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9:20 PM ET, March 3, 2016

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CNN:
First on CNN: Team Romney explores blocking Trump at RNC  —  Washington (CNN)Mitt Romney has instructed his closest advisers to explore the possibility of stopping Donald Trump at the Republican National Convention, a source close to Romney's inner circle says.
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Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
Rubio's path to an outright win has vanished  —  Marco Rubio's path to the Republican nomination short of a contested convention has narrowed to nearly nothing as his campaign and allies reboot their strategy to prepare for months of guerrilla warfare to deny Donald Trump a clean, pre-convention victory.
Politico:
Full transcript: Mitt Romney's remarks on Donald Trump and the 2016 race  —  Below are Mitt Romney's full remarks on Donald Trump and the 2016 presidential race, as prepared for delivery.  Romney delivered his remarks at the University of Utah.  —  I am not here to announce my candidacy for office.
mccain.senate.gov:
STATEMENT BY SASC CHAIRMAN JOHN McCAIN ON STATE OF THE REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY CAMPAIGN  —  Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement today on the state of the Republican presidential primary campaign:
Eliza Collins / Politico:
Graham: A brokered convention wouldn't be fair to Trump  —  Lindsey Graham has had some harsh words for Donald Trump, but that doesn't mean he thinks a brokered convention would be fair to the Republican frontrunner.  —  In an interview with former Obama adviser David Axelrod on his podcast …
Danny Vinik / Politico:
The Trump platform that Mitt Romney just attacked looks a lot like Mitt Romney's  —  On Thursday, Mitt Romney dramatically opened fire on the frontrunner of his own party, calling Donald Trump a “con man” and a “fraud” and explaining why Trump's policy platform would be bad for the country.
Eliza Collins / Politico:
Priebus: There will be no ‘shell games’ with GOP nomination  —  After an explosive day for the GOP, the chairman of the Republican National Committee said there won't be “any shell games going on” with the nominating process.  —  The rules of the nominating process are “no different today than 100 years ago.
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Gushing Romney Accepts Trump Endorsement
Discussion: The Week
Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Hits Back At Romney: He Would've Dropped To His Knees For Me In '12
Olivier Knox / Yahoo Politics:
Mitt Romney tells Donald Trump voters they're ‘suckers’
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
A Wounded Marco Rubio Falls Back to Florida
Discussion: Hot Air
Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
Romney speech shows why Trump is winning
Michelle Conlin / Reuters:
Exclusive: Koch brothers will not use funds to try to block Trump nomination
Discussion: CNN and The Week
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Trump again threatens independent bid
McKay Coppins / BuzzFeed:
How Mitt Romney Decided To Take On Donald Trump
Discussion: Hot Air
Tom LoBianco / CNN:
Donald Trump: Mitt Romney ‘would have dropped to his knees’ for my endorsement
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Romney to Republicans: Never Trump
Associated Press:
Romney calling Trump ‘phony,’ urging Republicans to shun him
Eliza Collins / Politico:
Trump punches back at ‘choke artist’ Romney
Rich Lowry / Politico:   How Trump Killed the Reagan Mystique
Eli Stokols / Politico:
Kasich vows to win Ohio, fight on to convention
Discussion: ABC News and Washington Post
Skagit Valley Herald / Goskagit.com:
Man accidentally kills himself while taking photos with gun  —  A 43-year-old Concrete man died Sunday after accidentally shooting himself in the face with what he thought was an unloaded gun.  —  The man and his girlfriend were at a residence in the 46000 block of Baker Loop Road taking photos …
Dan Tuohy / UnionLeader.com:
DeLemus supporters sing ‘God Bless America’ at court appearance  —  New Hampshire Union Leader  —  Federal agents have arrested Jerry DeLemus, a local Tea Party leader who stood with Cliven Bundy's armed resistance at his ranch in Nevada in 2014, in connection with the standoff and alleged assault.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Infowars
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Dawn Ennis / Advocate:
She Is Cait, and I Am Not: Face to Face with Jenner  —  Winding my way 'round deadman's curves at unsafe speeds all the way up a Malibu mountaintop to meet Caitlyn Jenner, I asked myself: who would live here except a recluse?  Cut off from the rest of the world, high above it all …
Timothy Cama / The Hill:
Chief justice rejects plea to block air pollution rule  —  Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts rejected a plea Thursday to block a contentious air pollution rule for power plants, in a big victory for the Obama administration.  —  Roberts's order came despite his court's 5-4 decision …
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Dahlia Lithwick / Slate:
The Women Take Over  —  In oral arguments for the Texas abortion case …
Fox News:
FBI investigating if Clinton aides shared passwords to access classified info  —  EXCLUSIVE: The FBI is investigating whether computer passwords were shared among Hillary Clinton's close aides to determine how sensitive intelligence “jumped the gap” between the classified systems …
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Andrew Napolitano / Reason:
Hillary Clinton's False Hopes
Discussion: JustOneMinute
Peter Beinart / The Atlantic:
The Violence to Come  —  What will happen to American politics if, as now appears likely, the Republican Party nominates Donald Trump?  Here's one bet: It will get more violent.  —  The United States is headed toward a confrontation, the likes of which it has not seen since 1968 …
Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
Charles Grassley Faces Formidable Challenger in Iowa Senate Race  —  WASHINGTON — With Senator Charles E. Grassley under attack for his handling of the Supreme Court nomination process, a formidable Democratic challenger will run against him this November, the most significant sign yet …
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Sabato's Crystal Ball:
The Trumpmare: Can the Republicans Save the Senate?
Discussion: New York Times
Katie Zezima / Washington Post:
Chris Christie: 'I wasn't being held hostage' by Donald Trump  —  Chris Christie wants the world to know that he was not being held hostage this week.  —  Under fire from fellow establishment Republicans for endorsing Donald Trump for president, the New Jersey governor held a press conference Thursday …
Discussion: NorthJersey.com and The Atlantic
Monique Morrissey / Economic Policy Institute:
The State of American Retirement: How 401(k)s have failed most American workers  —  Overview  —  Today, many Americans rely on savings in 401(k)-type accounts to supplement Social Security in retirement.  This is a pronounced shift from a few decades ago, when many retirees could count on predictable …
John Branch / New York Times:
Brandi Chastain to Donate Her Brain for C.T.E. Research  —  SAN JOSE, Calif. — The retired soccer player Brandi Chastain remains best known for scoring the winning shootout goal in the 1999 World Cup final against China and for the jersey-shedding celebration that followed.
 
 
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