REDLINE || Friday, March 20, 2015

Published: Fri, 03/20/15

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Friday, March 20, 2015  

Good morning! In the news today: Clinton foundation failed to disclose its donors as promised; White House won't let Netanyahu take back Palestinian state rejection; why Israel should be very worried about Obama's last two years; Iran military planners have mulled a nuclear attack against the United States; Democrats set to oppose Obama end-run of Congress on Iran; MSNBC headed for massive shakeup; and please don't discriminate against babies by calling them fat.

Enjoy your weekend.

Keith

Despite Hillary promise, foundation did not disclose donors . . . In 2008, Hillary Clinton promised Barack Obama, the president-elect, there would be no mystery about who was giving money to her family's globe-circling charities. She made a pledge to publish all the donors on an annual basis to ease concerns that as secretary of state she could be vulnerable to accusations of foreign influence.

At the outset, the Clinton Foundation did indeed publish what they said was a complete list of the names of more than 200,000 donors and has continued to update it. But in a breach of the pledge, the charity's flagship health program, which spends more than all of the other foundation initiatives put together, stopped making the annual disclosure in 2010, Reuters has found.

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White House to Bibi: You can't take it back . . . White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest today declined to accept Israeli Prime Minister Netayahu’s reversal today of his earlier rejection – which had been made during the final moments of a campaign – of a two state solution, saying the White House “reevaluation” of its stance toward Israel would go forward. White House Dossier


Why? I’ll tell you why. Because the White House has wanted to do this for a long time, and Netanyahu’s statement rejecting a Palestinian state was the perfect pretext for moving ahead.

Obama aides consider lessening support for Israel . . . Top Obama administration officials - including White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest - are refusing to rule out a reduction in long-time U.S. support for Israel, including refusing to fend off resolutions at the United Nations hostile toward Israel. White House Dossier


Why Israel should be very worried . . . Let me tell you three things about President Obama that auger very poorly for Israel. White House Dossier

GOP counters Obama rethink . . . President Obama's angry reaction to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's re-election has sparked outrage and fighting talk from Republican lawmakers who see it as sinking US-Israeli relations to a new low. Washington Examiner

Obama: Vote or else . . . President Obama Wednesday suggested that he supports mandatory voting. The Founders, of course, permitted only landowners to vote. So there was a sense that some amount of judiciousness, thought, and responsibility should accompany the right to vote. White House Dossier

Does Obama not see the ironies in this? That by forcing the most ignorant and least attentive to vote, his Party would gain? Or that he would actually coerce you to exercise your freedom?

Obama finally congratulates Netanyahu . . . Obama spoke by phone with Netanyahu on Thursday. The White House says Obama told Netanyahu the U.S. values its close security cooperation and longstanding partnership with Israel. Associated Press

Michelle racking up bills in Japan . . . First Lady Michelle Obama’s visit to a Buddhist Temple in Kyoto is costing taxpayers nearly $80,000 for rental cars, according to a government contract. Washington Free Beacon

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Iran has contemplated EMP attack against the United States . . . "Iranian military documents describe such a scenario — including a recently translated Iranian military textbook that endorses nuclear EMP attack against the United States . . . one nuclear warhead detonated at high altitude over the United States would black out the national electrical grid and other life sustaining critical infrastructures for months or years." Newsmax

Petraeus: Iran the biggest threat in Iraq . . . “In fact, I would argue that the foremost threat to Iraq’s long-term stability and the broader regional equilibrium is not the Islamic State; rather, it is Shiite militias, many backed by — and some guided by — Iran,” Petraeus said in written comments to The Washington Post. Politico

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Iran negotiations hit a snag . . . A dispute over when international sanctions against Iran would be lifted following a potential nuclear agreement reportedly is the latest issue to bog down negotiations. Fox News

Don't worry, Obama will get his deal one way or another.​​

Democrats warns Obama not to end-run Congress on Iran . . . Republicans and Democrats alike will resist any attempts by the Obama administration to “sidestep Congress” in the pursuit of an agreement on Iran’s nuclear program, the senior Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs committee warned a State Department official on Thursday. CNS News

Boehner to meet with Netanyahu in Israel . . . Israeli newspaper Haaretz reports the trip, planned before Netanyahu's re-election, will begin March 31 and will be a "victory celebration" for the prime minister. Newsmax


Congress gives Obama an Iran-bill reprieve . . . After negotiating all week, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker and Robert Menendez, the committee’s top Democrat, said they will wait until mid-April before voting on legislation that would allow Congress to weigh in on a nuclear deal with Iran. Politico

Boehner takes on conservatives . . . Over the next week, the Ohio Republican and his top lieutenants plan to jam two big-ticket items through the House — a show of strength for a leadership team stung by a string a defeats and facing doubts about whether it even can govern. Politico

Walker debuts in South Carolina . . . On his inaugural trip to South Carolina as a presidential candidate, Scott Walker is trying hard to show that he shares the cultural values – and tastes – of the region that serves as the heart of the modern Republican Party. He even started peppering his stump speech with some “y’all”s for the occasion. Politico

Suicide bombers kill dozens in Yemen . . . Suicide bombers in the Yemeni capital Sanaa blew themselves up during noon prayers at two mosques used mainly by Shi'ite Muslims on Friday, killing at least 50 people and wounding scores, medical sources said, in a major escalation of the worst wave of violence in the country in years. Reuters

ISIS claims responsibility for Tunis . . . The Islamic State claimed responsibility Thursday for an attack on a popular museum in Tunisia that left 23 people dead a day earlier, according to an audio recording posted online. Fox News

Heroine from Hell: Palestinians honor mass murderer of Jews . . . A female terrorist who died in an infamous attack that killed 38 Israelis, including 13 children, was memorialized last week at a public square in Ramallah in what Jewish leaders say is just the latest twisted example of Palestinians glorifying extremist murderers. Fox News

Such a peaceful people.

Ebola rebound? . . . The number of suspected Ebola patients in Guinea has more than doubled from last month, the health ministry said on Thursday, highlighting a "fourth phase" of the epidemic after a dip in cases in early 2015. Reuters

MSNBC faces massive shakeup . . . With a few exceptions — notably “The Rachel Maddow Show” and “Morning Joe” — every program is at risk of being moved or canceled, those sources said. “All In with Chris Hayes,” a ratings suck that currently occupies the 8 p.m. time slot, will almost certainly be replaced. Network execs are also considering moving some weekday shows, like “Politics Nation with Al Sharpton,” to weekends. Politico

Glenn Beck "done" with the Republican Party . . . "I’ve made my decision – I’m out. I’m out of the Republican Party," Beck said on his radio show. "I am not a Republican; I will not give a dime to the Republican Party. I’m out. I highly recommend – run from the Republican Party. They are not good." Politico

Federal workers order to probe "unconscious" biases . . . A top U.S. Forest Service executive told his employees to probe their own “unconscious bias” on everything from race and sexuality to the disabled and fat people, asking them to use an unproven assessment tool to explore their feelings. Washington Times

Reading of Pledge in Arabic incites furor . . . The morning's regularly scheduled announcements included the Arabic reading of the pledge. According to students, the announcement was greeted by catcalls and angry denunciations in classrooms throughout the school. Complaints were received from district residents who had lost family members in Afghanistan and from Jewish parents who were equally outraged by the reading. Times Herald-Record 

Outrage over "Fat-shaming" babies . . . The onesie at issue here? This snapsuit from Wry Baby. Right across the belly it reads, "I hate my thighs." And whether you think that's funny or not seems to be the issue. AOL News

Keith Koffler
Editor
White House Dossier

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