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2:59 AM ET, March 27, 2015

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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Dem Senator Devised A Fantastic Response To Tom Cotton's Iran Letter  —  Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) would like to prevent Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) from sending any more letters to Iranian leaders about the nuclear deal, prompting her to file an amendment to block just that.
Discussion: Liberal Values
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The Huffington Post:
Senate Democrat Trolls Tom Cotton So Hard  —  WASHINGTON — Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) delivered a pitch-perfect trolling lesson to the Senate on Wednesday, filing an amendment calling to defund “the purchase of stationary or electronic devices for the purpose of members of Congress …
IN.gov:
Governor Pence Issues Statement Regarding the Religious Freedom Restoration Act  —  Start Date:  —  Start Time:  —  End Date:  —  Entry Description  —  Indianapolis - Governor Mike Pence today issued the following statement after signing the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (SEA 101) in a private ceremony.
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Eric Bradner / CNN:
Indiana's Pence to sign bill allowing businesses to reject gay customers  —  Bill allows businesses to reject gay customers 02:10  —  Washington (CNN)Indiana Gov. Mike Pence is set to sign into law a measure that allows businesses to turn away gay and lesbian customers in the name of “religious freedom.”
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Reuters:
German police search house of pilot who flew A320 into mountain
Discussion: LewRockwell and Bloomberg View
Fox News:
Mental state, not terror ties eyed in Germanwings co-pilot's deadly decision
Discussion: Pat Dollard
Manu Raju / Politico:
2016 brawl breaks out on Senate floor  —  Paul lashes Cruz, Rubio for ‘dangerous’ and ‘reckless’ positions on government spending.  —  The 2016 Republican nomination contest spilled onto the Senate floor Thursday, turning a marathon budget debate into a battle over which candidate is prepared to lead the country at a time of war.
Discussion: FOX News Radio
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Alex Rogers / TIME:
Rand Paul Proposes Boosting Defense Spending
Kathleen Miller / Bloomberg Business:
Potential 2016 Candidates Paul, Rubio Push Senate Colleagues to Boost Defense Spending
Discussion: CNN, Hit & Run and Washington Monthly
Reid J. Epstein / Wall Street Journal:
Scott Walker Shifts Stance on Immigration at Private Dinner  —  Likely GOP presidential candidate says he backs allowing undocumented immigrants becoming eligible for citizenship  —  Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker told a private dinner of New Hampshire Republicans this month that he backed …
Reuters:
Rouhani speaks with French, British, Russian leaders as nuclear talks resume  —  (Reuters) - Iran's president spoke with the leaders of France, Britain, China and Russia on Thursday in an apparent effort to break an impasse holding up a nuclear deal between Tehran and major world powers.
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Arutz Sheva:
US Declassifies Document Revealing Israel's Nuclear Program  —  Obama revenge for Netanyahu's Congress talk?  1987 report on Israel's top secret nuclear program released in unprecedented move.  —  Dimona nuclear reactor circa 1960s  —  National Security Archive/Flash 90
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Jordan Schachtel / Reuters:   Administration Declassifies Top-Secret Doc That Reveals Israel's Nuclear Secrets
The Hill:
Rep. Gohmert weighing presidential bid  —  Conservative firebrand Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) told The Hill that he might run for president in 2016.  —  Gohmert indicated he might launch an exploratory committee for president when originally asked if he would support Sen. Ted Cruz's (R-Texas) White House bid.
The Hill:
House passes Boehner-Pelosi Medicare deal in resounding vote  —  The House on Thursday overwhelmingly voted to repeal automatic cuts to doctors under Medicare, endorsing a rare bipartisan deal that Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) negotiated with Democrats.  —  The bill, which passed by a vote of 392-37 …
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New York Times:
House Passes Bill Changing Medicare Fee Formula and Extending Children's Insurance
Discussion: Addicting Info and PoliticusUSA
Joan Walsh / Salon:
Scott Walker's interview debacle: How the movie “Trading Places” explains the Iran/Israel conflict!  —  Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is widely viewed as botching his early opportunity as nominal frontrunner for the 2016 GOP nomination.  Even on the right, some former admirers …
Katherine Miller / BuzzFeed:
Congressman Resigning Over Scandal Drops Abraham Lincoln Reference In Farewell Speech  —  The perfect time for a Lincoln reference: your farewell speech after resigning from Congress amid a scandal over reimbursement of miles not traveled on a Chevy Tahoe.  —  vine.co
The Huffington Post:
Kentucky's New Heroin Law Marks A ‘Culture Shift’  —  WASHINGTON — On Tuesday night, Kentucky lawmakers passed wide-ranging legislation to combat the state's heroin epidemic.  The bipartisan measure represents a significant policy shift away from more punitive measures toward a focus on treating addicts, not jailing them.
Michael Crowley / Politico:
Obama's Mideast ‘free fall’  —  Mounting chaos in the region puts the administration on the defensive.  —  Barack Obama faces a slew of Middle East crises that some call the worst in a generation, as new chaos from Yemen to Iraq — along with deteriorating U.S.-Israeli relations …
Kate Mather / Los Angeles Times:
California loosens Jessica's Law rules on where sex offenders can live  —  California officials announced Thursday that the state would stop enforcing a key provision of a voter-approved law that prohibits all registered sex offenders from living near schools.
Discussion: KTLA and Bloomberg Business
Brendan James / Talking Points Memo:
Bill O'Reilly: ‘Journalism Standards Have Declined Dramatically’ (VIDEO)  —  Bill O'Reilly bemoaned the state of journalism on his show Tuesday night, telling his guest that when inaccurate reporting is left unchallenged, it “hurts the country.”  —  “If I made a mistake reporting at WCBS,” the Fox host said, “these guys were on me!
Discussion: Daily Kos
Jack Date / ABC News:
Secret Service Officials Reported Agents Did Not Appear Intoxicated, Documents Show … New documents obtained by ABC News reveal conflicting accounts by top Secret Service officials about whether two senior agents were drunk when they drove into the White House complex.
Discussion: Mediaite
Brian Tashman / Right Wing Watch:
Donald Trump: Immigrants Destroying America, Middle Class Ready To Rebel  —  Last night on “The Steve Deace Show,” Donald Trump spoke to the Iowa-based host about how this time, he is really serious about running for president.  He told Deace that Republicans have failed to stand …
 
 
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Chris Johnson / Washington Blade:
Court blocks implementation of FMLA rule for same-sex couples
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Emily Yahr / Washington Post:
Why stations are pulling Little Big Town's ‘Girl Crush’ — and what that says about country radio
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Asbury Park Press:
Last Slide  —  STAFFORD - Gov. Chris Christie said Wednesday …
Discussion: Hot Air, Mediaite and Hit & Run
Lee Enterprises / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Police settle lawsuit over tear gas use during Ferguson protests
Dylan Byers / Politico:
Jeb Bush: I don't read The New York Times
Discussion: Washington Post
Rachel Stockman / WSB-TV:
KSU lecturer accused of assaulting Uber driver
 Earlier Items: 
New York Times:
U.S. Airstrikes on ISIS in Tikrit Prompt Boycott by Shiite Fighters
Lanny Davis / The Hill:
The scandal machine: Will we ever learn?
Brendan James / Talking Points Memo:
The Atlantic Gives Writer Fired By Mic For Plagiarism A Second Chance
Discussion: Politico
Rebecca Harshbarger / New York Post:
Your subway's late because of a surge in unruly passengers
Discussion: Gothamist and New York Magazine
Adam B. Lerner / Politico:
Rahm Emanuel floats naming Chicago airport after Barack Obama
Discussion: Chicago Tribune and Mediaite