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4:30 PM ET, February 26, 2017

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Julie K. Brown / miamiherald:
Slain SEAL's dad wants answers: 'Don't hide behind my son's death'  —  When they brought William “Ryan” Owens home, the Navy SEAL was carried from a C-17 military plane in a flag-draped casket, onto the tarmac at Dover Air Force Base, as President Donald Trump, his daughter, Ivanka, and Owens' family paid their respects.
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David Edwards / Raw Story:
‘I want an investigation’: Father of slain SEAL blames Trump's carelessness and ego for son's death
Discussion: Hullabaloo and Talking Points Memo
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Sean Spicer targets own staff in leak crackdown  —  Press secretary Sean Spicer is cracking down on leaks coming out of the West Wing, with increased security measures that include random phone checks of White House staffers, overseen by White House attorneys.
6abc.com:
Dozens of headstones damaged at Philadelphia Jewish cemetery  —  HEADSTONES DAMAGED AT PHILADELPHIA JEWISH CEMETERY  —  Dozens of headstones at a Jewish cemetery in the Wissinoming section of Philadelphia have been broken and overturned.
Paul Blumenthal / The Huffington Post:
Buoyed By Anti-Trump Activism, Democrat Wins Delaware Special Election  —  An army of volunteers, many from out of state, flooded the state Senate district for Stephanie Hansen.  —  MIDDLETOWN, Del. This is what democracy looks like.  —  It's been a chant that has animated marches …
Discussion: Political Wire
Carrie Dann / NBC News:
Trump's Job Approval Stands at Just 44 Percent as Partisan Splits Reign  —  Trump's Approval Falls Into Negative Territory 0:54  —  President Donald Trump's job approval rating stands at just 44 percent — a record low for a newly inaugurated commander-in-chief — and half of Americans …
TMZ.com:
Bill Paxton — Dead at 61  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Bill Paxton has died ... TMZ has learned.  —  We're told the actor died suddenly Saturday due to complications from surgery.  —  Paxton had a string of hits, including “Twister,” “Titanic” and “Aliens.”  He won an Emmy for “Hatfields and McCoys.”
Bloomberg:
Millions May Lose Coverage in Obamacare Repeal, Governors Told  —  Consultants offer estimates to governors meeting in Washington  —  Expansion of Medicaid program for poor targeted for cutbacks  —  Policies supported by Republican congressional leaders to repeal and replace Obamacare …
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Justin Baragona / Mediaite:
'That's Not Acceptable': John Kasich on Republicans Who Want to Completely ‘Get Rid’ of Obamacare
Discussion: Breitbart and The Week
Jeff Stein / Vox:
Keith Ellison's supporters say Israel attacks helped sink his DNC bid  —  An 11th hour campaign targeted Ellison as “anti-Israel.”  And his allies are furious.  —  ATLANTA — One day before the Democratic Party chose its new leader, supporters of Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) …
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Matt Bruenig:
Be clear about what happened to Keith Ellison
Discussion: Washington Post
Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
Chris Christie tells GOP lawmakers to hold town halls: ‘You asked for the job.  Go do it.’  —  New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) said Sunday that the Trump administration needs to be more mindful of “perception” and urged GOP lawmakers not to shy away from holding town hall events, though they might be confronted by protesters.
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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Christie: I don't think Priebus will have that kind of conversation with the FBI again ‘nor should he’
Discussion: Politico
Maureen Callahan / Reuters:
God help us if Chelsea Clinton runs for office  —  Chelsea Clinton speaks at a campaign rally as her parents, Hillary and Bill, look on.  —  MORE FROM:  —  Last Sunday Chelsea Clinton, usually such a reticent public figure, took to Times Square with her 2-year-old daughter, Charlotte, to march in the Muslim solidarity rally.
Discussion: BizPac Review
Tim Alberta / Politico:
‘The Conservative Movement Is Donald Trump’  —  NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — They should have known better.  The college kids, crammed into the back-right corner of an overflow ballroom here at the Gaylord National Resort, should have recognized that the props being distributed to them were, in fact, miniature Russian flags.
Christopher Caldwell / New York Times:
What Does Steve Bannon Want?  —  President Trump presents a problem to those who look at politics in terms of systematic ideologies.  He is either disinclined or unable to lay out his agenda in that way.  So perhaps it was inevitable that Mr. Trump's chief strategist, Stephen K. Bannon …
Paul Jacob / Townhall.com:
The Stars of Sexist and Racist Hollywood Shine Bright Tonight  —  Tonight, after strolling down the red carpet and preening for the bulb-popping paparazzi, the kings and queens of Hollywood will honor their fans with many tedious televised hours of congratulating and awarding themselves.
Brooke Seipel / The Hill:
Breitbart gets exclusive interview with Trump  —  Breitbart has snagged an exclusive interview with President Trump scheduled for Monday afternoon in the Oval Office, according to a report by Axios on Saturday.  —  Breitbart's Washington editor Matthew Boyle is slated to conduct the interview, Axios reported.
Discussion: Axios and RedState
Nicholas Kristof / New York Times:
Trump Voters, Your Savior Is Betraying You  —  You've been had.  President Trump sold you a clunker.  Now that he's in the White House, he's betraying you — and I'm writing in hopes that you'll recognize that betrayal and hold him accountable.  —  Trump spoke to your genuine pain …
Molly O'Toole / Foreign Policy:
Trump Administration Seeks to Loosen Hiring Requirements to Beef Up Border Patrol  —  According to an internal memo, laxer standards are needed to expand the number of Border Patrol agents, but that could come at a cost in security.  —  The Trump administration is seeking to loosen …
Marc Caputo / Politico:
Rubio on skipping town halls: Activists will ‘heckle and scream at me’  —  Sen. Marco Rubio won't participate in town hall meetings because he says political activists will crash them to create a media spectacle of people who “heckle and scream at me in front of cameras.”
Discussion: Political Wire and CBS Miami
David Edwards / Raw Story:
Rick Santorum: ‘Millions of Americans’ with preexisting conditions are scammers stealing health care  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  CNN contributor Rick Santorum suggested on Sunday that it was a mistake to guarantee health care coverage for people with preexisting conditions because …
Daily Mail:
Swedish policeman blames migrants for the majority of country's rapes and shootings and accuses politicians of ‘turning a blind eye’  —  A Swedish detective who has triggered a row by blaming violent crime on migrants has gone one step further and accused politicians of turning a blind eye …
Discussion: Vox Popoli
Tom Barrack / CNN:
Give President Trump the chance that Ronald Reagan got  —  Tom Barrack, a friend of the president, writes that if people stop judging Trump and his administration on every word that is uttered, every hour, and instead hold him accountable over time for the implementation of policies under which he ran, confusion might turn to clarity.
Paulina Firozi / The Hill:
New York Times executive editor: Trump is the best thing to happen to our subscriptions … The executive editor of the New York Times said in an interview Sunday that President Trump's attempts to smear the publication have instead encouraged more people to read it.
Kate Bennett / CNN:
Trump social team prepares to host ritzy Governors' Dinner  —  (CNN)While many Americans watch the Academy Awards on Sunday, governors of the United States will be reveling in a different kind of glamor — in person, at the White House.  —  The first big social event of President Donald …
Discussion: The Week
 
 
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Laurence H. Silberman / Wall Street Journal:
A ‘Notorious’ 2016 for Ginsburg and Comey
Steve Kuhlmann / The Eagle:
International scholar visiting Texas A&M “mistakenly detained” by customs officials
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Washington Post
John Sexton / Hot Air:
Brian Stelter: 'We don't see CNN or NY Times rooting for any president'
David Siders / Politico:
House Intel chair: Trump-Russia investigation calls ‘almost like McCarthyism’
Discussion: Raw Story
Kyle Smith / New York Post:
Meet the terrorist behind the next women's march
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Revealed: how US billionaire helped to back Brexit
Oliver Darcy / Business Insider:
Gretchen Carlson in talks to join MSNBC, sources say
Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
Trump's Cabinet has to work as a cleanup crew
Pat Rynard / The Daily Beast:
Iowa Lawmakers Face Rage-Filled Recess
Robin McKie / Observer:
Biologists say half of all species could be extinct by end of century
Discussion: Vox Popoli and Instapundit
Dnexon / Lawyers, Guns & Money:
The Gorka Dissertation, Part II
Maquita Peters / NPR:
Trump Will Be First President In 36 Years To Skip White House Correspondents Dinner
 

 
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Hawaii's The Garden Island stops using AI-generated newscasters on YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram after two months, likely due to the negative public response

Evan Drellich / New York Times:
The MLB is planning national packages for streaming companies to bid on in 2028, when its national TV deals with ESPN, Fox, and Turner expire

 
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