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9:30 PM ET, February 24, 2016

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Ben Smith / BuzzFeed:
The Only Strategy For Hillary Clinton Is To Scorch The Earth  —  If Hillary Clinton manages to beat Bernie Sanders, the early primaries have already revealed that there's only one strategy for the general election against a Republican, be it Donald Trump, Marco Rubio, or Ted Cruz: Scorch the earth.
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Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
It's Time for an Anti-Trump Manhattan Project  —  For the last eight months or so, a significant portion of the Republican party's voters have been in thrall to a bizarre, Occupy-esque conspiracy theory, which holds as its central thesis that sabotage and pusillanimity are the root causes of the Right's recent woes.
Discussion: The Last Refuge and Balloon Juice
David Wasserman / FiveThirtyEight:
Republicans' Last-Ditch Hope To Stop Donald Trump  —  If it's not obvious by now, a ship called the Republican Party is perilously close to being hijacked by a populist pirate named Donald Trump.  At the last three ports of call — New Hampshire, South Carolina and Nevada …
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Can Donald Trump be stopped?  —  HOUSTON — Donald Trump has taken firm control of the race for the Republican presidential nomination with his third straight victory in Nevada.  To deny him that role, strategists say, his leading rivals must quickly change the trajectory of the race …
Fox News:
Romney suggests a ‘bombshell’ in Trump's tax returns
Nick Gass / Politico:
Trump lands his first congressional endorsements
Steven Ertelt / LifeNews.com:
Cecile Richards: “I Appreciate Donald Trump's Kind Words About Planned Parenthood”
New York Times:
Marco Rubio Gets Party's Blessing, but Not Voters'
Discussion: Washington Post
Jerry Zremski / Buffalo News:
Chris Collins becomes first sitting member of Congress to endorse Trump
Mark Finkelstein / NewsBusters:
Mika Rips Rubio: ‘Sucking Up’ to Trump to be His VP Pick
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Washington Post:
Republican governor of Nevada Brian Sandoval being considered for Supreme Court  —  Brian Sandoval, the centrist Republican governor of Nevada, is being vetted by the White House for a possible nomination to the Supreme Court, according to two people familiar with the process.
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President Barack Obama / SCOTUSblog:
A Responsibility I Take Seriously  —  The Constitution vests in the President the power to appoint judges to the Supreme Court.  It's a duty that I take seriously, and one that I will fulfill in the weeks ahead.  —  It's also one of the most important decisions that a President will make.
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
A Lot Weaker Than They Look
Discussion: NPR
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Kirk would meet with Obama SCOTUS nominee
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New York Times:
Apple Is Said to Be Working on an iPhone Even It Can't Hack  —  WASHINGTON — Apple engineers have already begun developing new security measures that would make it impossible for the government to break into a locked iPhone using methods similar to those now at the center of a court fight in California …
David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
Does Ben Carson Suspect His Campaign Was a Scam?  —  For months, reporters and political operatives (including me) have been pointing out that Ben Carson's campaign bears many of the hallmarks of a political scam operation.  Now Carson seems to agree.  On CNN on Tuesday, Carson discussed his year-end staff shake-up:
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Aaron Rupar / ThinkProgressPage Array:   Ben Carson Acknowledges His Presidential Campaign Might Be A Big Scam
Andrea Cavallier / New York's PIX11:
Charges dropped in gang rape probe at Brownsville playground after victim recants story  —  BROWNSVILLE, Brooklyn — Charges have been dropped against the five teens who had been accused of raping an 18-year-old girl at a Brownsville playground last month after the victim changed her story.
Discussion: KTLA
Tegna / WFAA-TV:
Cruz, Trump tied in WFAA Texas poll … DALLAS - Six days before Super Tuesday, Ted Cruz and Donald Trump are now tied in Texas, according to a new public opinion poll commissioned by WFAA-TV.  —  Cruz and Trump both had 32 percent support from likely and actual GOP primary voters, with a 3.9 percent margin of error.
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Tim Alberta / National Review:
Conservative Leaders Hedge on Support for Cruz
Discussion: Trail Blazers Blog
Bill James / The Federalist:
Trump Is A Rump, But He Has A Point  —  Let me begin by telling you what I think about Donald Trump.  I stress that I am not trying to tell you what you should think about The Donald; I am merely telling you what I think, how I react to him.  —  I have despised Trump for 35 or 40 years …
Discussion: Bill James Online and Politico
Glenn Updated / Glenn Beck:
Silence in the Face of Evil Is Evil Itself  —  Hello, America, from Las Vegas, Nevada.  —  I got up this morning, and I prayed about what I was going to say to you today.  Because I have a lot on my mind.  And I thought to myself, “Maybe I, maybe I don't say anything.”  —  You know, it's really interesting.
Scott Adams Blog:
Discussion: Althouse
Associated Press:
Texas Court Clears Ex-Gov. Rick Perry of 2nd Felony Charge  —  Texas' highest criminal court tossed the second and final felony charge against former Gov. Rick Perry on Wednesday, likely ending a case the Republican says helped sink his short-lived 2016 presidential bid.
Bill Gertz / Washington Free Beacon:
China Warns U.S. After Trump Wins Nevada Caucus  —  China warned the United States on Wednesday not to adopt punitive currency policies that could disrupt U.S.-China relations after Donald Trump's win in the Nevada caucus.  —  Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying told reporters in Beijing that …
Neetzan Zimmerman / The Hill:
‘Idiocracy’ writer: I never expected my movie ‘to become a documentary’  —  The man behind the 2006 cult sci-fi film “Idiocracy” is lamenting that his fictional movie appears to have become reality.  —  “I never expected #idiocracy to become a documentary,” tweeted screenwriter Etan Cohen …
Discussion: Raw Story
Mother Jones:
Inside Mississippi's Last Abortion Clinic  —  Mississippi used to have 14 abortion clinics.  Now there is one.  If you visit it, here are some of the people you might meet.  —  | Tue Jan. 22, 2013 6:01 AM EST  —  »  —  « … Jackson Women's Health Organization holds …
Jeremy Tanner / New York's PIX11:
Baby sitter charged with murder in death of Staten Island 16-month-old  —  STATEN ISLAND - The baby sitter charged with killing 16-month-old Staten Island toddler faced the family of the young boy amid sobs, shrieks of pain and shouts of “you should rot in hell forever.”
Discussion: WTVR-TV
Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Rangel confirms plans to retire at the end of the year  —  Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-N.Y.) said on Wednesday that he still plans to retire at the end of the year, saying that he wants to leave office at the same time as the first black president.  —  “I wanted so badly to complete the last year …
Discussion: RedState and CBS New York
Wtvrwebstaff / WTVR-TV:
3 killed, significant damage seen after tornado hits Waverly  —  CLICK HERE TO WATCH LIVE SEVERE WEATHER COVERAGE  —  WAVERLY, Va. — Virginia State Police said three people were killed and eight others suffered minor injuries after a reported tornado hit the town of Waverly in in Sussex County Wednesday afternoon.
Ashton Edwards / fox13now.com:
Missing 1-year-old girl found on golf course after climbing out of crib, out front door  —  SOUTH JORDAN, Utah - A 1-year-old girl is back with her family after she some how climbed out of her crib, through the house and out the front door.  —  Officers said the 17-year-old babysitter was watching the girl …
Discussion: FOX31 Denver
Aaron Williams / Alternet:
Noam Chomsky: We Owe the Rise of Trump to Fear and the ‘Breakdown of Society’  —  Leading GOP candidate is taking advantage of America's fears.  —  Noam Chomsky.  —  Noam Chomsky, 87, is without a doubt the most significant academic figure to cast a highly critical eye on U.S. foreign policies.
 
 
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Luke Hammill / Oregonian:
$3.3 million and counting: The cost of the Malheur occupation
Discussion: Raw Story and Mediaite
Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
New White Supremacist PAC Robocalls: 'Don't Vote For A Cuban,' Vote Trump! (AUDIO)
Discussion: Mediaite
Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
Republican Race Puts Donald Trump and Paul Ryan on Collision Course
Ben Margot / Los Angeles Times:
Ex-state Sen. Leland Yee gets 5 years in prison in corruption case
Discussion: LawNewz and KTLA
Ashe Schow / Washington Examiner:
Education Dept. tries and fails to justify Title IX overreach
Discussion: National Review
Luke Rosiak / The Daily Caller:
Failed St. Louis VA Chief Got Plush Job, Free House in Philippines
Discussion: Hot Air and Instapundit
 Earlier Items: 
Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:
Clinton Derangement Syndrome Is Alive and Well
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Watching Trump and Sanders, Mitt Romney says he gets it: 'We're just mad as hell'
Jacob Weisberg / New York Times:
What Today's Republicans Don't Get About Reagan
 

 
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Jack Dunn / Variety:
Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK

Liz Pelly / Harper's:
How Spotify used its Perfect Fit Content program to rig its system against musicians, filling popular playlists with “ghost artists” to cut its royalty payouts

 
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