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7:25 AM ET, March 18, 2015

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Jodi Rudoren / New York Times:
Netanyahu Soundly Defeats Chief Rival in Israeli Elections  —  TEL AVIV — After a bruising campaign focused on his failings, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel won a clear victory in Tuesday's elections and seemed all but certain to form a new government and serve a fourth term …
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Michael Crowley / Politico:
Bibi wins big  —  As Netanyahu seems set to return to power, his relations with the Obama White House appear to reach a new low.  —  Hours before complete results were tallied, Netanyahu was claiming a comeback victory.  Getty  —  Barack Obama might have hoped for a leadership change …
Jerusalem Post:
In victory speech, Netanyahu says he will seek ‘strong, stable government’  —  Netanyahu closes gap: Likud leads Zionist Union in 1 ...  Netanyahu declares victory in Knesset race; Herzog sa...  “Hail, hail, Bibi,” Likud adherents chanted as Netanyahu took to the podium on Wednesday.
Gil Hoffman / Jerusalem Post:
Netanyahu declares victory in Knesset race; Herzog says Likud celebration is premature
Isabel Kershner / New York Times:
Deep Wounds and Lingering Questions After Israel's Bitter Race
Jerusalem Post:
Race to the Knesset: Follow the latest Election Day updates
Haaretz:
LIVE BLOG: Netanyahu: The right-wing is in danger - Arabs are voting in droves
Dylan Byers / Politico:
Mickey Kaus quits Daily Caller after Tucker Carlson pulls critical Fox News column  —  The blogger Mickey Kaus has quit his job at The Daily Caller after the conservative site's editor-in-chief, Tucker Carlson, pulled a critical column about Fox News from the site, Kaus told the On Media blog on Tuesday.
Politico:
Rep. Aaron Schock resigns  —  Illinois Rep. Aaron Schock is resigning his seat in Congress.  —  The 33-year-old Republican has been dogged by questions about his spending of taxpayer and campaign dollars.  On Monday afternoon, POLITICO posed a lengthy set of questions about charging …
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Laurie Goodstein / New York Times:
Largest Presbyterian Denomination Gives Final Approval for Same-Sex Marriage  —  After three decades of debate over its stance on homosexuality, members of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) voted on Tuesday to change the definition of marriage in the church's constitution to include same-sex marriage.
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Frank Turek / Townhall.com:
Why the 14th Amendment Can't Possibly Require Same-Sex Marriage  —  The Supreme Court is about to decide if the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution requires the states to redefine marriage to include same sex relationships.  There are several reasons why the answer is no.
Discussion: BarbWire.com
Jana Winter / The Intercept:
Cyanide Sent to White House  —  An envelope sent to the White House Mail Screening Facility on Monday tested positive for cyanide, according to an internal law enforcement document obtained by The Intercept.  —  The envelope listed a return address for a man who the alert says has a record …
Kay Steiger / ThinkProgress:
According To Dick Cheney, This Is Why President Obama Is The Worst President In His Lifetime  —  Former Vice President Dick Cheney said that President Barack Obama was “playing the race card” to excuse criticism of his record as president.  —  “I think they're playing the race card, in my view.
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Colin Campbell / Business Insider:
Dick Cheney accused Obama of ‘playing the race card’ in a Playboy interview  —  Former US Vice President Dick Cheney doesn't mince words when it comes to President Barack Obama.  —  In a new interview for the April issue of Playboy, Cheney repeatedly tore into Obama on a wide array of issues …
Carl Campanile / New York Post:
Activist allegedly tried to bait protesters with ‘kill cops’ script  —  A controversial conservative activist is being accused of trying to incite anti-police protesters by saying, “I wish I could kill some of these cops,” to provoke them into making outrageous statements.
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Ben Carson Operative Deletes Tweets Telling Obama To “Bend Over Bitch,” Among Others  —  “I'm looking forward to McConnell shoving his fist up Obama's ass.  Although, he will, no doubt, like it. #tcot”  —  The team building out Dr. Ben Carson's likely presidential campaign includes …
Craig Whitlock / Washington Post:
Pentagon loses track of $500 million in weapons, equipment given to Yemen  —  The Pentagon is unable to account for more than $500 million in U.S. military aid given to Yemen, amid fears that the weaponry, aircraft and equipment is at risk of being seized by Iranian-backed rebels or al-Qaeda, according to U.S. officials.
Discussion: The Week and Fox News
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
State: No record Hillary Clinton signed exit form  —  The State Department has no record that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton signed a standard form declaring that she surrendered all official records before leaving her post in 2013, a spokeswoman said Tuesday.
Victor Fiorillo / Philadelphia Magazine:
Penn State Abington Professor Speaks Out About Her Miami Arrest  —  At left is the staff photo of Penn State Abington sociology professor Dr. Karen Halnon.  But the photo on the right is what she looked like over the weekend when she was arrested at Miami International Airport after a bizarre incident on a plane.
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Claire Atkinson / New York Post:
Apple offers to share TV data to entice programming partners  —  Apple is offering to share data with programming partners to get them on board with its cable-like TV network package, The Post has learned.  —  The company is willing to share details on who its viewers are …
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Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
House Republicans Propose Budget With Deep Cuts  —  WASHINGTON — House Republicans called it streamlining, empowering states or “achieving sustainability.”  They couched deep spending reductions in any number of gauzy euphemisms.  —  What they would not do on Tuesday was call their budget plan …
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David Nather / Politico:
Barack Obama blasts GOP's budget proposal
Discussion: Daily Kos
 
 
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Marisol Bello / USA Today:
Gay groups still unhappy with NYC St. Patrick's parade
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Megan R. Wilson / The Hill:
White House formally exempts office from FOIA regs
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Anne Gearan / Washington Post:
Clinton team picks Justice spokesman Brian Fallon as lead press secretary
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Politico
Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
Iowa G.O.P. to Walker: Drop Adviser Who Trashed State
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
App Submissions On Google Play Now Reviewed By Staff, Will Include Age-Based Ratings
DeNa Co. / GlobeNewswire News Room:
Nintendo and DeNA Form Business and Capital Alliance
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Kelly Halom / The Vanderbilt Hustler:
Administration, Hillel respond to swastika graffiti at AEPi
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Chris Strohm / Bloomberg Business:
North Korea Web Outage Was Response to Sony Hack, Lawmaker Says
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Tom Warren / The Verge:
Microsoft is killing off the Internet Explorer brand
Lydia Wheeler / The Hill:
EPA is on a ‘constitutionally reckless mission,’ Obama's law professor testifies
 

 
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