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7:50 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:
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Romney to Republicans: Never Trump  —  Mitt Romney opened a new front in the Republican Party's civil war on Thursday, going after Donald Trump in a salt-the-earth speech that eviscerated the Republican front-runner as lacking the temperament, business record and substantive policies to occupy the White House.
Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Mitt Romney is doing Donald Trump a BIG favor by attacking him
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Gushing Romney Accepts Trump Endorsement
Discussion: The Week
Michelle Conlin / Reuters:
Exclusive: Koch brothers will not use funds to try to block Trump nomination
Discussion: CNN and The Week
Tom LoBianco / CNN:
Donald Trump: Mitt Romney ‘would have dropped to his knees’ for my endorsement
Olivier Knox / Yahoo Politics:
Mitt Romney tells Donald Trump voters they're ‘suckers’
Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Hits Back At Romney: He Would've Dropped To His Knees For Me In '12
Discussion: The Bob and Chez Show
Eliza Collins / Politico:
Trump punches back at ‘choke artist’ Romney
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:   A Wounded Marco Rubio Falls Back to Florida
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Trump again threatens independent bid
Associated Press:
Romney calling Trump ‘phony,’ urging Republicans to shun him
McKay Coppins / BuzzFeed:
How Mitt Romney Decided To Take On Donald Trump
Discussion: Hot Air
Eli Stokols / Politico:
Kasich vows to win Ohio, fight on to convention
Discussion: ABC News and Washington Post
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Mitt Romney Pulls No Punches In Major Speech Trashing Donald Trump
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Jeff Berkowitz / Delve In:
The (Rule) 40 Horsemen of the GOP Apocalypse
Discussion: Hot Air
Oliver Darcy / TheBlaze.com:
Sean Hannity Goes Scorched Earth Against Marco Rubio
Discussion: rubber hose and Western Journalism
Rich Lowry / Politico:   How Trump Killed the Reagan Mystique
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 …
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 …
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 …
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.
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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 …
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
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
Kyle Olson / The American Mirror:
Podesta ‘encourages’ journalists to ask Hillary about UFOs  —  Democrat operative John Podesta is so obsessed with what the government knows about aliens and UFOs, he has actually asked reporters to question his candidate on the fringe subject.  —  The shocking revelation comes from an interview …
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Geoff Earle / New York Post:
8 reasons we need to start preparing for President Trump
Discussion: Western Journalism
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 …
Kent Faulk / al.com:
JeffCo judge: Alabama death penalty sentence scheme unconstitutional  —  A Jefferson County judge Thursday morning ruled that Alabama's capital murder sentencing scheme, which allows judges to override jury recommendations of life without parole and instead impose the death penalty, is unconstitutional.
Tyler Durden / Zero Hedge:
How The U.S. Government And HSBC Teamed Up To Hide The Truth From A Pennsylvania Couple  —  Submitted by Mike Krieger via Liberty Blitzkrieg blog,  —  The reason both the Democratic and Republican establishments are in full on panic mode about the rise of Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders …
Discussion: naked capitalism and Vox Popoli
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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Inside the Cunning, Unprecedented Hack of Ukraine's Power Grid
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Trump Goaded Bloomberg Into Planning a Presidential Campaign. Here's Why He Probably Won't Run.
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New York Times:
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Mexico says won't pay for Trump's ‘terrible’ border wall
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Report: Man in Panama City Beach balcony fall was stretching over railing, lost footing
Discussion: WANE-TV
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