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2:50 PM ET, April 3, 2015

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Max Fisher / Vox:
This is an astonishingly good Iran deal  —  When Aaron Stein was studying nuclear non-proliferation at Middlebury University's Monterey graduate program, the students would sometimes construct what they thought would be the best possible nuclear inspection and monitoring regimes.
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Washington Post:
Obama's Iran deal falls far short of his own goals  —  THE “KEY parameters” for an agreement on Iran's nuclear program released Thursday fall well short of the goals originally set by the Obama administration.  None of Iran's nuclear facilities — including the Fordow center buried under a mountain — will be closed.
New York Times:
A Promising Nuclear Deal With Iran  —  The preliminary agreement between Iran and the major powers is a significant achievement that makes it more likely Iran will never be a nuclear threat.  President Obama said it would “cut off every pathway that Iran could take to develop a nuclear weapon.”
Facebook:
Statement by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu regarding the proposed framework for a deal with Iran:  —  “I just came from a meeting of the Israeli cabinet.  We discussed the proposed framework for a deal with Iran.  —  The cabinet is united in strongly opposing the proposed deal....
Discussion: Algemeiner.com and The Right Scoop
Jeff Dunetz / “The Lid”:
France: The US Capitulated To Iranian Demands
Terence Burlij / CNN:
Iran deal: 2016 GOPers and Hillary Clinton react
Peter Baker / New York Times:
A Foreign Policy Gamble by Obama at a Moment of Truth
Annie Karni / Politico:
Source: Lease signed for Hillary Clinton headquarters in Brooklyn  —  The lease is signed: Hillary Clinton's campaign headquarters will work out of 1 Pierrepont Plaza in Brooklyn Heights, according to a source familiar with the deal.  —  The campaign will occupy two full floors of the office building …
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Alex Seitz-Wald / msnbc.com:   Hillary Clinton campaign headquarters to be based in Brooklyn
Reid J. Epstein / Wall Street Journal:
Carly Fiorina: Tim Cook Opposition to Indiana Religious Freedom Law Hypocritical  —  Once a Fortune 50 chief executive herself, Carly Fiorina is disgusted with how CEOs rushed to condemn Indiana's new religious freedom law.  —  Mrs. Fiorina, who is weighing a bid for the 2016 Republican …
Discussion: The Hill and Business Insider
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David Weigel / Bloomberg Business:
Why Ted Cruz is Fighting ‘the Fortune 500’ on Gay Marriage  —  Iowa conservatives were asking how and why Indiana's Religious Freedom Restoration Act came under fire.  Texas Senator Ted Cruz had found the culprit.  —  “The Fortune 500 is running shamelessly to endorse the radical gay marriage agenda …
Ben White / Politico:
Cloudy economy rains on Barack Obama's parade  —  As the president touts improvement, jobs growth suddenly turns sluggish.  —  White House officials insist that there are many bright spots in the current economy and they largely dismiss alarmism over a possible backslide.  Getty
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Patricia Cohen / New York Times:
U.S. Economy Gained 126,000 Jobs in March, an Abrupt Slowdown in Hiring
Patrick Gillespie / CNNMoney:
Warning sign: U.S. economy only adds 126,000 jobs
WGME-TV 13:
Former Biddeford mayor throws a jar of Vasoline near Governor LePage  —  SACO (WGME) — Governor LePage's town hall-style meeting ended suddenly Thursday after the former mayor of Biddeford, Joanne Twomey, interrupted the governor and tossed a jar of Vaseline near him.
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Kevin Miller / The Portland Press Herald:
LePage forum comes to abrupt end as Democratic ex-lawmaker confronts him and gets taken away
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Mediaite
Alan Blinder / New York Times:
Atlanta Educators Convicted in School Cheating Scandal  —  ATLANTA — In a dramatic conclusion to what has been described as the largest cheating scandal in the nation's history, a jury here on Wednesday convicted 11 educators for their roles in a standardized test cheating scandal that tarnished …
Washington Post:
These are the racially charged e-mails that got 3 Ferguson police and court officials fired  —  City officials in Ferguson, Mo., on Thursday evening released the full, unredacted content of racially charged and religiously insensitive e-mails sent by the city's former court clerk …
Steven Crowder / Louder With Crowder:
HIDDEN CAMERA: Gay Wedding Cake At Muslim Bakeries  —  Gay wedding cakes!  —  Yes folks, I did this.  I went there.  You have this now.  As I was discussing on last week's radio show/podcast...  Actually, I taped this video a long time ago but due to audio corruption issues, was never able to upload it.
Numbers / Pew Research Center:
Campaign 2016: Modest Interest, High Stakes  —  Wide Gaps in GOP Candidate Visibility; Small Gaps in Support  —  The 2016 presidential campaign has gotten off to a slow start with voters.  A majority of registered voters (58%) say they have given at least some thought to candidates who may run …
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Domenico Montanaro / NPR:
Could Chris Christie Appoint Himself To The U.S. Senate? Yes, He Can
Preston Lerner / Los Angeles Magazine:
Right Side of the Law: Eugene Volokh's Global Influence  —  Eugene Volokh leads me into the kitchen of his graceful two-story Mediterranean-style house in Pacific Palisades and offers me a cup of coffee.  When he realizes that the sugar bowl is empty, he reaches into a cupboard and pulls out a box of sugar.
Discussion: Althouse and Washington Post
Melissapamerktla / KTLA:
Woman Killed in Front of Her 12-Year-Old Son Had Laughed at Shooter: LASD  —  A 44-year-old woman fatally shot by a gunman who opened fire in front of her 12-year-old son apparently was unknown to the shooter, only having laughed at him when driving by just prior to her death, authorities said Thursday.
Discussion: Fox 59, WGN-TV and KFOR-TV
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Daily Breeze:   Hawthorne shooting occurred after boy made eye contact with gunman
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
In emerging Dem race, O'Malley new target of Clinton machine  —  Recently, a representative from the Hillary Clinton camp delivered a message to Martin O'Malley, the former Maryland governor preparing to challenge Clinton for the 2016 Democratic nomination.  —  I have some good news and some bad news, the messenger said.
James B. Nelson / @politifact:
Gov. Scott Walker says he bought a sweater for $1 at Kohl's  —  When Gov. Scott Walker took his presidential ambitions to New Hampshire, he shared a penny-pinching story that would have been right at home in bargain-hunting Wisconsin.  —  At the center of the story: A new sweater, a dollar and Menomonee Falls-based Kohl's.
Tim Devaney / The Hill:
Fifth GOP senator says he'll back AG nominee  —  A fifth Republican senator is throwing his support behind attorney general nominee Loretta Lynch, seemingly giving the New York prosecutor the necessary votes for confirmation.  —  Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), who is up for reelection in 2016 …
Discussion: Daily Kos and Politico
Ambrose Evans-Pritchard / Telegraph:
Greece draws up drachma plans, prepares to miss IMF payment  —  ‘We are a Left-wing government.  If we have to choose between a default to the IMF or a default to our own people, it is a no-brainer,’ says senior Greek official  —  Greece is drawing up drastic plans to nationalise …
 
 
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Arnold Schwarzenegger / Washington Post:
Indiana's religious freedom law is bad for Republicans
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Ishaan Tharoor / Washington Post:
Japanese defense minister denies aliens have invaded Japan
Bryan Lowrythe / Kansas City Star:
Brownback signs bill that allows permit-free concealed carry of guns in Kansas
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