Emails sent by Clinton from her personal account weren't archived in official government records.  —  Thousands of emails Hillary Clinton generated as secretary of state were not archived as official government records …
Sean Davis / The Federalist:
The U.S. Constitution Actually Bans Hillary's Foreign Government Payola
Discussion: Hot Air, Betsy's Page and Politico
Jeff Mason / Reuters:
Exclusive: Obama says Iran must halt nuclear work for at least a decade  —  (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Monday that Iran should commit to a verifiable freeze of at least 10 years on its nuclear activity for a landmark atomic deal to be reached, but said the odds were still against sealing a final agreement.
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James Fallows / The Atlantic Online:
The Mystery of the Netanyahu Disaster, and a Possible Explanation  —  Why is Benjamin Netanyahu going ahead with his speech to Congress in a few hours' time, despite complaints from all quarters about the damage it is causing?  It's a trickier question than it seems.
Ashley Parker / New York Times:
The Cry Being Heard Around Washington: ‘I Need a Netanyahu Ticket’  —  WASHINGTON — For Senator Lindsey Graham, the only ticket more in demand than a seat inside the House chamber for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's address to Congress on Tuesday morning would be “if it was Garth Brooks — maybe.”
Ari Yashar / Arutz Sheva:
Report: Obama Has Cut Intelligence Cooperation with Israel  —  Israeli report indicates a deep crisis as disagreement on Iran has stopped cooperation for IAEA reports on Iranian nuclear facilities.  —  Binyamin Netanyahu, Barack Obama  —  Kobi Gideon/GPO/Flash 90
Brendan Bordelon / National Review:
AIPAC Crowd Cheers During Susan Rice Speech — for Policies She Opposes
Discussion: Mediaite, Power Line and Israellycool
Scott Wong / The Hill:
The terrible, horrible, no good start for the Republicans  —  The opening weeks of the 114th Congress have been nothing short of a disaster for Republicans, who declared upon taking control of both chambers last fall that the era of governing by crisis and fiscal cliffs was over.
Discussion: Politico and Daily Kos
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The Hill:
Cheney offers no advice to GOP on DHS fight  —  Former Vice President Dick Cheney met Monday evening with the House Republican whip team, but declined to talk to reporters after it ended.  —  House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.), who often brings guest speakers to his weekly meetings, invited Cheney, according to his spokeswoman.
Discussion: Political Wire and Politico
Politico:
GOP group targets House conservatives on DHS fight
Streiff / RedState:
Boehner looks for a life line... from the Democrats
Wall Street Journal:
An Off-Ramp From ObamaCare  —  If the Supreme Court follows the law, there will be an opening for a sane health-care alternative.  Here it is.  —  Editor's note: The following was written by Republicans John Kline, Paul Ryan and Fred Upton, chairmen, respectively, of the House committees …
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Marty Lederman / Balkinization:   “Plain meaning,” absurdity, and the (almost forgotten) Gregory/Bond federalism canon, in King v. Burwell
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Lawyer Put Health Act in Peril by Pointing Out 4 Little Words
Kurt Schlichter / Townhall.com:
Let's Destroy Liberal Academia  —  It's time to give current university system the Old Yeller treatment, except normal Americans will giggle when this rabid mongrel gets put down.  —  Sure, the legions of administrative timeservers, otherwise unemployable tenure ticks …
Discussion: Ed Driscoll
Julian Hattem / The Hill:
Spy chief: No threat from Americans who aided militants in Syria  —  The few dozen Americans who have gone to join militant groups fighting in Syria and then come back home don't pose a threat to the U.S., according to the nation's top intelligence official.
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Mark Hosenball / Reuters:   U.S. spy chief says 40 Americans who went to Syria have returned
Liz Sly / Washington Post:
Syrian rebel group that got U.S. aid dissolves
Kevin Cirilli / The Hill:
Centrist Dems ready strike against Warren wing  —  Centrist Democrats are gathering their forces to fight back against the “Elizabeth Warren wing” of their party, fearing a sharp turn to the left could prove disastrous in the 2016 elections.  —  For months, moderate Democrats have kept silent …
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Warren Buffett: Elizabeth Warren should be ‘less angry’
Reid J. Epstein / Wall Street Journal:
Ben Carson Creates Committee to Explore Presidential Bid  —  Retired neurosurgeon is one of the first would-be 2016 GOP candidates to form a formal committee  —  Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson has formally created an exploratory committee to run for president, his campaign chief executive, Terry Giles, said Monday.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and The Week
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Walmart's Visible Hand  —  A few days ago Walmart, America's largest employer, announced that it will raise wages for half a million workers.  For many of those workers the gains will be small, but the announcement is nonetheless a very big deal, for two reasons.
Discussion: Raw Story
 
 
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Rick Perry Steps Up PAC Staffing
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Jordan Buie / Tennessean.com:
Madison churches pray to keep swingers club out
Discussion: Addicting Info and Raw Story
Danielle Kurtzleben / Vox:
Frank Underwood's jobs plan on House of Cards is bonkers
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Mediaite
Michael Allen / OpposingViews.com:
Texas Lawmaker, Married Five Times, Opposes Judge Who Allowed Gay Marriage
Daily Mail:
‘Enough is enough:’ U.S. Air Force officials say budget cuts and non-stop war have threatened …
Melissapamerktla / KTLA:
Police ID Teacher Found Hanging in Placentia Classroom as 31-Year-Old Photography Instructor
Discussion: KFOR-TV, fox13now.com and WGN-TV
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Tracy Walsh / Talking Points Memo:
Pat Robertson: Drinkers And Pot Smokers Are ‘Enslaved To Vegetables’
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