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10:45 AM ET, March 4, 2015

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Associated Press:
Clinton ran own computer system for her official emails  —  1 photo  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The computer server that transmitted and received Hillary Clinton's emails — on a private account she used exclusively for official business when she was secretary of state — traced …
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New York Times:
Using Private Email, Hillary Clinton Thwarted Record Requests  —  WASHINGTON — In 2012, congressional investigators asked the State Department for a wide range of documents related to the attack on the United States diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya.  The department eventually responded …
Jonathan Karl / ABC News:
Rep. Jason Chaffetz's Business Card Lists His Gmail Address … Hillary Clinton isn't the only official who uses a non-government email address.  —  A business card obtained by ABC News shows that Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, lists his Gmail address on his official House card.
J.K. Trotter / Gawker:
Source: Top Clinton Aides Used Secret Email Accounts at State Dept.  —  Hillary Clinton is defending her use of a private email address, hosted at ClintonEmail.com, to conduct official State Department business by claiming that her emails were captured by official @state.gov accounts …
Julian Hattem / The Hill:
Hillary's emails ‘not technically illegal’
Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
What Bibi Didn't Say  —  Now that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has made his case on Iran before Congress, with all the circus atmosphere it involved, let's get to the serious questions: What is America's interest in striking a deal with Iran?  Because our interests and Israel's are not fully aligned.
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New York Times:
Mr. Netanyahu's Unconvincing Speech to Congress  —  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel could not have hoped for a more rapturous welcome in Congress.  With Republicans and most Democrats as his props, he entered the House of Representatives to thunderous applause on Tuesday …
Mike Lillis / The Hill:   Netanyahu speech divides Dems
James Oliphant / National Journal:
Netanyahu Delivered Just What Obama Feared
Discussion: Commentary Magazine and FishbowlDC
Josh Lederman / Associated Press:
Tug of War: Obama, Congress at Odds Over Who's in Control
Discussion: Politico, ABC News and Yahoo! News
John Podhoretz / New York Post:
Bibi's grand slam: Boxing in Obama on Iran's nukes
Discussion: Betsy's Page
Eric Bradner / CNN:
Ben Carson: Prisons prove being gay is a choice  —  Washington (CNN)Ben Carson says homosexuality is a choice because many people “go into prison straight — and when they come out, they're gay.”  —  The neurosurgeon and potential Republican candidate for president in 2016 made the comment …
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Ben Carson says being gay is a choice, citing prison example
Discussion: Hot Air and Political Wire
Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
Cruz unveils ObamaCare alternative  —  Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Tuesday offered the latest in a series of Republican ObamaCare alternatives ahead of a Supreme Court ruling that could gut the law.  —  Cruz's bill, called the Health Care Choices Act, would allow people to buy health insurance …
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Solicitor General Will Try, Again, to Keep Health Care Law Alive
David McCabe / The Hill:
Lindsey Graham mocks Pelosi's ‘surgeries,’ apologizes  —  Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) apologized for mocking House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi's physical appearance during a closed-door fundraiser following Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech to Congress.
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Matea Gold / Washington Post:
Awash in cash, Bush asks donors not to give more than $1 million - for now  —  An unusual request has gone out to wealthy donors writing large checks to support former Florida governor Jeb Bush: Please don't give more than $1 million right away.  —  The requested limit …
Discussion: New York Magazine
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Taegan Goddard / Political Wire:
Bush Asks Donors to Limit Themselves to $1 Million  —  “An unusual request has gone out to wealthy donors writing large checks to support former Florida governor Jeb Bush: Please don't give more than $1 million right away,” the Washington Post reports.  —  ""The move reflects concerns among Bush advisers …
Discussion: Progress Pond
Quinnipiac News + Events:
Release Detail  —  March 4, 2015 - U.S. Voters Back 2-1 Sending Troops To Fight Isis, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Voters Say 3-1 Keep Un-Vaccinated Kids Out Of School  —  American voters support 62 - 30 percent sending U.S. ground troops to fight ISIS in Iraq and Syria …
Discussion: Washington Times
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Ali Elkin / Bloomberg Business:
Almost Two Thirds of Voters Want Ground Troops Fighting ISIS, Poll Says
Discussion: Truth Revolt and Hot Air
Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC 29733, USA:
Current Findings  —  The Winthrop Poll surveyed 1,109 residents in South Carolina by landline and cell phones between Feb. 21 and March 1.  Of those interviewed, 44.5% were reached via cell phone.  The poll has a margin of error of approximately +/- 3% at the 95% confidence level.
Discussion: Politico and OnPolitics
Wall Street Journal:
Pro-Growth, Pro-Family Tax Reform  —  Cut the corporate rate to 25%.For individuals and families, reduce the current seven brackets to two: 15% and 35%.  —  Six years after the Great Recession officially ended, most Americans can sense that the U.S. economy is still operating below its full potential.
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Rahm could actually lose  —  Chicago's mayor is in the fight of his political life.  —  A runoff that was expected to be a slam dunk for Rahm Emanuel is turning out to be uncomfortably — even dangerously — close, leading the Chicago mayor to ready a scorched-earth offensive to save his job.
Discussion: Chicago
Larry Gordon / Los Angeles Times:
UC to freeze California enrollment, cap UCLA, Berkeley non-residents  —  The UC system will not expand enrollment of California freshmen and transfer students in the fall unless more state revenues are appropriated and will cap enrollment of out-of-state students at UCLA and UC Berkeley, UC President Janet Napolitano said Tuesday.
Scott Jaschik / Inside Higher Ed:
Sweet Briar Will Close  —  Sweet Briar College announced today that it is shutting down at the end of this academic year.  —  Small colleges close or merge from time to time, more frequently since the economic downturn started in 2008.  But the move is unusual in that Sweet Briar still …
Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
House passes bill fully funding the Department of Homeland Security  —  House Speaker John A. Boehner surrendered Tuesday to Democratic demands to fully fund the Department of Homeland Security, ending a tense three-month showdown over immigration.  But the move could further strain relations between …
Discussion: Politico and ImmigrationProf Blog
 
 
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