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9:55 PM ET, March 4, 2014

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Julia Ioffe / The New Republic:
Putin's Press Conference Proved Merkel Right: He's Lost His Mind  —  In Sunday's New York Times, Peter Baker reported that German Chancellor Angela Merkel had tried talking some sense into Vladimir Putin.  The Russian leader has an affinity for the Germans and Merkel especially …
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Fox News:
Putin's claim of no Russian troops in Crimea stuns Kerry  —  In a somewhat stunning press conference, Russian President Vladimir Putin insisted that none of his troops had moved into Crimea — a statement that stunned U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry.  —  When informed by a reporter of Putin's claim …
Jeff Weiner / Orlando Sentinel:
Wife says Alan Grayson shoved her during domestic incident  —  Judge issues temporary injunction after wife's allegations against U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Orlando.  —  A judge has granted a temporary protective injunction against U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson, after his wife filed paperwork accusing …
Pew Research Center for the People and the Press:
Hillary Clinton's Strengths: Record at State, Toughness, Honesty  —  But Benghazi Seen as Top Negative  —  If she runs for president in 2016, Hillary Clinton would bring a number of potential strengths to the race, from her tenure as secretary of state to her perceived toughness and honesty.
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David Freedlander / The Daily Beast:
As Ukraine Rages, GOP Fires on Hillary for Failed “Reset”
Discussion: BuzzFeed, The Dish, Yahoo! News and The Week
Emily Atkin / ThinkProgress:
Chipotle Warns It Might Stop Serving Guacamole If Climate Change Gets Worse  —  This Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014, photo, shows the door on a Chipotle Mexican Grill in Robinson Township, Pa  —  It's your choice, America.  Fix the climate, or the guac gets it.  —  Chipotle Inc. is warning investors …
David Weigel / Slate:
Why Obama Got Russia Wrong (and Romney Got It Right)  —  To peer into the conservative media and blogosphere as it covers Russa's invasion of Crimea is to risk a fatal dose of schadenfreude.  There are reports about how Sarah Palin totally called that Putin would invade Ukraine …
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The Fiscal Times:
Economists Say Paul Ryan Misrepresented Their Research  —  The Fiscal Times  —  An exhaustive critique of the federal social safety net released by Rep. Paul Ryan on Monday is meant to be the intellectual foundation for an overhaul of the federal anti-poverty programs.
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Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
The GOP's Obamacare repeal dilemma, in one quote  —  The other day I noted that Thom Tillis, the expected GOP candidate for Senate in North Carolina, has been struggling to explain his stance on Obamacare — he knows repeal is a non-starter because the goals of Obamacare remain popular, but isn't willing to embrace any alternatives.
Andrew Kirell / Mediaite:
Lindsey Graham Blames Russian Invasion on Obama Reaction to Benghazi  —  Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) took to Twitter this afternoon to connect the Russian invasion into Ukraine's Crimean peninsula to the Obama administration's response to the 2012 terrorist attack on a U.S. consulate in Libya that left four Americans dead.
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Zack Beauchamp / ThinkProgress:
Lindsey Graham Blames Benghazi For Ukraine Crisis
Bill Bush / The Columbus Dispatch:
Boy points finger like gun, gets suspended  —  A Columbus principal suspended a student for three days last week after the child pointed a “lookalike firearm” at another student in class and pretended to shoot.  —  The boy's age?  10. The “level 2 lookalike firearm” cited in his suspension letter?
Natalie Villacorta / Politico:
Sarah Palin: Barack Obama known for ‘mom jeans’  —  Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says that Russian President Vladimir Putin is a man known for wrestling bears while President Barack Obama is known for wearing mom jeans.  —  “People are looking at Putin as one who wrestles bears and drills for oil …
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Igor Bobic / Talking Points Memo:
Michele Bachmann Is Disappointed That American Jews ‘Sold Out’ By Supporting Obama  —  Michele Bachmann is deeply disappointed with the American Jewish community for supporting President Barack Obama, whose policies she believes will reduce Israel to “rubble.”
Dan Merica / CNN:
D.C. council votes to ease marijuana laws  —  Washington (CNN) - The District of Columbia Council voted to significantly ease marijuana laws in the nation's capital on Tuesday.  —  By a near unanimous vote, the council decided to lessen penalties for public and private consumption of marijuana …
Brett Barrouquere / Associated Press:
Ky. to Use Outside Counsel in Gay-Marriage Case  —  Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear says the state will hire outside attorneys to appeal a judge's decision granting legal recognition to same-sex couples married in other states and countries.  —  Beshear's announcement on Tuesday came moments …
Ezekiel J. Emanuel / The New Republic:
Insurance Companies as We Know Them Are About to Die  —  And here's what's going to replace them  —  Americans hate health insurance companies.  They are easy targets for everyone to beat up on.  When premiums go up, we blame insurance companies; we do not blame the underlying hospitals …
Igor Bobic / Talking Points Memo:
Man Accidentally Shoots 12-Year-Old Driving By His House, Immediately Shoots Self  —  An Orlando, Fl. man accidentally discharged a gun on Friday, first striking a 12-year-old girl in a moving car then himself immediately after, the Orlando Sentinel reported.
Discussion: Orlando Sentinel and ThinkProgress
Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
White House Suggests Social Security Cuts Remain ‘On The Table’  —  Even though President Barack Obama's formal budget proposal Tuesday omitted cuts to Social Security, the White House strongly suggested that a controversial policy to cut the program “remains on the table” if Republicans are willing to compromise.
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Seung Min Kim / Politico:
John Boehner: ‘Most irresponsible budget yet’
Discussion: Hit & Run
 
 
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Jenny Jarvie / The New Republic:
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Alexandra Steigrad / New York Post:
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