memeorandum: Sessions: We're Having ‘A Lot of’ ‘Troubling’ Leaks, ‘A Lot of It Would Appear To Be In Violation of the Law’ (Ian Hanchett/Breitbart)

12:30 PM ET, March 3, 2017

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Aaron Katersky / ABC News:

Man accused of making threats against Jewish community centers arrested in St. Louis — A man accused of making at least eight threats against Jewish Community Centers was arrested by the FBI in St. Louis, Missouri, this morning. — The suspect, 31-year-old Juan Thompson …

Discussion: Joe.My.God., Daily Kos, Raw Story and The Week

Mark Berman / Washington Post:

Former journalist arrested, charged with threats against Jewish facilities — Authorities investigating recent bomb threats against Jewish institutions across the country arrested a former journalist on Friday morning and said he was behind at least some of the threats as part of a campaign to harass a woman.

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Jonathan Dienst / NBC New York:

Man Arrested in Threats Against ADL, 7 Other Jewish Centers — A man allegedly waging an intense campaign of harassment against a former lover was responsible for bomb threats against the Anti-Defamation League and some Jewish centers around the country, authorities said Friday.

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Justice News:
Cyberstalking Charge Brought In Manhattan Federal Court Against Missouri Man For A Pattern …

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Alex Griswold / Mediaite:
Man Arrested For JCC Bomb Threats Was Liberal Journalist Fired For Fabrication

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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
St. Louis man arrested in anti-Semitic bomb threat case

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Robert Mackey / The Intercept:
Trump Can't Accept That His Allies Are Targeting Jews — So He Blames His Opponents

Discussion: The Daily Caller

Wall Street Journal:

Jeff Sessions Used Political Funds for Republican Convention Expenses — Records show attorney general used campaign account for travel expenses to Cleveland, where he met Russian envoy — The Trump administration says Attorney General Jeff Sessions was acting as a then-U.S. senator …

Natasha Bertrand / Business Insider:

Another Trump adviser has significantly changed his story about the GOP's dramatic shift on Ukraine — The Trump campaign's national-security policy representative for the Republican National Convention, J.D. Gordon, told CNN on Thursday that he pushed to alter an amendment to the GOP's draft policy …

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Ian Hanchett / Breitbart:
Sessions: We're Having ‘A Lot of’ ‘Troubling’ Leaks, ‘A Lot of It Would Appear To Be In Violation of the Law’

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Steve Reilly / USA Today:
Exclusive: Two other Trump advisers also spoke with Russian envoy during GOP convention

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New York Times:
Kushner and Flynn Met With Russian Envoy in December, White House Says

Fox News Insider:
Jeff Sessions Russia Tucker Carlson Ambassador Recuse Investigation Trump Campaign Flynn

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Ryan Struyk / ABC News:
The Note: Sessions steps aside from Russia inquiries

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Tony Cook / Indianapolis Star:

Pence used personal email for state business — and was hacked — Vice President Mike Pence routinely used a private email account to conduct public business as governor of Indiana, at times discussing sensitive matters and homeland security issues. — Emails released to IndyStar in response …

Paul Demko / Politico:

New details in GOP Obamacare replacement leaked — Latest plan still includes a tax credit that conservatives panned as a new entitlement. — House Republicans aren't backing down from their Obamacare repeal plan that sparked backlash from the party's conservative wing.

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Politico:
GOP's bold prediction: Obamacare repeal will pass this month

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CNN:
In chaotic scene, Rand Paul demands to see the House GOP's Obamacare repeal bill

Discussion: RedState and Western Journalism

Mike Allen / Axios:

1 big thing: When the smoke is the fire — Attorney General Jeff Sessions, accompanied by Chief of Staff Jody Hunt, at yesterday's presser / AP's Susan Walsh — Good morning, Day 43 of the Trump presidency — a week from halftime of the 100 days. — I was chatting with a smart Republican …

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James McAuley / Washington Post:

European Parliament lifts Marine Le Pen's immunity for tweeting gruesome images of violence — PARIS — The European Parliament has voted to lift Marine Le Pen's immunity from prosecution for tweeting violent images, a crime that in France can carry up to three years in prison.

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Economist: The vote that could wreck the European Union

Kaitlan Collins / The Daily Caller:

Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak Appeared As Obama White House Visitor At Least 22 Times — Attorney General Jeff Sessions came under fire this week for meeting with him — Attorney General Jeff Sessions Just Made A Major Announcement About His Future — POLITICS | KAITLAN COLLINS

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Michael Crowley / Politico:
Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak is Washington's most dangerous diplomat

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New York Times:
Sergey Kislyak, Russian Envoy, Cultivated Powerful Network in U.S.

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Reuters:

Exclusive: Trump aides' bid to plug leaks creates unease among some civil servants — President Donald Trump's Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin used his first senior staff meeting last month to tell his new aides he would not tolerate leaks to the news media, sources familiar with the matter said.

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Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Trump's advisers push him to purge Obama appointees

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Amy Krouse Rosenthal / New York Times:

You May Want to Marry My Husband — I have been trying to write this for a while, but the morphine and lack of juicy cheeseburgers (what has it been now, five weeks without real food?) have drained my energy and interfered with whatever prose prowess remains.

Washington Post:

Garfield's a boy ... right? How a cartoon cat's gender identity launched a Wikipedia war. — Garfield is lazy; Garfield is a cat; Garfield likes lasagna. — Is there really much more to say about Garfield? The character is not complicated. Since the comic debuted in 1978 …

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WNCT-TV:

Police: Richlands man arrested for hate crime in Key West — RICHLANDS, N.C. (WNCT) - A Richlands man police said committed a hate crime in Key West last week was arrested in Onslow County Thursday. — Brandon Ray Davis, 30, was taken into custody Thursday morning by the Onslow County Sheriff's Office …

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myfox8.com:
NC man accused of committing anti-gay attack: ‘You live in Trump country now’

Discussion: Raw Story

The Huffington Post:

Dreamer Arrested After Speaking To Media Will Be Deported Without Hearing, Attorney Says — “ICE's assertion that her detention is ‘routine’ is absurd and seems anything but,” one lawmaker said. — WASHINGTON A 22-year-old undocumented immigrant arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Jackson …

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Associated Press:
LAWYER: DETAINED IMMIGRANT TO BE DEPORTED WITHOUT HEARING

Discussion: Mediaite

Paul Krugman / New York Times:

Goodbye Spin, Hello Raw Dishonesty — The latest big buzz is about Jeff Sessions, the attorney general. It turns out that he lied during his confirmation hearings, denying that he had met with Russian officials during the 2016 campaign. In fact, he met twice with the Russian ambassador …

Discussion: Daily Kos

Cristina Marcos / The Hill:

Two Republicans sign onto effort demanding Trump's tax returns — Two House Republicans endorsed a Democratic effort on Friday calling on the House and Senate committees with oversight of the Internal Revenue Service to request copies of President Trump's tax returns.

Discussion: Political Insider blog and Raw Story

Seth Fiegerman / CNNMoney:

One California high school just made millions from Snap's IPO — Pondering Snap's IPO over laser tag and paintball — Earlier this week, Simon Chiu watched Snapchat's team put on an IPO presentation for investors in San Francisco. He was surrounded by investment bankers from firms like Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs.

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Amy B Wang / Washington Post:

A diabetic boy's parents 'didn't believe in doctors.' Now they're guilty of his murder. … Alexandru Radita's first medical crisis began when he was on the verge of turning 3. His parents brought him — thirsty, feverish, vomiting and suffering from abdominal pain — to a hospital in British Columbia in December 2000.