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DRIVING THE DAY - "Supreme Court considers constitutionality of independent redistricting," by Campaign Pro's Tarini Parti: "Hundreds of congressional districts might have to be redrawn before the next election - and several other election laws could be at stake - depending on how broadly the high court rules in a much anticipated case brought by the GOP-controlled Arizona state legislature ... But the case could do more than just dismantle the independent redistricting commissions that good-government groups have been championing for decades - it could invalidate some state election laws such as those related to voter identification, regulation of primaries and residency requirements
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- "California's redistricting success in jeopardy?" by POLITICO's Todd S. Purdum from Los Angeles: "Just last November, California voters experienced a bracing novelty: a handful of competitive state assembly elections - after decades of blatant gerrymandering in which the legislature drew lines that lopsidedly favored the party in power, or willfully protected incumbents on both sides of the aisle. One big reason for the change: a bipartisan citizens' redistricting commission created by a statewide ballot initiative to govern state electoral boundaries, and later expanded to cover congressional seats ... But California's modest gains - along with various electoral reforms in more than a
dozen other states - would be at risk if the Supreme Court rules in favor of a little-publicized suit brought by Arizona's state legislature, which is seeking to invalidate a similar redistricting commission that drew the most recent congressional boundary lines in that state."
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CHICAGO RUNOFF - Three debates scheduled: The Chicago Sun-Times reports that Mayor Rahm Emanuel and challenger Chuy Garcia will participate in three televised debates ahead of their April 7 runoff. The details: March 16, WMAQ-TV and Telemundo, with the University of Chicago's Institute of Politics and the Harris School of Public Policy; March 31, WTTW-TV "Chicago Tonight" program; and a TBD date on WFLD-TV.
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As the Club considers 2016 and Rand wins CPAC again, here's POLITICO's Morning Score: daily news, notes and essential information for the 2015 and 2016 election cycles.

Days until the 2015 election: 249; Days until the 2016 election: 620

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WALKER WEEKEND - "Walker pressed for specifics at Club meeting," by POLITICO's James Hohmann from Palm Beach, Fla.: "Two days after provocatively suggesting that standing up to organized labor in Wisconsin has prepared him to fight terrorists overseas as president, Scott Walker told a crowd of conservative donors on Saturday that 'the most significant foreign policy decision' of his lifetime was when Ronald Reagan fired 11,000 air traffic controllers. Walker, who became a national figure by picking his own fight with public-employee unions, was responding to tough questions about his economic plans and national security chops at the Club for Growth's annual meeting here."
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"Walker on immigration: 'My view has changed,'" by POLITICO's Leigh Munsil: "Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker says his views have changed on immigration - and he doesn't support amnesty for undocumented immigrants living in the U.S. Pressed about previous statements in which he allowed that immigrants who are currently in the U.S. illegally could stay if they paid certain penalties, Walker said in an interview aired on 'Fox News Sunday': 'My view has changed, I'm flat-out saying it. Candidates can say that, sometimes they don't.'
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CLUB FOR GROWTH CONFAB - "Club for Growth plots role as 2016 kingmaker," by POLITICO's James Hohmann from Palm Beach, Fla.: "The Club for Growth couldn't find a presidential candidate to love in 2008 and 2012. But 2016 may be different. For the first time since forming in 1999, the right's leading tax- and budget-cutting activist group could marshal their significant supply-sider cred and donor network behind a White House hopeful - if only they can pick a candidate. In a sign of how the GOP has moved rightward in the post-George W. Bush era, even some of the establishment candidates line up relatively well with the Club, which became well known for bucking entrenched party interests and
working to defeat incumbent Republicans.

"A lack of consensus may prevent the organization from coalescing behind anyone, staying focused instead on down-ballot races. But also under discussion during closed strategy sessions the past three days is the idea that the group could give its seal of support to multiple candidates. Or they could just run attack ads against the people they don't like. They might also wait until the field has winnowed down to two or three finalists before throwing their full backing behind whoever they believe is most supportive of their free-market agenda."
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"Rubio previews tax reform plan at donor meet," by POLITICO's James Hohmann: "Sen. Marco Rubio previewed for conservative donors Saturday a tax reform plan that he will roll out in the coming week with Utah Sen. Mike Lee. The Florida senator, who has made clear to key supporters that he will run for president instead of reelection to the Senate, also told the Club for Growth donor meeting here that he would like to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education, shut down the Export-Import Bank and pass a detailed Obamacare alternative. Rubio said the bill he will introduce would reduce corporate tax rates from 35 percent to 25 percent, while eliminating both capital gains and dividend taxes.
He said we will create parity between C and S corporations so that no S corporation pays more than 25 percent in taxes."
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CPAC DISPATCH - More updates from National Harbor, Md.:

-POLITICO's takeaways from CPAC 2015, by Alex Isenstadt:
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"Paul wins CPAC straw poll, edging out Walker," by Ben Schreckinger: "Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul has won the straw poll at this year's Conservative Political Action Conference - his third such victory in a row. The likely Republican presidential candidate earned nearly 25.7 percent of the vote, ahead of second-place finisher Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, who took 21.4 percent. Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush finished fifth with 8 percent, according to results. Paul's showing suggests he remains popular among segments of the GOP base, but a straw poll win at CPAC is no guarantee of a GOP presidential nomination. The event is particularly heavy on libertarians, a group long identified with the Paul
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"Democrats see silver lining in attacks on Hillary Clinton," by POLITICO's Gabriel Debenedetti, with Katie Glueck: "The speeches at this week's Conservative Political Action Conference have made it amply clear that Hillary Clinton has eclipsed Barack Obama as the Republican presidential hopefuls' main punching bag. But it is the sheer number of distinct anti-Clinton attack lines that is raising eyebrows - and giving both parties some comfort heading into the 2016 campaign ... Republicans eager to derail a Clinton 2016 campaign ... see the panoply of critiques as a show of force against a candidate they insist is more vulnerable than her allies realize. Watching warily from afar, however,
Democrats eager to see a Clinton presidency cast the attacks as a sign of confusion in the GOP."
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"Jeb survives at CPAC," by POLITICO's Jonathan Topaz: "Jeb Bush survived his Conservative Political Action Conference appearance here on Friday, holding his own on immigration and education in front of activists who see him as the GOP's most moderate potential 2016 candidate. On immigration, Bush, the former Florida governor, said the country 'first and foremost' must secure its borders. Still, he also defended his record of supporting in-state tuition and driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants in Florida. Bush maintained his support for the Common Core education standards reviled by some conservatives, but he also said the federal government shouldn't be dictating education policy
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"CPAC loves Paul, but is it enough?," by POLITICO's Ben Schreckinger: It's still Rand Paul's CPAC. Whether it can be Rand Paul's Republican Party is another question. A day after other Republicans tossed out hawkish lines that clashed with his own brand of more cautious foreign policy, the raucous response to Paul's Friday afternoon speech from a standing-room-only crowd proved that CPAC remains friendly territory for the Kentucky senator. As he warned against an 'inept' government venturing overseas, he received standing ovations and supporters chanted 'President Paul.' But even Paul's supporters conceded that winning at CPAC is one thing, while winning the GOP 2016 nod is another."
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-"Rubio looks forward at CPAC, calls Clinton 'yesterday,'" by POLITICO's Katie Glueck: "Sen. Marco Rubio acknowledged his rocky history on immigration policy and sounded forward-looking themes during his well-received, early-morning appearance here at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Friday. At CPAC, an event that draws grassroots activists opposed to the comprehensive immigration reform the Florida Republican once championed, the likely presidential contender emphasized the importance of a border security-first approach, arguing that Americans need to see a commitment to curbing illegal immigration first."
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-"Perry focused on foreign policy in CPAC speech," by Daniel Lippman: "Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry struck an energetic and strident tone against terrorism, illegal immigration and President Barack Obama as he spoke to conservative and libertarian activists on Friday morning here at the Conservative Political Action Conference. 'At no time in the last 25 years has the future been more uncertain and the world more dangerous than it is today,' he warned, saying it was 'time for the American people to hear the truth' about the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, which he called 'the worst threat to freedom since communism.'"
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CASH QUESTIONS - "Schock scraps fundraisers," by POLITICO's Anna Palmer and Jake Sherman and John Bresnahan: "Illinois Rep. Aaron Schock is canceling fundraising events as he continues to face scrutiny about his spending and whether he accepted improper gifts. The fourth-term Republican postponed a scheduled event at the Washington restaurant Del Campo Thursday evening, a spokesman for the congressman confirmed. The decision to put off the fundraiser comes after Schock this month also skipped a major National Republican Congressional Committee fundraising weekend in Key Biscayne, Fla., and a Sunshine State fundraiser for Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.). Schock has been under fire after a
series of articles by POLITICO and other publications detailed the lawmaker's spending."
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- Rep. Aaron Schock used taxpayer money for private plane flight to Bears game," by the Chicago Sun-Times' Lynn Sweet in Peoria, Ill.: "Rep. Aaron Schock, R-Ill., used taxpayer money to pay for a private plane to travel from Peoria to Chicago for the Bears-Vikings game on Nov. 16, the Chicago Sun-Times has learned. And a Sun-Times examination of House disbursement records and campaign finance reports suggests that Schock used taxpayer money to help underwrite a September trip to New York, where a political action committee he controls spent $3,000 for Global Citizen Festival concert tickets. The use of $20,855 in taxpayer money for the Chicago and New York trips will raise more legal and
ethical issues for Schock. These new Sun-Times revelations are part of a growing number of questions surrounding Schock's use of campaign and government funds to support his extravagant jet-set lifestyle."
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CODA - QUOTE OF THE DAY: "I feel like I'm the son-in-law to all the Asian people." - Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, during an Annapolis celebration of the Lunar New Year.
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