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10:40 AM ET, March 3, 2016

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A.B. Stoddard / The Hill:
Too little, too late on Trump  —  We can all see that members of the GOP establishment are in dire need of a stiff drink.  But they sure do look like rookies showing up after last call.  —  After Donald Trump  —  dominated polling for the party's presidential nomination in at least 49 states …
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Romney rips Trump as a ‘phony’ and a ‘fraud’  —  Mitt Romney opened a new front in the Republican Party's civil war on Thursday, releasing excerpts of a blistering attack on GOP front-runner Donald Trump — who wasted no time hitting the party's 2012 nominee right back.
Matea Gold / Washington Post:
Pandemonium in the GOP: Some embrace Trump while others rush to stop him  —  The Republican Party was in a state of pandemonium Wednesday as a clutch of independent groups scrambled to throw together a last-ditch effort to deny Donald Trump the presidential nomination, even as some party figures concluded …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Moe Lane
Associated Press:
Romney calling Trump ‘phony,’ urging Republicans to shun him  —  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Former GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney is charging into the increasingly divisive White House race with a verbal lashing of Donald Trump and a plea for fellow Republicans to shun the front-runner for the good of country and party.
Donald J. Trump / CBS News:
Mitt Romney: Donald Trump “a phony, a fraud”  —  WASHINGTON — Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney is charging into the increasingly divisive 2016 GOP White House sweepstakes Thursday with a harsh takedown of front-runner Donald Trump, calling him a “phony” …
Michelle Conlin / Reuters:
Exclusive: Koch brothers will not use funds to try to block Trump nomination
Discussion: CNN and The Week
Jonathan Stearns / Bloomberg Business:
Romney to Attack ‘Phony’ Trump in Utah Address
Geoff Earle / New York Post:   8 reasons we need to start preparing for President Trump
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:   Trump rivals limp into crucial debate
New York Post:   Why would anyone want Mitt Romney's political advice?
Alexander Burns / New York Times:   Anti-Trump Republicans Call for a Third-Party Option
Bloomberg Business:
Romney to Lay Out Case Against Trump in Speech Thursday
Adam Goldman / Washington Post:
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
Discussion: Power Line and Outside the Beltway
Frank Pallotta / CNNMoney:
ESPN ‘addressing’ Curt Schilling's Hillary Clinton slam
Discussion: Mediaite and CBS New York
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.
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Michael Crowley / Politico:
Neocons declare war on Trump
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
To Flee Donald Trump's America, You Will Need the Right Documents
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.
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Oliver Darcy / TheBlaze.com:
Sean Hannity Goes Scorched Earth Against Marco Rubio  —  Sean Hannity repeatedly ripped into Marco Rubio on his Fox News program Wednesday night, attacking the Florida senator for recent attacks on Donald Trump and saying his rhetoric was “beyond the pale” of acceptance in a presidential primary.
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
N.M. Gov. Susana Martinez to endorse Rubio
Matthew Boyle / Breitbart:
Exclusive Audio — Rubio Campaign Manager Plots Brokered Convention In Manhattan Donor Meeting To Take Nomination From Trump  —  Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) is plotting to take the Republican nomination away from Donald Trump using surreptitious tactics at a so-called “brokered convention,” …
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Daily Mail:
‘Free speech should flourish’: Jewish head of Oberlin college defends his decision not to sack female professor who claimed Jews were behind 9/11 attacks  — The president of Oberlin College President Marvin Krislov is defending Karega's free speech despite being Jewish and offended by her comments
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Lisa Roberson / Chronicle-Telegram:
Oberlin College president defends professor's rights after social media uproar
Bloomberg Business:
Clinton's Best Day Is Behind Her, Sanders Adviser Says  —  Vermont senator trails Clinton by more than 600 delegates  —  Democrats increasingly turn focus to general election race  —  The Democratic presidential race entered a new phase following Super Tuesday, with Bernie Sanders vowing …
Discussion: Algemeiner.com
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Annie Karni / Politico:   How Clinton hit the reset button on 2016
Nicholas Confessore / New York Times:
Beneath Hillary Clinton's Super Tuesday Wins, Signs of Turnout Trouble
Discussion: Politico
Michael Barbaro / New York Times:
Seeing Chris Christie With Donald Trump, New Jersey and Internet Cringe  —  What, you might ask, could be worse than a thoroughly failed presidential candidate returning home as a lame-duck governor to a $10 billion budget deficit and a recalcitrant legislature?  —  Chris Christie is finding out.
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New Jersey Online:
Chris Christie, resign for N.J.'s sake | Editorial
Discussion: Washington Post
Andrew Harnik / Los Angeles Times:
Editorial Donald Trump is not fit to be president of the United States  —  Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at the White and Gold Ballroom at The Mar-A-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Fla. on March 1.  —  Donald Trump is not fit to be president of the United States.
Discussion: Algemeiner.com, The Week and Newsalert
miamiherald:
In Florida primary: Marco Rubio best candidate to unite GOP  —  Marco Rubio needs Florida win to stay in the race  —  Senator is best choice to unify fractured GOP His ability to reach across the aisle an asset  —  As the pivotal Florida primary on March 15 draws near …
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Andrew Prokop / Vox:
Super Tuesday delegate math: Marco Rubio is in deep trouble
Discussion: Florida Politics
Dahlia Lithwick / Slate:
The Women Take Over  —  In oral arguments for the Texas abortion case, the three female justices upend the Supreme Court's balance of power.  —  When the Supreme Court last heard oral arguments in a landmark abortion case, it was April 1992, the case was Planned Parenthood v Casey, and Sandra Day O'Connor was the lone female justice.
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 …
Jonathan Oosting / Detroit News:
Good luck getting into Detroit's GOP debate  —  Lansing — The Michigan Republican Party received more than 21,000 ticket requests for Thursday's presidential debate in Detroit but will only be giving out about 50 tickets to the public.  —  The Republican National Committee allocated 400 tickets …
 
 
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CNN:
For the next Justice, Americans want a nominee and a hearing
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Desperately Seeking Islamophobia
Discussion: Star Tribune
Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
House Dem blasts NBC over Melissa Harris-Perry departure
Matt Bai / Yahoo Politics:
Knock knock, Marco. It's a wolf named Trump.
KHOU-TV:
Arrests made in smash and grab of gun store
Discussion: WCTX-TV and Mashable
Everett Rosenfeld / CNBC:
More than 45K sign petition to arrest Bill Clinton
 Earlier Items: 
Nick Gass / Politico:
Limbaugh: Trump has been ‘planning this for years’
Discussion: Rush Limbaugh
Kate Knibbs / Gawker:
How to Move to Canada If Trump Wins, By a Person Who Moved to Canada When Bush Won
Discussion: Grist
Howard Sheppard / WPMT FOX43:
86-year-old woman accidentally hangs herself with medical alert necklace
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