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9:40 AM ET, March 9, 2015

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Ron Fournier / National Journal:
Emails May Be a Key to Addressing ‘Pay-to-Play’ Whispers at Clinton Foundation  —  There are not two Clinton controversies.  There is one big, hairy deal.  —  “Follow the money.”  That apocryphal phrase, attributed to Watergate whistle-blower “Deep Throat,” explains why the biggest threat …
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Amy Chozick / New York Times:
Hillary Clinton Faces Test of Record as Women's Advocate  —  MIAMI — It was supposed to be a carefully planned anniversary to mark one of the most important and widely praised moments in Hillary Rodham Clinton's political career — and to remind the country, ahead of a likely 2016 presidential campaign …
Kyle Balluck / The Hill:
Graham: 'I don't email'  —  Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said on Sunday that he has never sent an e-mail.  —  “I don't email,” Graham, who's considering a 2016 White House run, said on NBC's “Meet the Press.”  “You can have every email I've ever sent.  I've never sent one.”
Cory Bennett / The Hill:
Silence is hurting Clinton, Dem says
Discussion: Hot Air and Politico
Anne Gearan / Washington Post:
Will Clinton's experience be a liability?
Marisa Schultz / New York Post:
‘Huge gaps’ in Clinton emails: Chairman of House Benghazi Committee
Discussion: American Spectator and Chicago
Gail Sheehy / NY Daily News:
Hillary Clinton's only hope: To tame her worst habits, she'll need a real primary challenge …
Discussion: Wall Street Journal and Liberaland
Rupert Cornwell / The Independent:
Time is running out for Hillary Clinton. …
Discussion: Hot Air and RedState
Oklahoma Daily:
OU's Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity under investigation after video of racist chant leaks online  —  Editor's Note: This story contains graphic and racially-charged language.  —  OU's Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity members have been allegedly implicated in a video showing members participating …
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Samantha Vicent / Tulsa World:
Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity closes OU chapter after racist video appears online
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
Daniel Halper / Weekly Standard:
Republican Senators Write to Iran: Deal With Obama Can Be Revoked  —  A group of nearly 50 Republican senators have written a letter to Iran to explain how the U.S. Constitution works.  The letter is “An Open Letter to the Leaders of the Islamic Republic of Iran.”
Discussion: Power Line
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Josh Rogin / Bloomberg View:
Republicans Warn Iran — and Obama — That Deal Won't Last
Discussion: Politico and Balloon Juice
Tristram Korten / Florida Center …:
In Florida, Officials Ban Term ‘Climate Change’  —  People try to pass through a flooded street in Miami Beach.  Florida is the state most susceptible to the effects of global warming.  (Photo: Flickr.)  —  Listen to Tristram Korten's radio report on WLRN Miami Herald News:  —  By Tristram Korten
Juan Williams / The Hill:
How conservatives capsized school reform  —  Last week President Obama invited a small group of journalists, including me, to talk with him at the White House.  —  The conversation was off-the-record.  But speaking generally about the two-hour talk, I can say the president is intent on what is happening in Congress.
Cameron Joseph / The Hill:
2016's top ten most vulnerable senators  —  Senate Democrats are hoping to take advantage of a favorable electoral map in 2016 to swing majority control back their way.  —  This cycle, Republicans are defending 24 seats compared to Democrats' 10, including seven in states President Obama carried twice.
Rosie Scammell / Guardian:
US tourists caught carving names into Rome's Colosseum  —  Two California women break away from tour group to scratch their initials into ancient amphitheatre, where defacing walls is strictly forbidden  —  Tourists are once again getting into trouble in Italy, with two American women caught carving their names into Rome's Colosseum.
Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
McConnell vows to raise debt limit without threatening shutdown or default … Republicans will raise the government's borrowing limit without threatening a default, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell guaranteed Sunday, placating the markets but potentially surrendering the party's leverage …
Discussion: Hot Air and The Right Scoop
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Sam Youngman / Lexington Herald-Leader:
At Rand Paul's request, Republican committee gives green light to caucus
Discussion: Frontloading HQ
Jeremy Warner / Telegraph:
Austria is fast becoming Europe's latest debt nightmare  —  A mini-Greece is about to go off in Europe's heartlands, and markets don't even know it  —  Ah Austria, land of schnitzel, lederhosen, Mozart, alpine meadows and beer drinking.  Less widely appreciated is its special place in the history of catastrophic banking crises.
Discussion: Vox Popoli
Glenn Harlan Reynolds / USA Today:
Prosecutors protect themselves first: Column  —  When prosecutors lie and falsify evidence, ‘absolute immunity’ protects them from justice.  —  When you're charged with a crime, you're in a tough spot.  As soon as charges are filed, you're faced with the necessity of either (1) …
Arelis R. Hernández / Washington Post:
U.S. Rep. Donna Edwards said to be announcing Senate bid on Tuesday  —  U.S. Rep. Donna F. Edwards (D-Md.) plans to announce on Tuesday that she will run for the Senate seat being vacated by Barbara A. Mikulski (D), according to two Democrats familiar with her plans, setting …
 
 
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Josh Lederman / Associated Press:
AP sources: Obama library decision delayed by Emanuel race
Ali Elkin / Bloomberg Business:
Republicans, Democrats Split on Brian Williams' Fate, Poll Finds
Discussion: Politico
Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
Obama and Selma: The Meaning of ‘Bloody Sunday’
Discussion: Washington Post
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate Republicans pick up the pieces after shutdown drama
New York Times:
Jobs and the Federal Reserve
Discussion: Business Insider
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Clyde Haberman / New York Times:
Martin Luther King's Call for Voting Rights Inspired Isolated Hamlet
Julianna Margulies / CBS News:
Face the Nation Transcripts: March 8, 2015: Netanyahu, McConnell, Gowdy
Discussion: PoliticusUSA and Althouse
Rick Ridder / Denver Post:
IOWA CAUCUSES ARE A POOR PROXY FOR AMERICA
Los Angeles Times:
Potential redistricting reset could tighten California Democrats' grip
Mark Sagliocco / ABC News:
‘This Week’ Transcript: Former Secretary of State Colin Powell
Discussion: Politico