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12:40 AM ET, March 1, 2016

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Jennifer Jacobs / USA Today:
Students removed from Trump rally in Georgia  —  VALDOSTA, Ga. — About 30 black students who were standing silently at the top of the bleachers at Donald Trump's rally here Monday night were escorted out by Secret Service agents who said the presidential candidate had requested their removal before he began speaking.
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John Nolte / Breitbart:
VIDEO: Time Reporter Grabs Secret Service Agent's Throat at Trump Rally
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Jonathan Swan / The Hill:
Guard choke-slams photographer at Trump rally in Va.
Ben Smith / BuzzFeed:
Donald Trump Secretly Told The New York Times What He Really Thinks About Immigration  —  The New York Times is sitting on an audio recording that some of its staff believes could deal a serious blow to Donald Trump, who, in an off-the-record meeting with the newspaper, called into question whether …
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Alex Jaffe / NBC News:
Donald Trump Has ‘Small Hands,’ Marco Rubio Says
Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
Donald Trump Finds Ally in Delegate Selection System, Much to G.O.P.'s Chagrin  —  Memo to Republican leaders: Be careful what you wish for.  —  Hoping to avoid a repeat of the messy fight for the Republican nomination in 2012, the party drew up a calendar and delegate-selection rules intended …
Discussion: Refinery29, National Review and Vox
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Bloomberg Business:
Super Tuesday Predictions Point to Trump, Clinton Rout  —  Statistical models, betting markets, and the Internet weigh in.  —  andretartar  —  On Tuesday, more delegates will be awarded than on any other day of the presidential race.  About half of the delegates needed for a Republican candidate …
Discussion: ABC News, Politico and Business Insider
Sari Horwitz / Washington Post:
More than half a million registered Texans don't have the right ID to vote on Super Tuesday
Discussion: The Week and CBS News
Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
Tenn. lawmaker casts vote early for Trump
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Randy E. Barnett / USA Today:
As Trump rises, consider a 3rd party: Column  —  A Trump nomination would destroy the GOP unless Republicans can find a replacement.  —  Is it time for a new third party?  Not yet.  But if Donald Trump gets the Republican nomination, then a new third party will be an imperative — and the time for organizing it is now.
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Peter Beinart / The Atlantic:
Why Liberals Should Vote for Marco Rubio  —  Marco Rubio would be a terrible president.  His tax proposals make George W. Bush look fiscally prudent.  He acts as if America can use sanctions, war, or the threat of war to bludgeon its adversaries into submission despite the devastating failure of that approach since 9/11.
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Partisan Classiness  —  Many people in the commentariat are utterly committed to the view that the two major parties are mirror images of each other, despite vast evidence to the contrary.  But until Harry Enten directed me to this interesting paper by Grossman and Hopkins …
Discussion: Equitable Growth
New York Times:
Inside the Clintons' Plan to Defeat Donald Trump  —  In the days after Donald J. Trump vanquished his Republican rivals in South Carolina and Nevada, prominent Democrats supporting Hillary Clinton arranged a series of meetings and conference calls to tackle a question many never thought they would ask …
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Rush Limbaugh:
Trump Declines to Disavow David Duke and the KKK — But Only on Sunday  —  RUSH: Everybody is stunned over Trump.  Nobody understands how Trump is still breathing.  Nobody understands how Trump's still pulling this off.  You wouldn't believe the theories that I've received from people sending …
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Fox News:
Jewish activist protects KKK members from angry mob at hate protest
Los Angeles Times:
5 KKK members released from jail after brawl in Anaheim
Stacey Dash:
Who is Stacey Dash and why did she just walk across the #Oscar stage?  —  You might be watching the Oscars and wondering why someone named Stacey Dash just walked across the stage.  (Why was that funny anyway?)  —  Well, I'm Stacey - with an “e” - and it's nice to meet you.
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David Shepardson / Reuters:
Google says it bears ‘some responsibility’ after self-driving car hit bus  —  Alphabet Inc's (GOOGL.O) Google said on Monday it bears “some responsibility” after one of its self-driving cars struck a municipal bus in a minor crash earlier this month.  —  The crash may be the first case …
Nik DeCosta-Klipa / Boston Globe:
Why Sen. Elizabeth Warren hasn't endorsed a candidate yet  —  No, Sen. Elizabeth Warren still hasn't endorsed a candidate in the Democratic presidential primary.  —  But that hasn't stopped supporters of both Hillary Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders from spinning the Massachusetts senator's silence to their liking.
Manu Raju / CNN:
Leading GOP senator: Trump an ‘albatross’ to party  — Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn raised serious concerns Monday about Donald Trump's surging presidential bid  —  Washington (CNN)Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn raised serious concerns Monday about Donald Trump's surging presidential bid …
Discussion: U.S. News and Hot Air
Daily Mail:
Horror in Moscow as burka-clad babysitter ‘decapitates four-year-old girl in her care’ - then walks through streets carrying her severed head and shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’  —  A burka-clad babysitter decapitated the little girl in her care before walking through Moscow carrying the child's severed head, police say.
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Paul Bond / Hollywood Reporter:
Leslie Moonves on Donald Trump: “It May Not Be Good for America, but It's Damn Good for CBS”  —  EMAIL ME  —  “Most of the ads are not about issues.  They're sort of like the debates,” the CBS CEO said.  —  Leslie Moonves can appreciate a Donald Trump candidacy.
Carmel Dagan / Variety:
‘Airport’ Star George Kennedy Dies at 91  —  George Kennedy, who won a supporting actor Oscar for his role alongside Paul Newman in the beloved film “Cool Hand Luke,” and was also a fixture of 1970s disaster movies including the “Airport” franchise and “Earthquake,” died Sunday in Boise, Idaho.
Discussion: The Week
Reihan Salam / Slate:
Folks Before Kochs  —  To save itself, the Republican Party must finally put the working class ahead of the donor class.  —  Donald J. Trump is laying waste to the conservative movement.  His overwhelming lead in Super Tuesday polls stands as further evidence, if further evidence were even necessary …
Jonathan Mahler / New York Times:
Donald Trump's Message Resonates With White Supremacists  —  Until recently, Jared Taylor, long one of the country's most prominent white supremacists, had never supported a presidential candidate.  —  “There's been no one worth endorsing,” he said in an interview.
Dylan Byers / CNNMoney:
MSNBC scraps plans for Alex Wagner's weekend show  —  MSNBC will not move forward with previously announced plans to give Alex Wagner her own weekend show, raising questions about the host's future at the network, CNNMoney has learned.  —  The decision, made earlier this year …
Discussion: Politico and New York Magazine
 
 
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Lisa Hagen / The Hill:
NASCAR CEO, race car drivers endorse Trump
Discussion: The Week
Michael Barone / Washington Examiner:
Honey, they're shrinking the Democratic primary (continued)
Discussion: Power Line and Instapundit
Harry Enten / FiveThirtyEight:
Super Guide to Super Tuesday — Republican Edition
Discussion: Deadspin and RedState
WRAL-TV:
Police chief: Raleigh officer shot, killed drug suspect during chase
Discussion: USA Today, Hit & Run and NBC News
Paul Egan / Detroit Free Press:
E-mails: Snyder could have declared Flint emergency sooner
Discussion: Common Dreams and The Week
Ben Terris / Washington Post:
How is Trump winning over Massachusetts Republicans? He speaks their language
Discussion: New York Times and Viking Pundit
Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
Louie Gohmert faces his biggest challenge
Discussion: Glenn Beck and Right Wing Watch
Dana Hull / Bloomberg Business:
About 100 Workers Walk Out at Tesla Battery Plant Building Site
Discussion: Business Insider
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Thunderdome: Gone Savage For Trump
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Apple v. the FBI: Examining the slippery slope argument
Dallas Franklin / KFOR-TV:
Oklahoma City teacher's powerful open letter about the struggles of teaching is gaining attention online
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Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
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