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12:20 PM ET, March 11, 2015

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John F. Harris / Politico:

Go to Hell — Hillary Clinton had something to say to the media about her email. It wasn't too subtle. — Lead image by Getty. — Hillary Clinton was likable enough, answering questions calmly though with a weary smile. She even offered a feint toward humility, allowing that …

Discussion: Washington Post, The Daily Beast, Washington Monthly, National Review, CANNONFIRE, BillMoyers.com, National Journal, The Huffington Post, The Atlantic Online, Washington Free Beacon, No More Mister Nice Blog, The PJ Tatler, FishbowlDC, The Daily Caller and Wall Street Journal

Steve Peoples / Associated Press:

AP sues State Department, seeking access to Clinton records — 1 photo — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Associated Press filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the State Department to force the release of email correspondence and government documents from Hillary Rodham Clinton's tenure as secretary of state.

Discussion: Fox News Insider, Washington Post, The Verge, Mediaite, National Review, The Week, US News and Poynter, more at Mediagazer »

Scott Shane / New York Times:

No Classified Emails by Clinton? Some Experts Are Skeptical — WASHINGTON — Anyone who has tried to pry information from the federal government may have been surprised on Tuesday by Hillary Rodham Clinton's assertion that in all her emails in four years as secretary of state she never strayed into the classified realm.

Discussion: US News, Hit & Run, Washington Post, New York Times, Betsy's Page and Outside the Beltway

Frank Bruni / New York Times:

Hillary Clinton, the Email Controversy and the 2016 Presidential Race — “Convenience.” “Convenience.” “Convenience.” “Convenience.” — Hillary Clinton's reliance on that word during her news conference at the United Nations on Tuesday minimized the exemption from standard procedure …

Discussion: Washington Post, The Daily Beast, VodkaPundit, Real Clear Politics, TVNewser and Bloomberg View, more at Mediagazer »

Washington Post:

Complete text of Hillary Clinton's remarks on e-mails, Iran — Former secretary of state Hillary Clinton told reporters at the U.N. that she chose to use a personal e-mail account because she thought it would be easier to use one device rather than two. (UN Web TV)

Discussion: Wall Street Journal, Washington Examiner, Power Line, The Federalist, Hot Air, The Daily Caller, The Hugh Hewitt Show, Slate and New York Magazine

Ben Smith / BuzzFeed:
The Clinton Campaign Gets Off To A Grim Start

Discussion: NBC News, Taylor Marsh, Daily Kos, ABC News, Poynter, ABC News, Guardian and Politico, more at Mediagazer »

Charles Hurt / Washington Times:
Hillary Clinton press conference a political performance preview

Discussion: National Review

Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
The Joy and the Drama

Discussion: Politico

John Hinderaker / Power Line:
What Hillary Said, and What She Didn't — Paul has summed …

Discussion: Da Tech Guy Blog, Washington Post and Washington Free Beacon

Laura Meckler / Wall Street Journal:
Bill Clinton Still Doesn't Use Email

Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Democrats urge Hillary Clinton to launch campaign

Discussion: The Hill

Tim Mak / The Daily Beast:

Republicans Admit: That Iran Letter Was a Dumb Idea — A day after releasing a letter that potentially threatened the administration's negotiations with Iran, some Republicans who signed on are realizing it was a bad call. — Behind the scenes, Republicans are wondering if sending …

Discussion: Political Wire, Guardian, Hot Air, The Week, Balloon Juice, Politico, No More Mister Nice Blog, The Federalist, The Gateway Pundit, The Times of Israel, New Yorker, Daily Kos, The Reaction, The Mahablog, Lawfare, New York Times and Raw Story

Tom Cotton / USA Today:

Sen. Cotton: Why we wrote the letter to Iran — Iranian leaders need to know that the Senate must approve any deal President Obama negotiates. — The critical role of Congress in the adoption of international agreements was clearly laid out by our Founding Fathers in our Constitution.

Discussion: Reuters, The Huffington Post, Lawfare, The Daily Caller, Weekly Standard, Business Insider, UT San Diego, The Gateway Pundit and Washington Post

David Goldstein / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Precedent for GOP's Iran letter hard to find, historians say

Discussion: Political Wire and PoliticusUSA

Jean-Luc Renaudie / Agence France-Presse:

As Israel vote looms, centre-left pulls ahead of PM Netanyahu's Likud — Jerusalem (AFP) - Less than a week before Israel's second general election in two years, Isaac Herzog's centre-left Zionist Union opened up a lead on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's rightwing Likud, polls showed Wednesday.

Discussion: Washington Monthly and Foreign Policy

Gallup:

Story Highlights — PRINCETON, N.J. — After Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's much-publicized and controversial address to Congress, Americans' opinions of him have worsened. His favorable rating is down seven percentage points, to 38%, while his unfavorable rating has increased five points, to 29%.

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, Politico and The Week

Haaretz:

Week before election, new poll puts Zionist Union ahead of Netanyahu's Likud — Knesset Channel poll gives Zionist Union the lead with 24 seats, 3 more than Likud; Yesh Atid now the third largest party at 14 seats. — Isaac Herzog's Zionist Union has maintained its 24-to-21-seat lead …

Discussion: Salon, susiemadrak.com, New York Magazine, New York Times and Reuters

Jake Sherman / Politico:

Aaron Schock: I ‘certainly hope’ I didn't break the law — The embattled congressman gets testy in a face-to-face interview. — Getty — PEORIA, Ill. — The question to Rep. Aaron Schock was simple: Do you think you've broken any rules or federal laws? But the scandal-plagued congressman did not have a definitive answer.

Discussion: Chicago, National Review, Mediaite, Salon, Political Wire, Joe. My. God., The PJ Tatler, Hot Air and RedState

Robert Wilonsky / The Scoop Blog:

Parker Rice, parents of Levi Pettit apologize for ‘horrible mistake’ made in OU SAE video — Update at 6:40 p.m.: Moments after Levi Pettit's family apologized for their son's behavior in the SAE video, Parker Rice — the recent Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas graduate — sent his own apology, via his father Bob.

Discussion: Dallas Morning News, Talking Points Memo, Oklahoma Daily, BBC, Raw Story, Get Schooled, NPR, Fox News, KFOR-TV, Mediaite, BizPac Review, Shakesville, Mashable, Hit & Run and News One

Washington Post:

Jeb Bush, Scott Walker emerging as front-runners for GOP nod — and rivals — It started with a subtle poke at Jeb Bush almost two months ago, when Scott Walker suggested that Republicans need “a new, fresh approach.” Since then, Walker has continued jabbing, casting himself as the …

Discussion: Fox News, JSOnline, Political Wire and Althouse

Craig Robinson / The Iowa Republican:
Walker: The biggest flip flopper you will ever find?

Discussion: Washington Monthly, Business Insider, Grist, Hot Air and Chicago Tribune

John Eligon / New York Times:

Ferguson City Manager Cited in Justice Department Report Resigns — FERGUSON, Mo. — The city manager of Ferguson, Mo., who a Department of Justice report said was responsible for overseeing the city's operations as it engaged in racially biased and unconstitutional policing practices, has resigned.

Discussion: US News, Talking Points Memo, New York Magazine, VDARE.COM, The Week, Mediaite, USA Today, Daily Kos and Common Dreams

Stephen Deere / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Shaw resigns as Ferguson city manager

Discussion: KSDK-TV, Common Dreams, Washington Post and Politico

Michelle Ye Hee Lee / Washington Post:

Ted Cruz's claim that the IRS tax code has more words than the Bible — In a speech to the International Association of Fire Fighters, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) talked about how the U.S. could restore “growth and opportunity” for small businesses, saying the answer is through tax and regulatory reform.

Discussion: Weekly Standard and Hot Air

Paul Krugman / New York Times:

TPP at the NABE — I was in DC yesterday, giving a talk to the National Association of Business Economists. The subject was the Trans-Pacific Partnership; slides for my talk are here. — Not to keep you in suspense, I'm thumbs down. I don't think the proposal is likely to be the terrible …

Discussion: Washington Center …, Brad DeLong's Grasping Reality and Marginal REVOLUTION

Tom LoBianco / Indianapolis Star:

Indiana state rep apologizes for sexting with Sydney Leathers — Indiana Rep. Justin Moed is apologizing for sexting with Sydney Leathers, the Evansville woman at the center of the 2013 Anthony Weiner sexting scandal. — “I am truly sorry I have hurt the ones I love most with my poor judgment.

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Mediaite and Raw Story

Bernie Becker / The Hill:

Senators bring back online sales tax bill — A bipartisan group of senators is taking another crack at online sales tax legislation. — Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Sens. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.) and Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) rolled out the Marketplace Fairness Act …

Discussion: Hot Air

Evan McMurry / Mediaite:

Morning Joe, Bill Kristol Blame Racist SAE Video on Rap Music — The concerned parents on Morning Joe found something to be outraged about over the video of SAE frat members engaged in a racist chant: namely the rapper Waka Flocka Flame's decision not to perform for the fraternity …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Washington Post, Raw Story and CNN

Victoria Kim / Los Angeles Times:

Jurors hit Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams with $7.4-million verdict — A federal jury found Tuesday that the 2013 hit song “Blurred Lines” infringed on the Marvin Gaye chart-topper “Got to Give It Up,” awarding nearly $7.4 million to Gaye's children. — Jurors found against singer …