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12:40 PM 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 …
The Hill:
Clinton critics tie email to Benghazi
Discussion: RedState and Politico
J.K. Trotter / Gawker:
Source: Top Clinton Aides Used Secret Email Accounts at State Dept.
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 …
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Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:   What Bibi Didn't Say  —  Now that Israeli Prime Minister …
Mike Lillis / The Hill:   Netanyahu speech divides Dems
Fred Kaplan / Slate:
Netanyahu's Deadly Gambit
John Podhoretz / New York Post:
Bibi's grand slam: Boxing in Obama on Iran's nukes
Discussion: Betsy's Page
James Oliphant / National Journal:
Netanyahu Delivered Just What Obama Feared
Josh Lederman / Associated Press:
Tug of War: Obama, Congress at Odds Over Who's in Control
Discussion: Politico, ABC News and Yahoo! News
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
Manu Raju / Politico:
Republicans' fear: 2 more years of gridlock  —  The Homeland Security standoff that ended Tuesday has GOP lawmakers worried they've ‘hit a wall.’  —  Indiana Sen. Dan Coats isn't sure whether to run for reelection — but if he does, it'll be because he has some degree of confidence the new GOP Congress can get something done.
Discussion: Washington Post and Daily Kos
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David Rogers / Politico:
How Boehner might rethink his speakership  —  Maybe it's time to think of the Republican House as a coalition government.  —  On paper, the GOP currently has 245 members, but when 50 feel they can walk away from their leadership on any given day, it's really a plurality, not a majority.
Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
House passes bill fully funding the Department of Homeland Security
Discussion: ImmigrationProf Blog
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:
Supreme Court Appears Sharply Split in Case on Health Law
Discussion: Reuters and Political Wire
Eric Citron / SCOTUSblog:
Mid-argument updates: King v. Burwell (Latest update: 11:06)  —  First update: Liberals lead line in questioning of Petitioner in King, but Kennedy asks important question about disrupting federal state balance.  —  Counsel for the petitioners - who are seeking to invalidate subsidies …
Discussion: Power Line, Althouse and Balloon Juice
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: Hot Air, New York Magazine and Fox News
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Taegan Goddard / Political Wire:
Bush Asks Donors to Limit Themselves to $1 Million
Discussion: Progress Pond
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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Mike Allen / Politico:
AP: CLINTON OPERATED OWN EMAIL SERVER — ‘Homebrew computer system for official emails’ — WHAT AARON SCHOCK did last night - KEN SPAIN to huge Koch job — B'DAY: Deborah Turness, Rick Perry  —  By Mike Allen (mallen@politico.com; @mikeallen), with Daniel Lippman (dlippman@politico.com; @dlippman)
Discussion: Bloomberg Business
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 …
Kelefa Sanneh / New Yorker:
In Praise of Fox News's Greg Gutfeld  —  Last month, Jon Stewart declared that he would be leaving “The Daily Show,” after sixteen years.  One of many writers who paid him tribute was Oliver Morrison, in The Atlantic, who used the opportunity to consider the relationship between comedy and ideology.
Discussion: neo-neocon
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
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
 
 
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Bill Scher / Politico:
What if Hillary bows out?  —  Here's how it would play …
Discussion: New York Times and Hot Air
ProPublica:
The Demolition of Workers' Comp
Discussion: Washington Post and NPR
Agence France-Presse:
UK bans ad for implying Old Jerusalem part of Israel
Emma Dumain / Roll Call:
Centrist New Democrats Want Bigger Role in Party's Message
Discussion: Moe Lane
Todd Starnes / Fox News:
Stop the Insanity: BBQ pitmasters told to take down American flags
Fox News:
Searing DOJ report says Ferguson PD routinely violated rights of African-Americans
Discussion: NPR and Truth Revolt
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Brent Scher / Washington Free Beacon:
Billionaire Trying to Force Costly Green Mandate on New York
Discussion: JunkScience.com
Mike Isaac / New York Times:
Nextdoor Social Network Digs Deep Into Neighborhoods
Discussion: Mashable and Business Insider
Larry Gordon / Los Angeles Times:
UC to freeze California enrollment, cap UCLA, Berkeley non-residents
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Senate to vote Wednesday to undo labor union rule
Discussion: RedState and Hot Air
Lauren Yapalater / BuzzFeed:
The Duggars Are Being Accused Of Animal Abuse After Seemingly Trying To Sled Over A Cat
Discussion: Raw Story and FOX News Radio
 

 
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