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The Hill's E-news: March 11, 2015


The Hill's E-news
 March 11, 2015 
The Hill's E-news
Clinton fails to calm email storm
By Ben Kamisar
The political storm over Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email account intensified Tuesday as she revealed that more than 30,000 “personal” messages have been erased from the server in her home.
Clinton team provides Q&A on how emails were turned over
By David McCabe
Hillary Clinton's aides on Tuesday sent reporters nine pages of questions and answers that reveal how they determined what work-related documents to share with the State Department.
GOP letter to Tehran backfires
By Jordain Carney and Kristina Wong
A letter from Senate Republicans to Iran’s leadership has divided the GOP and forced it to play defense, endangering the party’s chances of passing a new round of sanctions that would kill President Obama’s nuclear talks with Tehran.
With clock ticking, lawmakers have no plan for reforming NSA
By Julian Hattem
Lawmakers are nowhere close to a deal to renew provisions of the Patriot Act, with a deadline little more than two months away.
Obama embraces Keystone skepticism
By Timothy Cama
President Obama has increasingly sided with the most negative assessments of the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline, leading both opponents and supporters to believe that he’ll reject the contentious project’s permit.
Maryland Democrats gear up for bitter Senate battle
By Jonathan Easley
Maryland Democrats are bracing for a bitter primary battle split along gender, race, geographic and ideological lines.
Benghazi chairman insists Clinton must testify twice
By Martin Matishak
The chairman of the House panel investigating the 2012 terrorist attacks in Benghazi, Libya, wants Hillary Clinton to testify “at least twice,” citing comments she made at her Tuesday news conference about her use of a private email account while secretary of State.
Criticism by Obama raises Scott Walker’s stature in 2016 field
By Jordan Fabian
President Obama waded into 2016 waters Monday when he slammed Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker for a new state law that curbs the power of labor unions.
Senators talk about lifting spending caps
By Rebecca Shabad
Budget ceilings on defense and non-defense spending will be relieved next year if a group of Republican and Democratic senators get their way.
ATF shelves bullet ban proposal
By Tim Devaney
The Obama administration is backing off its plan to ban a type of armor-piercing ammunition following a deluge of criticism from gun rights groups and congressional Republicans.
It's time for the CFPB to restore consumers' rights 
By Lisa Gilbert, contributor
Lenders use arbitration clauses to make it harder for consumers to go to court if wronged.
When discussing Iran and Israel, words matter 
By Herbert London, contributor
It seems that the president will not hesitate to contradict himself.
The New York Times: Politics and tradition collide over Iran nuclear talks 
By Peter Baker and Steven Erlanger
Even as Republicans emphasized the limits of a deal brokered by a president without submitting it to Congress, White House allies fumed about their interference in delicate negotiations.
The Washington Post: Experts say U.S. standing takes hit after GOP letter 
By Greg Jaffe and Juliet Eilperin
A blame game erupted over Senate Republicans’ letter to Iran, underscoring how badly relations have deteriorated between the two parties.
Reuters: Obama war request in trouble in Congress, mostly from Democrats
By Patricia Zengerle
U.S. President Barack Obama's request to authorize military force against Islamic State has made little progress since he sent it to Congress, and it may never pass, due largely to opposition from his fellow Democrats.
The Associated Press: 3 top national security officials to testify in Senate
By Deb Riechmann
Three of America's top national security officials face questions on Capitol Hill about new war powers being drafted to fight Islamic State militants, Iran's sphere of influence and hotspots across the Mideast.
The Wall Street Journal: Obama forced to bypass normal channels to sell agenda 
By Byron Tau
President Barack Obama is already finding himself overshadowed by a surge of media interest in 2016 politics, particularly in his former secretary of state, forcing the White House to bypass the normal political channels to sell his ambitious agenda to the public.

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