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2:40 PM ET, March 6, 2015

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Jennifer Epstein / Bloomberg Business:
The Hillary Camp's Rationale for Staying Quiet  —  Hillary Clinton won't be presiding over a soul-searching press conference or sitting down for a come-clean interview about her use of a private email address any time soon — at least if everything goes according to her team's plan.
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Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
White House alerted to potential Clinton email problem in August  —  But the Clinton camp urged it to keep the issue quiet.  —  The White House, State Department and Hillary Clinton's personal office knew in August that House Republicans had received information showing that the former secretary …
Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
‘Who knows? She could implode totally’
James Hohmann / Politico:
The POLITICO Caucus: Dems fret over toll of Clinton email stories
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Dems vow to protect Boehner from conservative coup  —  Tea Party Republicans contemplating a bid to oust Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio) shouldn't count on Democrats to help them unseat the Speaker.  —  And without their support, there is no chance to topple Boehner in this Congress.
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Politico:
GOP leaders to skip Selma event  —  'They've lost an opportunity to show the American people that they care,' one black lawmaker says.  —  Getty  —  Scores of U.S. lawmakers are converging on tiny Selma, Alabama, for a large commemoration of a civil rights anniversary.
Politico:   Rebels with a cause  —  A new group of far-right House Republicans …
Townhall.com:
Obama Invokes Selma To Justify Amnesty  —  President Obama invoked the “spirit of Selma” to justify his executive amnesty policies Friday in an interview with Sirius XM's Joe Madison.  —  “The notion that some kid that was brought here when he was two or three years old might somehow …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
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Ben Kamisar / The Hill:   Obama: Deporting immigrant kids not ‘true to the spirit’ of Selma
Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Obama: Ferguson ‘not an isolated incident’
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
What Obama's trip to Selma means
CNN:
Feds prepare corruption charges against Sen. Menendez 01:41  —  People briefed on the case say Attorney General Eric Holder has signed off on prosecutors' request to proceed with charges, CNN has learned exclusively.  An announcement could come within weeks.
Sean Davis / The Federalist:
Here's What The Unemployment Rate Looks Like If You Add Back Labor Force Dropouts  —  The Department of Labor announced today that the official unemployment rate fell to 5.5 percent last month, the lowest it's been since Spring of 2008.  Good news, right?  Well, kind of.
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Dionne Searcey / New York Times:
U.S. Economy Added 295,000 Jobs in February, but Wages Continued to Lag
Michelle Jamrisko / Bloomberg Business:
Payrolls Rose by 295,000 in February, U.S. Jobless Rate at 5.5%
Discussion: Bloomberg View
Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
In U.C.L.A. Debate Over Jewish Student, Echoes on Campus of Old Biases  —  LOS ANGELES — It seemed like routine business for the student council at the University of California, Los Angeles: confirming the nomination of Rachel Beyda, a second-year economics major who wants to be a lawyer someday, to the council's Judicial Board.
Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
As Supreme Court Weighs Health Law, G.O.P. Plans to Replace It  —  WASHINGTON — The legal campaign to destroy President Obama's health care law may be nearing its conclusion, but as the Supreme Court deliberates over the law's fate, the search for a replacement by Republican lawmakers is finally gaining momentum.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Conservative Justices: If we gut Obamacare, Republicans will fix it! (No, they won't.)
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Wall Street Journal:
How America Was Misled on al Qaeda's Demise  —  The White House portrait of a crumbling terror group is contradicted by documents seized in the bin Laden raid.  —  By  —  In the early-morning hours of May 2, 2011, a small team of American military and intelligence professionals landed inside …
Oliver Roeder / FiveThirtyEight:
Obamacare's Chances Of Survival Are Looking Better And Better  —  Solicitor General Donald Verrilli won Wednesday's oral arguments in King v. Burwell, the latest challenge to the Affordable Care Act.  Or at least that's what the wisdom of the crowd is telling us.
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Abbe R. Gluck / Politico:
How States' Rights Shapes King v. Burwell
Matthew Continetti / Washington Free Beacon:
I Don't Love Spock  —  “I loved Spock,” said President Obama, reacting to the death of actor Leonard Nimoy.  Why?  Because Spock reminds him of himself.  The galaxy's most famous Vulcan, the president wrote, was “Cool, logical, big-eared, and level headed, the center of Star Trek's optimistic, inclusive vision of humanity's future.”
Discussion: Raw Story, alicublog and Balloon Juice
Brian Tashman / Right Wing Watch:
Fox News Pundit: Muslim Holidays Discriminate Against Christians  —  Fox News pundit Todd Starnes appeared on the Family Research Council's “Washington Watch” program yesterday to chat with Tony Perkins about what they perceive as growing anti-Christian persecution in America …
Discussion: Raw Story and Joe. My. God.
David A. Lieb / Associated Press:
Danforth Aide Says Missouri Auditor Shot Himself After Call  —  An aide to former U.S. Sen. John Danforth said Thursday that she was on the phone with Missouri Auditor Tom Schweich — discussing his angst over perceived rumors about his religion — just moments before he killed himself.
 
 
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Andrew Lack is back at NBC News
Michael Brown / Townhall.com:
When Two Boys Kissed on Primetime TV
Discussion: Joe. My. God.
CNN:
Jeb Bush aides used private domain for public business
Discussion: US News
Michael C Bender / Bloomberg Business:
Did Jeb Bush Go Far Enough to Try to Save Terri Schiavo to Save His Iowa Chances?
Discussion: Washington Monthly
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Did the Obama Administration Lie to the Federal Court About Implementation of Executive Amnesty?
Discussion: The Daily Caller
John R. Morris / The Hill:
Modern media and the destructive representation of conservativism
Ta-Nehisi Coates / The Atlantic Online:
The Gangsters of Ferguson  —  Yesterday the Justice Department released …