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WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) It only took moments for Hillary Clinton to thank President Barack Obama for moving forward on immigration.

Clinton, the front-runner for the Democratic nomination in the 2016 presidential race, had been silent on the issue in recent days, as the Hill notes. But she tweeted out support for Obama quickly after he finished speaking Thursday night. Some political observers say Clinton will benefit from Obamas executive actions on immigration since they will rally Hispanic voters at a time when Republicans have failed to attract them, according to the Hill.

Bad call: Plenty of people were unhappy with Obamas orders. Those people include author Francis Fukuyama, who writes in the American Interest: Doing this by executive order after the recent election will do lasting damage to governance in the United States. The White House and congressional Democrats argued that Obama was acting within his legal authority to take the steps he announced Thursday night. Fukuyama, meanwhile, sees Obama heading down the path of Latin American presidential systems, which, when stymied by gridlocked legislatures, have seen presidents grab power in their own hands and rule by decree.

Why Webb cant beat Clinton: Lets ignore for a second the prospect that Hillary Clinton could benefit from Obamas actions. Heres one take on why shell trump at least one of her potential challengers, former Virginia Sen. Jim Webb. Its a paragraph from something he wrote in 1979 that reads, in part: There is a place for women in our military, but not in combat. Philip Klein at the Washington Examiner says that sentiment and others in Webbs Washingtonian magazine article titled Women Cant Fight mean he has no chance of beating Clinton for the nomination.

Little love for Christie 2016: State executives from Maryland to Arizona were quick to praise New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie for his leadership of the Republican Governors Association at the groups most recent meeting in Florida. But they declined to back him where it counts: as a candidate for the presidency. They didnt even say whether they think he should run, Politico reported.

Iran deal by Monday? Dont count on it, writes Politico. Sources close to the process say a final agreement with Iran on a nuclear deal appears unlikely this month. The piece says the overwhelming consensus among about a dozen sources from the U.S., Europe and the Middle East is that the nuclear talks will be extended next week into early 2015. Officials, including Secretary of State John Kerry, are meeting in Vienna this weekend for talks.

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Capitol Report: Hillary Clinton praises Obamas immigration moves