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10:15 AM ET, March 10, 2015

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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
A war of Obama's making  —  The White House and some Democrats are livid over congressional Republican attempts to circumvent President Obama's authority to make a nuclear arms deal with Iran.  They have a right to be angry — but not to be surprised.  —  There's a war going on between …
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Dr. Zarif's Response to the Letter of US Senators  —  Asked about the open letter of 47 US Senators to Iranian leaders, the Iranian Foreign Minister, Dr. Javad Zarif, responded that “in our view, this letter has no legal value and is mostly a propaganda ploy.
Peter Baker / New York Times:
White House Faults G.O.P. Senators' Letter to Iran's Leaders  —  WASHINGTON — The White House on Monday sharply rebuked nearly four dozen Republican senators who sent a letter to Iranian leaders just as nuclear negotiations reach a pivotal moment, characterizing the correspondence …
Washington Post:
GOP letter to Iran deepens White House ire  —  An already heated battle between the White House and Republicans over negotiations to curtail Iran's nuclear program grew more tense Monday when 47 Republican senators sent a letter to Iran designed to kill any potential deal.
Senator Tom Cotton:
Search form  —  Washington, D.C.—  Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) along with 46 of his Republican colleagues in the Senate will today release an open letter to the the Leaders of the Islamic Republic of Iran about the ongoing nuclear negotiations between their country and the United States.
CBS News:
Hillary Clinton to respond to email controversy Tuesday  —  Shares -  —  A source close to Hillary Clinton tells CBS News that the former secretary of state will speak publicly about her use of a private email account, rather than a government address while she was secretary of state.
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Politico:
Hillary Clinton to address email controversy  —  Press conference likely, three sources close to the former secretary of state confirm.  —  Hillary Rodham Clinton will soon address the controversy over her use of a private email account at the State Department, and is likely to hold …
Washington Post:
The public deserves answers, not stonewalling, from Hillary Clinton  —  A PARAMOUNT test for those running for president is how they make decisions — how they absorb information, what principles they carry and how it is all processed to a final choice.  This is highly subjective …
Ben Jacobs / Guardian:
Hillary Clinton eyes campaign launch in early April with plans to staff up in Iowa
Discussion: Politico and The Daily Caller
Kendall Breitman / Politico:
Earnest: Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton corresponded via her personal email
Mark Murray / NBC News:
Poll: Nearly 60% Looking For Change in '16.  Will They Get It?  —  As for Bush, he finds himself swimming upstream on the issues of Common Core and immigration reform.  —  In the poll, 52 percent of potential GOP primary voters unfavorably view a candidate who supports the Common Core education standards - as Bush does.
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Patrick O'Connor / Wall Street Journal:
Poll Finds Big 2016 Field Divides GOP
Ben Kamisar / The Hill:   Voters see Hillary and Jeb as old hat
Janet Hook / Wall Street Journal:
Hillary Clinton Has Broad Democratic Support, but GOP Field Splintered — WSJ/NBC News Poll
Discussion: The Hugh Hewitt Show and Fox News
Jack Shafer / Politico:
Excited for Jeb and Hillary? Just wait for Chelsea vs. George P.
Discussion: Bloomberg Business
Jennifer Mann / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Missouri Supreme Court takes over cases in Ferguson; judge resigns  —  FERGUSON  • The Missouri Supreme Court announced Monday that it will take the “extraordinary action” of reassigning all Ferguson municipal court cases to the circuit court, starting next week.
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New York Times:
Missouri Court Assigns a State Judge to Handle Ferguson Cases
Discussion: News One and The Week
Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
‘TRAITORS’: NY Daily News Slams GOP Senators Who Signed Iran Letter (PHOTO)  —  The New York Daily News on Tuesday used its front page to condemn Republican senators for signing an open letter to Iran warning that a potential nuclear deal could be null once President Barack Obama is out of office.
Discussion: Joe. My. God. and Twitchy
Deirdre Shesgreen / Cincinnati.com:
Sittenfeld touts Ohio tour after Brown endorses Strickland  —  WASHINGTON — Ohio's top Democrat, Sen. Sherrod Brown, threw his support behind Ted Strickland Sunday, endorsing the former Ohio governor over Cincinnati City Councilman P.G. Sittenfeld in the 2016 Senate campaign.
Jeremy Scahill / The Intercept:
The CIA Campaign to Steal Apple's Secrets  —  RESEARCHERS WORKING with the Central Intelligence Agency have conducted a multi-year, sustained effort to break the security of Apple's iPhones and iPads, according to top-secret documents obtained by The Intercept.
Discussion: Common Dreams and The Verge
Wikimedia blog:
Wikimedia v. NSA: Wikimedia Foundation files suit against NSA to challenge upstream mass surveillance  —  Justice presides with her scale and sword at Frankfurt am Main.  —  Photo by Roland Meinecke, licensed under a Free Art license.  —  Today, the Wikimedia Foundation is filing suit …
Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly:
Sedition in the Name of Patriotism  —  On many occasions during the last few years, as I heard talk of secession and nullification, and of defiance of the courts, and of duly enacted statutes representing slavery and tyranny, and of Higher Laws and a Right to Revolution, and most recently …
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
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Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
Republicans are beginning to act as though Barack Obama isn't even the president
Todd Starnes / Fox News:
Former SEALs chaplain could be kicked out of Navy for Christian beliefs  —  Navy Chaplain Wes Modder is pictured with a ceremonial oar presented to him by Naval Special Warfare Command.  He received the oar at the end of his tour.  (Courtesy Wes Modder)  —  A chaplain who once ministered …
 
 
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Chris Kaergard / Journal Star:
Bloomington attorney Mark Zalcman announces GOP primary challenge to Aaron Schock
Discussion: Political Wire and OnPolitics
Noah Rothman / Hot Air:
Even a plurality of Democrats want to move on from Obama
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O'Reilly's JFK Reporting Was Impossible. I Know Because I Was There
Brendan Bordelon / National Review:
James Carville Goes Scorched Earth on MSNBC Over Hillary E-mails
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Matt Wilstein / Mediaite:
It's Been 5 Years Since Rush Limbaugh Promised to Leave the Country in 5 Years
Chicago Tribune:
Family of 9-month-old girl killed in Little Village: ‘We have no idea’
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Tim Devaney / The Hill:
ATF again under Republican fire
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Paul, Booker, Gillibrand to introduce medical marijuana bill
Discussion: Washington Post and The Verge
Lauren French / Politico:
Group airs ads backing Republicans in DHS funding fight
Discussion: RedState
Richard Kirsch / The Hill:
Why would Republicans go after children's health insurance?
Discussion: Daily Kos
BooMan / Booman Tribune:
How Slowly Did Obama Administration Learn?
Discussion: RedState, Washington Post and Horizons
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Adam B. Vary / Variety:
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