Kennedy questions raise concerns for Obamacare opponents . . . Resorting to what ironically is a tenet of conservative philosophy – states’ rights – Kennedy posed another problem, saying that the requirement states set up exchanges to receive subsidies might constitute an undue burden imposed by the federal government on the states. White House Dossier

Obamacare saved? Not so fast . . . There’s still enough uncertainty about the outcome of King v. Burwell to guarantee that the survival of Obamacare will be in doubt until the Supreme Court rules at the end of June. Politico

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Obama to adopt the power to raise taxes . . . When those entrusted with power by the people put their own desires above all else, that’s when the republic begins to fall apart. This is exactly what Obama plans to do, as described by his own press secretary, Josh Earnest. White House Dossier

DOJ: No charges for officer, but Ferguson police discriminate . . . The police in Ferguson, Missouri, routinely targeted black residents for questioning, search and arrest, the Justice Department concluded, though there’s not enough evidence to bring civil-rights charges against the officer who killed an unarmed black teenager. Bloomberg

Holder can't charge Wilson, though he'd love to, so he had to feel like he stuck it to Ferguson somehow.

Hands not up. Shoot . . . The “hands up, don’t shoot” slogan used by Democratic activists since August 2013 is a complete falsehood, outgoing Attorney General Eric Holder admitted Wednesday. Daily Caller

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Biden in Central America bearing gifts . . . Vice President Joe Biden has arrived in Guatemala for a two-day visit with Central American presidents to discuss funding priorities aimed at slowing migration. Last month, Obama included $1 billion for Central America in the budget request he sent to Congress. Associated Press

How about using that money for border security instead? Maybe Obama would do it if he thought of it as a jobs program.

Obama and Pelosi: Snitty, Bitchy High School Girls?

Obama Schedule || Thursday, March 5, 2015

Americans think the bad guys are gaining . . . For the first time, a majority of voters thinks the U.S. is less safe today than before 9/11. That’s just one finding in the latest Fox News national poll on terrorism that may concern President Obama. Majorities of voters also think:

Hillary's latest PR trick . . . A cornered Clinton is a craven Clinton, which is why we should view Hillary Rodham Clinton's latest public relations trick with practiced skepticism. "I want the public to see my email," she tweeted Wednesday night. "I asked State to release them. They said they will review them for release as soon as possible." If she wants us to see her email, why did she create a secret account stored on a dark server registered at her home? If she wants us to see her email, why didn't she give State all of her email rather than a self-censored fraction of the correspondence? Ron Fournier

Dishonesty piled on top of deception. Is America really going to vote for eight more years of Clintons? I don't think so.

Dems rattled by Hillary's secrecy . . . They worry that the flap is just the latest example of the former first lady’s “bunker mentality” — a decades-long tendency toward secrecy that, more often than not, has blown up in her face. The Hill

Did Hillary commit a felony? . . . Her deliberate concealment of federal records raises questions under the federal criminal code. National Review

Democrats change climate to McCarthyism . . . Democrats may be flustered after a week of being accused of engineering an anti-science “witch hunt,” but they aren’t backing down from their investigations into the financial backing of climate-change researchers who challenge the movement’s doomsday scenarios. Washington Times

Led by Obama, the notion of putting the principles that undergird our republic over personal agendas is evaporating.

Reid secures subsidies for donors to aides' business . . . Corporate donors to a green energy nonprofit operated by Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid’s (D., Nev.) former staffers and a current campaign operative have received billions of dollars in federal loan guarantees and grant money as a result of Reid’s advocacy. Washington Free Beacon

Walker, Bush lead . . . Scott Walker, the Wisconsin governor, polls at 18 percent, and Jeb Bush, the former Florida governor, is at 16 percent. Politico

Bush to donors: Keep donations under $1M . . . The move reflects concerns among Bush advisers that accepting massive sums from a handful of uber-rich supporters could fuel a perception that the former governor is in their debt. Washington Post

Big Christie caves to Big Oil? . . . New Jersey's long legal battle to recover $8.9 billion from Exxon Mobil Corp for environmental damage ended when Governor Chris Christie's chief counsel, Christopher Porrino, cut a deal to settle for $250 million. Newsmax

The Outsider . . . Elizabeth Warren wants to be the most powerful Democrat in America—without running for president. Politico

Rahm could lose . . . A runoff that was expected to be a slam dunk for Rahm Emanuel is turning out to be uncomfortably — even dangerously — close, leading the Chicago mayor to ready a scorched-earth offensive to save his job. Politico

Saudi king gives prize to man who says U.S. did 9/11 . . . Saudi Arabia's King Salman awarded a prestigious prize to Zakir Naik, a televangelist and religious scholar from India, heralding him as "one of the most renowned non-Arabic-speaking promulgators of Islam." Washington Post

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