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11:35 AM ET, March 4, 2017

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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Trump, citing no evidence, accuses Obama of ‘Nixon/Watergate’ plot to wiretap Trump Tower  —  President Trump on Saturday angrily accused former president Barack Obama of orchestrating a “Nixon/Watergate” plot to tap the phones at his Trump Tower headquarters last fall in the run-up to the election.
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David Shepardson / Reuters:
Trump says Obama wiretapped him during campaign; gives no evidence  —  U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday accused former President Barack Obama of wiretapping him in October during the late stages of the presidential election campaign, but offered no evidence to support the allegation.
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and The Gateway Pundit
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
A Special Prosecutor . . . For What?  —  There is no crime to probe in the matter of the Trump campaign's contact with Russians.  —  S  —  o, Attorney General Jeff Sessions has recused himself.  Great!  —  Just one question: From what?  —  Yes, yes, Sessions is a good and decent man.
Tim Hains / RealClearPolitics:
Mark Levin: Was Obama Using NSA Against Trump During 2016 Campaign?  —  Radio host Mark Levin spent most of his Thursday evening show discussing the alleged scandal surrounding Attorney General Jeff Sessions and what he says is the real scandal: A “silent coup” by the former Obama administration against President Trump.
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Trump Goes Nuclear With Claim Obama Wiretapped Him During Election [Updated]  —  Early this morning, President Trump unleashed a barrage of tweets accusing then-President Barack Obama of wiretapping his office in Trump Tower during the presidential election:
Discussion: New York Magazine and The Guardian
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Sessions Controversy Heightens Trump's Feeling of Being Under Siege  —  President Trump was still upbeat Wednesday night, as he settled into dinner in the White House residence with his secretary of state, Rex W. Tillerson, some 24 hours after giving the most consequential speech of his brief presidency.
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Photo contradicts Pelosi's statement about not meeting Kislyak  —  House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Friday that she's never met with the current Russian ambassador, Sergey Kislyak.  —  “Not with this Russian ambassador, no,” Pelosi told POLITICO's Jake Sherman …
Rosalind S. Helderman / Washington Post:
Despite early denials, growing list of Trump camp contacts with Russians haunts White House
Eli Watkins / CNN:
Grassley denies calls for Sessions to testify on Russian ambassador meetings
Discussion: WGBH News and Mediaite
Wall Street Journal:
The Mob at Middlebury  —  A mob tries to silence Charles Murray and sends a prof to the ER.  —  Once again a scholar invited to speak at a university has been shouted down by an angry mob clearly unable to challenge him intellectually.  On Thursday at Middlebury College …
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Addison / Addison County Independent:
Middlebury College professor injured by protesters as she escorted controversial speaker  —  MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury College Professor Allison Stanger was injured by protesters Thursday evening as she was escorting a controversial speaker from campus.  She was treated at Porter Hospital and released.
Scott Jaschik / Inside Higher Ed:
Shouting Down a Lecture  —  Middlebury students chant and shout …
New York Times:
Trump Inherits a Secret Cyberwar Against North Korean Missiles  —  WASHINGTON — Three years ago, President Barack Obama ordered Pentagon officials to step up their cyber and electronic strikes against North Korea's missile program in hopes of sabotaging test launches in their opening seconds.
Discussion: Axios
Fred Barbash / Washington Post:
Decades-old mass grave of children of unwed mothers confirmed in Ireland  —  Between 1925 and the 1960s, in a tiny town called Tuam in western Ireland's County Galway, thousands of “fallen women” and their “illegitimate” children passed through the Mother and Baby Home operated by the Congregation of the Sisters of Bon Secours.
Discussion: The Week and NPR
Damian Paletta / Washington Post:
White House split on import tax puts Congress in limbo  —  A major split among senior White House officials over whether to effectively create a new tax on imported goods has stalled the broader tax overhaul effort on Capitol Hill, with Republicans looking to the Trump administration …
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Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
White House official: No Paris announcement next week
New York Times:
Trump Team's Links to Russia Crisscross in Washington  —  WASHINGTON — During the 2016 campaign, Donald J. Trump's second campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, had regular communications with his longtime associate — a former Russian military translator in Kiev who has been investigated in Ukraine …
James Wolcott / Vanity Fair:
Why the Alt-Left Is a Problem, Too  —  Much of the media spotlight has been on the “alt-right.”  But the “alt-left” provides a mirror image distortion: the same loathing of Clinton, rejection of “identity politics,” and itch for a reckoning.  —  Internet clickbait promotes mental tooth decay …
Discussion: CANNONFIRE and New York Magazine
MSNBC:
Exclusive: Trump admin. plans expanded immigrant detention  —  The Trump administration is planning to radically expand the program and facilities for the detention of immigrant families seeking asylum in the United States, according to documents obtained exclusively by All In.
Discussion: NBC News
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James Dyer / Empire:
Schwarzenegger Fires The Apprentice  —  Fans of Celebrity Apprentice are about to lose the show's biggest asset as Arnold Schwarzenegger will not be returning to host another season of the show.  “I learned a lot, I had a great time, it was a really great opportunity,” Schwarzenegger said, speaking exclusively to Empire.
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Steven Mufson / Washington Post:
White House proposes steep budget cut to leading climate science agency  —  The Trump administration is seeking to slash one of the government's premier climate science agencies by 17 percent, delivering steep cuts to research funding and satellite programs, according to a four-page budget memo obtained by The Washington Post.
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and Politico
Coral Davenport / New York Times:
Trump to Undo Vehicle Rules That Curb Global Warming  —  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is expected to begin rolling back stringent federal regulations on vehicle pollution that contributes to global warming, according to people familiar with the matter, essentially marking a U-turn …
 
 
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Jennifer Palmieri / Washington Post:
The blessing inside my sister's Alzheimer's disease
Discussion: Axios
Kimberley A. Strassel / Wall Street Journal:
The Left Learns to Love Dubya
Discussion: Power Line
The Texas Tribune:
Scientists say Trump's border wall would devastate wildlife habitat
Eric Garcia / Roll Call:
Richmond Under Fire for Kellyanne Conway Comments
Abby Goodnough / New York Times:
In Red-State Utah, a Surge Toward Obamacare
Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Trump met with Scarborough before addressing Congress
 Earlier Items: 
Carol Morello / Washington Post:
Rex Tillerson skips State Department's annual announcement on human rights, alarming advocates
John Carney / Breitbart:
MetLife ‘Too Big to Fail’ Case Tests Trump Admin's Regulatory Agenda
Jeffrey Scott Shapiro / Los Angeles Times:
Op-Ed I'm a Jewish American who worked with Steve Bannon. He is not a racist or an anti-Semite
Discussion: Breitbart
Mike Isaac / New York Times:
How Uber Deceives the Authorities Worldwide
Felicia Gans / BostonGlobe.com:
Hillary Clinton speaks at Wellesley College in a private, closed-to-the-press program
 

 
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