memeorandum: Wall Street readies big Trump assault (Ben White/Politico)

2:45 AM ET, March 3, 2016

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Justice Dept. grants immunity to staffer who set up Clinton email server — The Justice Department has granted immunity to the former State Department staffer who worked on Hillary Rodham Clinton's private email server, a sign the FBI investigation into possible criminal wrongdoing is progressing.

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New York Times:

As Presidential Campaign Unfolds, So Do Inquiries Into Clinton's Emails — WASHINGTON — As Hillary Clinton moves toward the Democratic presidential nomination, she faces legal hurdles from her use of a private computer server as secretary of state that could jar her campaign's momentum in the months ahead.

Discussion: Power Line

Frank Pallotta / CNNMoney:

ESPN ‘addressing’ Curt Schilling's Hillary Clinton slam — ESPN baseball analyst Curt Schilling appeared to violate the network's guidelines when he told a radio station that Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton should be “buried under a jail.”

Discussion: Mediaite and CBS New York

Nick Gehring / bencarson.com:

Official Statement by Dr. Ben Carson — I have decided not to attend the Fox News GOP Presidential Debate tomorrow night in Detroit. Even though I will not be in my hometown of Detroit on Thursday, I remain deeply committed to my home nation, America. I do not see a political path forward …

Bloomberg Business:

Romney to Lay Out Case Against Trump in Speech Thursday — The party's 2012 presidential nominee will argue against allowing the billionaire front-runner follow in his footsteps. — michaelcbender — justinsink — The rapidly intensifying effort by the Republican establishment …

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Brian Beutler / New Republic:

Donald Trump's Nomination Will Have Real, Lasting Upsides — And the only thing that can stop it now is well-intentioned, but deeply misguided, #NeverTrump liberals. — In 2008, Republicans suffered a landslide defeat after placing Sarah Palin on the ballot and setting her loose on the campaign trail …

Robert Costa / Washington Post:

Ben Carson tells supporters he sees no ‘path forward’ for presidential campaign — Ben Carson, the retired neurosurgeon who briefly led the Republican presidential race before his campaign began an extended public implosion, told his supporters in a statement Wednesday afternoon that he does not see a …

Chauncey Devega / Salon:
This is your Republican Party: The establishment is as racist as Donald Trump — and created him

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Julie Hirschfeld Davis / New York Times:

White House Said to Be Vetting Appeals Court Judge for Supreme Court Seat — WASHINGTON — The White House is vetting Jane L. Kelly, a career public defender turned federal appellate judge, as a potential nominee for the Supreme Court, as President Obama closes in on a decision that could reshape …

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Yahoo Politics:
Abortion protection back in the Supreme Court

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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Appears Sharply Divided as It Hears Texas Abortion Case

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Michael Crowley / Politico:

Neocons declare war on Trump — Donald Trump calls the Iraq War a lie-fueled fiasco, admires Vladimir Putin and says he would be a “neutral” arbiter between Israel and the Palestinians. When it comes to America's global role he asks, “Why are we always at the forefront of everything?”

Discussion: Antiwar.com Original and Infowars

War on the Rocks:

Open Letter on Donald Trump from GOP National Security Leaders — We the undersigned, members of the Republican national security community, represent a broad spectrum of opinion on America's role in the world and what is necessary to keep us safe and prosperous.

Discussion: Slantpoint, Infowars, Weekly Standard and Washington Post

Howard Sheppard / WPMT FOX43:

86-year-old woman accidentally hangs herself with medical alert necklace — CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. - An 86-year-old Cumberland County woman is dead after she trips and is accidentally hanged by her medical alert necklace. It happened on February 15. — County Coroner Charles Hall …

Discussion: WGN-TV and KTLA

Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:

More Bad News for Marco Rubio: He Just Lost the Support of Fox News — “We can't do the Rubio thing anymore,” Roger Ailes told a network host. — In his role as the donor class's darling, Marco Rubio has enjoyed support from the Republican's media arm, Fox News.

Discussion: The Hill, Talking Points Memo, The Right Scoop and Raw Story

KFOR-TV:

Police: Former CEO of Chesapeake Aubrey McClendon killed in car wreck — OKLAHOMA CITY - Police officers confirm that a man killed in a car wreck early Wednesday morning is the former CEO of Chesapeake Aubrey McClendon — On Wednesday, firefighters were called to a car wreck on Midwest Blvd., between Memorial and 122nd St.

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Jacob Pramuk / CNBC:
Police: McClendon crashed traveling at ‘high rate of speed’

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Ben White / Politico:

Wall Street readies big Trump assault — NEW YORK — Wall Street is getting ready to go nuclear on Donald Trump. — Terrified that the reality TV star could run away with the Republican nomination and bring his brand of anti-immigrant, protectionist populism to the White House …

Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Democrats to Clinton: Don't laugh off Trump threat

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John Nolte / Breitbart: Kristol Lays Out Strategy to Give White House to Hillary: Trump 'Shouldn't Win'

John Bresnahan / Politico:

Ryan and McConnell's plan for Donald Trump — In the era of Donald Trump, they see themselves as the steadfast guardians of the Republican creed. — House Speaker Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell have an almost impossible political task as the real estate mogul steamrolls …

Discussion: CNN, Daily Kos, Washington Post, U.S. News and Washington Monthly

Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Clinton, Trump victories foreshadow a nasty, contentious fall campaign

Discussion: Politicus USA, Vox and Western Journalism

Lauren Fox / Talking Points Memo:
Harry Reid Savages Republicans For Making Trump

Discussion: Washington Monthly and Featured stories

Trip Gabriel / New York Times:

Ben Carson, Seeing No ‘Path Forward,’ Signals End to Candidacy — Ben Carson, the only Republican to have once threatened the lead of Donald J. Trump in national polls, said on Wednesday that he saw no path forward and would skip a debate on Thursday in his hometown, Detroit …

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Dylan Matthews / Vox:
Ben Carson is essentially ending his campaign. Here's how it all went wrong.

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CNN:
Ben Carson doesn't see ‘a political path forward’

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Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:

Can Marco Rubio save his campaign, and his career, in Florida? — MIAMI — Bruised by a string of Super Tuesday losses, Marco Rubio is desperately fighting to win the Florida Republican primary in two weeks to save both his presidential campaign and his political future.

Discussion: Florida Politics and The Last Tradition

Tré Goins-Phillips / TheBlaze.com:
'It's Unstoppable': Glenn Beck Lays Out His 2016 ‘Dream Team’

Discussion: Glenn Beck, Western Journalism and Right Wing Watch

Isaac Chotiner / Slate:
What Went Wrong for Marco Rubio

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Western Journalism and The Huffington Post

Eric Holthaus / Slate:

“The Old Normal Is Gone”: February Shatters Global Temperature Records — Our planet's preliminary February temperature data are in, and it's now abundantly clear: Global warming is going into overdrive. — There are dozens of global temperature datasets, and usually I …

Discussion: Gizmodo and Common Dreams

Roy Spencer, PhD.:
UAH V6 Global Temperature Update for Feb. 2016: +0.83 deg. C (new record)

Discussion: Washington Post, Open Mind, Daily Mail and ThinkProgressPage Array

John Hinderaker / Power Line:

To Flee Donald Trump's America, You Will Need the Right Documents — The New York Daily News is a viciously left-wing newspaper that carries a special grudge against Donald Trump. It therefore offers its readers a complete guide to fleeing President Trump's America.

Discussion: Deadspin, New York Daily News and The Week

Allison Yang / New York's PIX11:

Family mourns transgender woman who died after eating seeds from ‘suicide tree’ — CALUMET CITY, Ill. — A mother of a 22-year-old transgender woman is warning other parents to beware of a deadly seed from an Asian plant called the “suicide tree.” — Two weeks ago, Natosha Anderson found …

Alexander Burns / New York Times:

Anti-Trump Republicans Call for a Third-Party Option — Spurred by Donald J. Trump's mounting victories, a small but influential — and growing — group of conservative leaders are calling for a third-party option to spare voters a wrenching general election choice between a Republican …

Discussion: Outside the Beltway

Kate Knibbs / Gawker:

How to Move to Canada If Trump Wins, By a Person Who Moved to Canada When Bush Won — When I was a senior in high school, I was too young to vote, but definitely old enough to be one of those unbearable people who insist they're totally moving to Canada if [X politician] wins.

Discussion: Grist

Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:

Trump On His Trump U Blog: “Outsourcing Jobs... Not Always A Terrible Thing” — “Outsourcing Creates Jobs in the Long Run.” — John Moore / Getty Images — In his speech after his victory on Super Tuesday Republican frontrunner Donald Trump said he'd stop American jobs from moving overseas …

Discussion: The Daily Caller, RedState, Hot Air, Talking Points Memo and The Right Scoop

Tom Hamburger / Washington Post:

GOP strategist Castellanos: Time to rally around Trump, ‘too late to ask mommy to step in and rewrite rules’ — Even as major Republican donors coalesced Wednesday around a last-ditch effort to halt Donald Trump's march toward the GOP presidential nomination, resignation was setting in among some onetime Trump critics.

Discussion: New York Magazine