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12:40 PM ET, March 22, 2016

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New York Times:
Deadly Explosions Bring Brussels Airport to a Halt  —  BRUSSELS — Two explosions killed at least one person and forced the evacuation of Brussels Airport around 8 a.m. on Tuesday, according to the authorities and news reports, halting arrivals and departures.
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BBC:
Brussels explosions: Airport and metro hit with ‘at least 13 killed’  —  Several explosions have struck Brussels airport and the metro system, causing at least 13 deaths, Belgian media say.  —  Two blasts tore through the departures area of Zaventem airport shortly after 08:00 local time (07:00 GMT).
Daily Mail:
BREAKING NEWS: At least 23 dead after ‘suicide bombers’ attack American Airlines check-in desk at Brussels Airport - as SECOND ‘terror attack’ hits Metro station near EU headquarters  — Shouts ‘in Arabic’ heard before two explosions went off near the American Airlines check-in desk at 8am (7am GMT)
Mitch Prothero / BuzzFeed:
Belgian Authorities Overwhelmed By Terror Investigations  —  “It's literally an impossible situation,” one counterterrorism official told BuzzFeed News.  —  Michael Hastings Fellow  —  Reporting From  —  Brussels  —  BRUSSELS — Within minutes of a bomb blast at Brussels' main airport, mobile phone and internet networks crashed.
Aaron Rupar / ThinkProgress:
Donald Trump's Frightening Response To The Brussels Attacks  —  Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump is seizing upon the attacks in Brussels to again call for the Mexican border to be closed, Muslims to be banned from entering the country, and terrorism suspects to be waterboarded.
CNN:
2 explosions at Brussels airport, reports of several killed  —  Brussels, Belgium (CNN)[Breaking news update, posted at 4:44 a.m. ET]  —  An explosion has occurred at a subway station in Molenbeek, Brussels, according to CNN affiliate RTL.  The station is near the European quarter.
Ben Brody / Bloomberg Business:
Trump Calls for Border Closings, ‘A Lot More than Waterboarding’ After Attacks  —  “You have to get the information and you have to get it rapidly,” the Republican presidential front-runner said Tuesday morning following a series of deadly attacks in Brussels.
Discussion: Politico, Vox, The Atlantic and ABC News
Washington Post:
Blasts leave ‘scores’ dead at Brussels airport and metro station
Josh Rogin / BloombergView.com:   Belgium Warned of Attacks. It Wasn't Enough.
David Wright / CNN:
Donald Trump: Brussels ‘just the beginning’
Discussion: Jihad Watch and BizPac Review
Jason Burke / Guardian:
Brussels attacks: were they revenge for Abdeslam's arrest?
Discussion: Power Line and ThinkProgress
Associated Press:
Explosions rock Brussels airport, subway; 13 reported dead
Post Opinions / Washington Post:
A transcript of Donald Trump's meeting with The Washington Post editorial board  —  BY POST OPINIONS STAFF March 21 at 6:04 PM  —  FREDERICK RYAN JR., WASHINGTON POST PUBLISHER: Mr. Trump, welcome to the Washington Post.  Thank you for making time to meet with our editorial board.
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Karen Attiah / Washington Post:
I asked Trump a policy question.  Then he called me ‘beautiful.’  —  Donald Trump, the Republican front-runner for the presidential nomination, met with The Washington Post's editorial board Monday to answer questions ranging from his views on NATO and the American criminal justice system …
Donovan Slack / USA Today:
Bill Clinton knocks ‘awful legacy’ of last 8 years  —  10k Shares  —  Former President Bill Clinton, stumping on behalf of his wife in Washington state on Monday, urged people to vote for Hillary Clinton “if you believe we've finally come to the point where we can put the awful legacy of the last eight years behind us.”
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Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Strike 2: Bill Clinton again hits Obama and his ‘awful legacy’
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Lisa Hagen / The Hill:   Sanders blasts Bill Clinton for comment about ‘awful legacy’ of past 8 years
Dan Merica / CNN:
Bill Clinton: Hillary can ‘put the awful legacy of the last eight years behind us’
Discussion: Hot Air and American Spectator
Julian Hattem / The Hill:
AIPAC rebukes Trump for anti-Obama comments  —  The president of the pro-Israel lobbying group American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) rebuked Donald Trump  —  on Tuesday, scolding him for his harsh comments about President Obama.  —  “Last evening, something occurred …
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Seton Motley / RedState:   Google, the Barack Obama Administration - and Even More Questionable Policy
Associated Press:
The Latest: Cuban Dissidents Prepare for Meeting With Obama
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Joe Scarborough / Washington Post:
Can the media cover Trump minus the contempt?
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
New York Times:
Most Republicans Feel Embarrassed by Campaign, Poll Says  —  Alarmed by the harsh attacks and negative tone of their presidential contest, broad majorities of Republican primary voters view their party as divided and a source of embarrassment and think that the campaign is more negative than in the past …
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Rick Madonik / Toronto Star:
Rob Ford, former Toronto mayor, dead after battle with cancer  —  Rob Ford, 46, seemed like an unstoppable political force, but the city councillor and former mayor could not beat cancer.  —  Former mayor Rob Ford, who was diagnosed with a rare cancer in 2014, would have turned 47 on May 28.
Fox News:
Report: Olivia Newton-John's boyfriend who vanished 11 years ago seen in Mexico  —  Singer and actress Olivia Newton-John (C) poses with her daughter Chloe and Patrick McDermott upon arriving February 26, 2001 for the opening night of “Mamma Mia!” at the Los Angeles Shubert Theatre.  REUTERS
Cortney O'Brien / Townhall.com:
Cruz: “We Don't Need Another Lecture on Islamophobia”  —  Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) spoke to the press in the nation's capital Tuesday morning to address the horrific terror attacks in Brussels.  He mourned with the victims' families, then pinned the blame on failed leadership both at home and abroad.
Discussion: Hot Air and The Daily Caller
Dylan Byers / CNNMoney:
Behind Trump's ‘job interview’ with Alicia Watkins  —  The woman who praised Donald Trump's military policy and inquired about veterans jobs at Trump Hotel during a press conference on Monday was not a member of the press.  —  Yet somehow, Alicia Watkins, a retired Air Force staff sergeant …
Discussion: Althouse, Oliver Willis and The Slot
 
 
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