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12:20 PM ET, March 7, 2017

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Ezra Klein / Vox:
The GOP health bill doesn't know what problem it's trying to solve  —  After seven years of drafting a replacement plan, we get ... this?  —  Have you read Sarah Kliff's thorough look at the GOP Obamacare replacement?  You have?  Good.  Some thoughts.  — Little in politics shocks me.
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Avik Roy / Forbes:
House GOP's Obamacare Replacement Will Make Coverage Unaffordable For Millions — Otherwise, It's Great  —  That's not an ironic headline.  Leading House Republicans have included a number of transformative and consequential reforms in their American Health Care Act, the full text of which was published Monday evening.
Wall Street Journal:
The Health Bill You've Waited For  —  Our plan removes taxes and mandates, while offering tax credits to help Americans afford coverage.  —  'ObamaCare is collapsing," President Trump said during his address to Congress last week, “and we must act decisively to protect all Americans.
Eugene Scott / CNN:
Chaffetz: Low-income Americans will have to choose health care over iPhones  —  Chaffetz: Invest in healthcare over iPhone  — House Republicans introduced a bill Monday that would scrap Obamacare's individual mandate and change the way Medicaid is administered
Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:
Republican Obamacare plan signals that liberalism has already won  —  In releasing their healthcare plan on Monday, House Republican leaders sent a signal loud and clear: liberalism has already won.  —  Barring radical changes, Republicans will not be passing a bill that ushers in a new era of market-based healthcare.
Discussion: National Review
CNN:
CNN/ORC poll: Public splits on revoking individual mandate  —  Washington (CNN)Americans are sharply divided on revoking Obamacare's mandate that individuals obtain health insurance coverage, according to a new CNN/ORC poll, a change that's a key provision of a newly-released Republican plan to repeal and replace the 2010 law.
Rachael Bade / Politico:
Conservatives pan House Obamacare repeal bill  —  A handful of House conservatives on Monday evening criticized GOP leadership's newly released Obamacare replacement bill, foreshadowing trouble for the repeal effort even after leaders tried to assuage the far-right.
Heritage Action for America:
GOP PLAN FAILS TO MOVE PAST OBAMACARE'S PROGRESSIVE PROMISE  —  Washington — Monday evening, House Republican leaders released text of their long-anticipated American Health Care Act (AHCA).  Despite widespread conservative criticism and the lack of score from the Congressional Budget Office …
Margot Sanger-Katz / New York Times:
G.O.P. Repeal Bill Would Cut Funding for Poor and Taxes on Rich
Sarah Kliff / Vox:
The American Health Care Act: the Republicans' bill to replace Obamacare, explained
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
THE INSIDE SCOOP: Obamacare replacement politics ... RAND PAUL joins with Freedom Caucus …
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Chaffetz: Americans May Have To Choose Between New Phone, Health Insurance
Discussion: CNNMoney and Eschaton
Speaker.gov:
Statement on Introduction of the American Health Care Act
Paul McLeod / BuzzFeed:   The Republican Health Care Plan Includes A Tax Break For Insurance CEOs
New York Times:
House Republicans Unveil Plan to Replace Health Law
Amy Goldstein / Washington Post:
House Republicans release long-awaited plan to replace Obamacare
Peter W. Stevenson / Washington Post:
That time Trump surprised a White House tour group in front of a portrait of Hillary Clinton  —  White House tours resumed Tuesday after being on hiatus during the presidential transition and inauguration.  And within a few short hours, one tour group got just about all the access it could hope for.
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Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
White House aides struggle to defend Trump wiretap claims
Press Release:
ExxonMobil Plans Investments of $20 Billion to Expand Manufacturing in U.S. Gulf Region
Hadas Gold / Politico:
The disappearing Sean Spicer
Discussion: Washington Post and Political Wire
New York Times:
WikiLeaks Releases Trove of Alleged C.I.A. Hacking Documents  —  WASHINGTON — WikiLeaks on Tuesday released thousands of documents that it said described sophisticated software tools used by the Central Intelligence Agency to break into smart phones, computers and even Internet-connected televisions.
Extra:
Alec Baldwin Might Not Play Trump on ‘SNL’ Much Longer  —  Star Alec Baldwin has quickly become a fan favorite playing President Donald Trump on “Saturday Night Live,” but the actor isn't sure how much longer he will do it.  —  “Extra's” Mario Lopez sat down with Alec to talk about his new movie …
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Liberals threaten to primary over Gorsuch  —  Left-leaning groups are sending a stern message to Democrats who consider backing President Trump's nominee for the Supreme Court: Do it and risk a primary challenge in 2018.  —  Liberal activists say Senate Democrats are not doing enough to focus …
Discussion: America Rising and Hot Air
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Jdolin / NARAL Pro-Choice America:
Groups To Democratic Senators Regarding Gorsuch: “We Need You To Do Better”
Mitch Smith / New York Times:
Omaha's Answer to Costly Potholes?  Go Back to Gravel Roads  —  OMAHA — After living more than 40 years along a road plagued by potholes, Jo Anne Amoura was excited to see city crews shred her block of Leavenworth Street into gravel.  —  “I thought, 'Oh my gosh, this is great.
Justin Holcomb / Townhall.com:
Iran Launches Two Ballistic Missiles, Sinking an Offshore Barge 150 Miles Away  —  Over the weekend, the Islamic Republic of Iran test-fired two ballistic missiles into the Gulf of Oman, with one sinking a floating barge approximately 155 miles away, according to Fox News.
Discussion: Fox News and AOL
Elaina Plott / Washingtonian:
Is Katrina Pierson Actually Doing Anything?  —  On the eve of President Trump's State of the Union address, Katrina Pierson strolls into the Trump Hotel lobby, her face buried in her gold bedazzled phone.  She's just arrived from a Fox News hit, and the suit-clad men gathered at the bar, sipping Manhattans, notice.
Discussion: Raw Story and Mediaite
Victor Davis Hanson / National Review:
The Ancient Laws of Unintended Consequences  —  Eight years of a fawning press have made the Left reckless.  —  The classical idea of a divine Nemesis ("reckoning" or “downfall") that brings unforeseen retribution for hubris (insolence and arrogance) was a recognition that there are certain laws …
Discussion: Instapundit
Michael Crowley / Politico:
Kremlin-backed media turns on Trump  —  Kremlin-controlled news outlets used to root for Donald Trump's election.  Now they're reveling in the chaos and division of his early presidency.  —  “Sessions Scandal: ‘U.S Headed to Constitutional Crisis,’” reads a March 3 headline on the website …
Discussion: Daily Kos
Austin Wright / Politico:
McCain on Trump's wiretap claim: 'I haven't seen anything like this'  —  Sen. John McCain on Monday demanded the release of any evidence backing up President Donald Trump's claim that President Barack Obama wiretapped Trump Tower in the run-up to the presidential election …
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Daniella Diaz / CNN:
Kelly: DHS is considering separating undocumented children from their parents at the border
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BBC:
Former Guantanamo detainee killed in US air strike in Yemen
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Carl Straumsheim / Inside Higher Ed:
Berkeley Will Delete Online Content
Discussion: Hit & Run and Liberty Unyielding
Maya Oppenheim / The Independent:
Donald Trump has spent almost a quarter of his time as President in Florida
Discussion: Post On Politics and The Hill
Tyler Durden / zerohedge.com/fullrss2.xml …:
“The Reality Is, Half Of Americans Can't Afford To Write A $500 Check”
John Crudele / New York Post:
Why Dems will regret a probe into Russian election hacking
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Guy Benson / Townhall.com:
Senate Democrat Who Claimed Hard Evidence of Trump-Russia Collusion: Uh, Never Mind
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Shawn Musgrave / The Intercept:
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