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Two police officers are shot in Ferguson  —  FERGUSON  • Two police officers were hit by gunfire early Thursday outside the Ferguson police department.  —  The shots were fired as police were confronting protesters who had gathered outside the police station.

GOP, Bibi hurt Israel, USA  —  While the recalcitrant rightist government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has left Israel more isolated in the world than at any time since 1948, Bibi's ill-advised recent speech to a joint session of Congress could reduce a historically nonpartisan …

Kerry mocks Florida's reported ban on ‘climate change’  —  Secretary of State John Kerry mocked Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) and his deputies Thursday amid reports that the state's environmental agency banned employees from mentioning climate change.  —  Though he did not mention Florida by name …

How a Lindsey Graham Joke Turned into a Coup Plot Against the Government  —  Does Lindsey Graham want to overthrow Congress?  Not quite.  —  Well, you can't catch everything.  This past Sunday, I was one of a handful of reporters listening to South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham …

Sir Terry Pratchett, renowned fantasy author, dies aged 66  —  Fantasy author Sir Terry Pratchett has died aged 66, having had Alzheimer's disease for eight years.  —  “The world has lost one of its brightest, sharpest minds,” said Larry Finlay of his publishing company, Transworld.

An Open Letter to 47 Republican Senators of the United States of America from Iran's Hard-Liners  —  You have opened our eyes.  We are brothers.  —  Dear senators:  —  Thank you for your letter of March 9 explaining your system of government.  We were unfamiliar with the complexity of your laws.

Conservatives Keep Losing to Leadership.  Can They Change the Game?  —  Stymied again and again on the House and Senate floor, tea party members need to take the fight outside.  —  Conservatives came to Washington labeling President Obama as enemy number one.

Story Highlights  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans continue to name the government (18%) as the most important U.S. problem, a distinction it has had for the past four months.  Americans' mentions of the economy as the top problem (11%) dropped this month, leaving it tied with jobs (10%) for second place.

Tom Cotton's Truth Bomb  —  Critics of the senator's letter to Tehran are missing the point.  —  It is inarguable that as a matter of domestic law a subsequent president can get out of the agreement at will — this would be true even if it were a treaty — and Congress can pass laws …

Hillary Clinton Tackling an Urgent Task: Building a Press Team  —  Hillary Rodham Clinton's team of advisers is moving quickly to build a communications team that will handle her campaign's messaging and play a crucial role in responding to attacks from opponents and critical news coverage …

Foreign policy alters contours of GOP race  —  International issues have come front and center.  —  Politico Illustration / istock, AP and Getty images  —  Two days after signing the Senate GOP's letter to Iranian leadership Monday, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul found himself stretching to square …