Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
11:10 AM ET, March 9, 2015

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
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 …
RELATED:
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 …
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Bill Clinton won't weigh in on Hillary's emails  —  Former President Bill Clinton on Sunday declined to weigh in on news that his wife exclusively used a private email account during her four-year tenure as secretary of State.  —  Asked Sunday during a community service project if his wife …
Discussion: CNN and Political Wire
Kyle Balluck / The Hill:   Graham: 'I don't email'
David Weigel / Bloomberg Business:
Lindsey Graham Explains Why He Doesn't Use E-mail
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Cory Bennett / The Hill:
Silence is hurting Clinton, Dem says
NBC News:
Graham's surprising answer: “I don't email. …
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
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 …
RELATED:
Samantha Vicent / Tulsa World:
Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity closes OU chapter after racist video appears online
KFOR-TV:
Video appears to show University of Oklahoma fraternity singing racist chant
Discussion: FOX6Now.com
ABC News:
University of Oklahoma Fraternity Closed After Video of Racist Chant
Discussion: Towleroad News #gay
Josh Rogin / Bloomberg View:
Republicans Warn Iran — and Obama — That Deal Won't Last  —  A group of 47 Republican senators has written an open letter to Iran's leaders warning them that any nuclear deal they sign with President Barack Obama's administration won't last after Obama leaves office.
RELATED:
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
Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Republican Senators Write To Leaders Of Iran, Attempt To Sabotage Nuclear Deal  —  Forty-seven Republican senators are seeking to undermine the international negotiations aimed at containing Iran's nuclear program with an open letter to the government of Iran, warning the Persian leaders …
Tom McCarthy / Guardian:
Florida banned state workers from using term ‘climate change’ - report  —  ‘Global warming’ and ‘sustainability’ among phrases allegedly barred at state's Department of Environmental Protection, investigative report finds  —  Officials with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection …
Discussion: susiemadrak.com
RELATED:
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
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate Republicans pick up the pieces after shutdown drama  —  With the Department of Homeland Security standoff in the rearview mirror, Senate Republicans are going on offense with proposals that divide Democrats such as an Iran oversight bill and trade legislation.
RELATED:
Politico:
Immigration reform looks dead in this Congress
Discussion: ImmigrationProf Blog
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.
Nick Gass / Politico:
Poll: Fox News most trusted network  —  Fox News has the most trusted network and cable news coverage in the United States, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll released Monday.  But network TV is much less trustworthy than it was in the days of Walter Cronkite, American voters say.
RELATED:
Ali Elkin / Bloomberg Business:   Republicans, Democrats Split on Brian Williams' Fate, Poll Finds
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.
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.
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) …
Greg Hinz / Bloomberg Business:
Rauner pension math would mean big cuts for current state employees … Does Gov. Bruce Rauner's pension math add up?  Is it possible to cut spending $2.2 billion immediately, save taxpayers $100 billion over 30 years, protect everyone who's already retired and amortize $111 billion …
Discussion: Fred Klonsky
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 11:10 AM ET, March 9, 2015.

View the current page or another snapshot:


 
 See Also: 
memeorandum: site main
memeorandum River: reverse chronological memeorandum
memeorandum Mobile: for phones
memeorandum Leaderboard: memeorandum's top sources
 
 Subscribe: 
memeorandum RSS feed
memeorandum on Mastodon
 
 
 More Items: 
Liz Sly / Washington Post:
The Islamic State appears to be fraying from within
Marc Caputo / Politico:
Marco Rubio or Jeb Bush? Florida governor may pick neither
Josh Lederman / Associated Press:
AP sources: Obama library decision delayed by Emanuel race
Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
McConnell vows to raise debt limit without threatening shutdown or default
Discussion: Hot Air and The Right Scoop
Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
Obama and Selma: The Meaning of ‘Bloody Sunday’
Discussion: Washington Post
 Earlier Items: 
New York Times:
Jobs and the Federal Reserve
Discussion: Business Insider
Clyde Haberman / New York Times:
Martin Luther King's Call for Voting Rights Inspired Isolated Hamlet
Arelis R. Hernández / Washington Post:
U.S. Rep. Donna Edwards said to be announcing Senate bid on Tuesday
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
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
The Atlantic is profitable, has 1M subscribers, and revenue grew 10% in 2023 thanks to a 50% price hike, a harder paywall, and a shift to in-depth reporting

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
How MowPod, which sells podcast advertising tools, uses mobile game ads to incentivize gamers to follow shows on Apple Podcasts in order to earn in-game tokens

New York Times:
The NBC News-Ronna McDaniel saga highlights the perks and perils of partisan talk TV; a source says McDaniel is now seeking $600K+ for her two year deal

 
Sister Sites:

Techmeme
 Top news and commentary for technology's leaders, from all around the web
Mediagazer
 Top news and commentary for media professionals from all around the web
WeSmirch
 The top celebrity news from all around the web on a single page