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1:00 AM ET, March 13, 2017

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Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
The Big Winner in Donald Trump's Decision to Fire Preet Bharara Might Be Rupert Murdoch  —  Throughout his six-decade career working on three continents, Rupert Murdoch has used his media properties to advance the prospects of politicians whose policies help his business interests.
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Wall Street Journal:
Preet Bharara's Probes Likely to Continue After His Exit  —  Long-term direction of the Manhattan U.S. attorney's office is unclear  —  The sudden departure of Preet Bharara, the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan, isn't likely to change the course of several high-profile investigations …
Media Matters for America:
US Attorney Preet Bharara Was Investigating Fox News When Trump Fired Him  —  Fox News Faced Numerous Sexual Assault And Harassment Allegations  —  Ailes Left Fox News Amid Flurry Of Sexual Harassment Allegations.  In early July, former Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson sued the network's CEO …
New York Times:
Preet Bharara Shunned Politics.  His End Was Tinged by Them.  —  Ten days into his tenure as United States attorney in Manhattan, Preet Bharara saw his political and prosecutorial worlds collide.  —  He convened a meeting to discuss a potentially sensitive criminal investigation …
David Edwards / Raw Story:   US Attorney fired by Trump was banned from entering Russia by Vladimir Putin
New York Daily News:   Russian spies in New York City: Preet Bharara announces espionage charges against 3 men
Caitlin Yilek / Washington Examiner:
Sean Spicer ambushed while shopping at the Apple Store  —  White House press secretary Sean Spicer was accosted while shopping at an Apple store in Washington, D.C., on Saturday.  —  “How does it feel to work for a fascist?  Have you helped with the Russia stuff?  Are you a criminal as well?
Sarah Kliff / Vox:
Tom Price is lying about the GOP health plan  —  Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price made a bold promise during a Sunday morning interview with Meet the Press.  “Nobody will be worse off financially” under the Republicans' new health care plan, he boasted.  —  Let's be clear: This is a lie.
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Bloomberg:
White House Pledges No One ‘Worse Off’ in Obamacare Replacement
Josh Israel / ThinkProgress:
Trump economic head: Whether millions have insurance is ‘interesting’ but beside the point
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Another key Republican senator knocks GOP Obamacare plan  —  Sen. Dean Heller (R-Nev.) panned House Speaker Paul Ryan's bill to repeal and replace Obamacare during a closed meeting with constituents on Saturday, according to audio obtained by POLITICO.  —  The remarks by Heller …
Discussion: LasVegasSun.com and Balloon Juice
Damian Paletta / Washington Post:
Trump budget expected to seek historic contraction of federal workforce  —  President Trump's budget proposal this week would shake the federal government to its core if enacted, culling back numerous programs and expediting a historic contraction of the federal workforce.
Ari Melber / NBC News:
After Pledging to Donate Salary, Trump Declines to Release Proof  —  President Donald Trump pledged to forego a presidential salary, but as his second payday approaches, the White House is declining to say if the president has donated any of his earnings yet.
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Olivia Beavers / The Hill:
Kremlin spokesman: Russian ambassador met with advisers to Clinton campaign too  —  Russian President Vladimir Putin's spokesman said in an interview Sunday that the Russian ambassador who met with Trump campaign officials also met with “people working in think tanks advising Hillary or advising people working for Hillary.”
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Stuart Anderson / Forbes:
83% Of America's Top High School Science Students Are The Children Of Immigrants  —  What would we lose if immigrants could no longer come to America?  Surprisingly, one of the most important things America would lose is the contributions made by their children.
Mitch Smith / New York Times:
New Ferguson Video Adds Wrinkle to Michael Brown Case  —  In the two and a half years since Michael Brown, a black 18-year-old, was shot and killed by a white police officer in Ferguson, Mo., the explosive case has been parsed in intricate detail.  Witnesses offered varying descriptions of the fatal encounter.
Jill Disis / CNNMoney:
Trump's budget director claims Obama was ‘manipulating’ jobs data  —  President Trump's budget director claims the Obama administration was “manipulating” jobs data.  —  Mick Mulvaney told CNN's Jake Tapper on Sunday that he has long thought the previous administration framed data …
Discussion: Political Wire
New York Times:
Trump Administration Is Said to Be Working to Loosen Counterterrorism Rules  —  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is exploring how to dismantle or bypass Obama-era constraints intended to prevent civilian deaths from drone attacks, commando raids and other counterterrorism missions outside …
Discussion: CNBC
Paul Sonne / Wall Street Journal:
What WikiLeaks Really Revealed About the CIA's Spying Techniques  —  WASHINGTON—The “Vault 7” trove of documents released Tuesday by WikiLeaks has been cited by commentators to claim that the Central Intelligence Agency may have been masquerading as other foreign states while conducting its cyberhacks.
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Morgan Chalfant / The Hill:
WikiLeaks aids doubters of Russian election hacking
Discussion: RedState
Wall Street Journal:   Authorities Question CIA Contractors in Connection With WikiLeaks Dump
New York Times:
Trump Lets Key Offices Gather Dust Amid ‘Slowest Transition in Decades’  —  WASHINGTON — At the State Department, the normally pulsating hub of executive offices is hushed and virtually empty.  At the Pentagon, military missions in some of the world's most troubled places are being run …
 
 
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Chris Tomlinson / Breitbart:
Islamic State's German Magazine Tells Fighters To Kill ‘Apostate’ Imams
Discussion: Geller Report
Lena H. Sun / Washington Post:
Employees who decline genetic testing could face penalties under proposed bill
Discussion: Politicus USA
Jessica Glenza / The Guardian:
Trump supporters in the heartland fear being left behind by GOP health plan
Elliot Hannon / Slate:
GOP Congressman's White Supremacist Tweet: “We Can't Restore Our Civilization With Somebody Else's Babies.”
New York Times:
Russian Espionage Piggybacks on a Cybercriminal's Hacking
Vaughn Hillyard / NBC News:
Donald Trump Jr: At Fundraiser, President's Son Says ‘Zero Contact’ With Dad
Discussion: Political Wire
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
Resist the Internet  —  So far, in my ongoing series …
Kurtis Lee / Los Angeles Times:
Utah on the verge of the toughest drunk-driving standard in the U.S. - .05%
Discussion: KTLA
 Earlier Items: 
Greg Bensinger / Wall Street Journal:
Uber Gears Up to Block Bid to Form a Union in Seattle
Discussion: Axios, more at Techmeme »
Washington Post:
20 years after 7 Israeli schoolgirls were killed, some hail Jordanian shooter as a hero upon his release
Irwin M. Stelzer / Weekly Standard:
The American Left Discovers Its Inner George Wallace
Aaron Short / New York Post:
Cuomo takes key step toward launching presidential campaign
Discussion: Daily Wire and Political Wire
Jessica Contrera / Washington Post:
They are poor, sick and voted for Trump. What will happen to them without Obamacare?
Discussion: The Mahablog and Balloon Juice
 

 
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Ayodeji Rotinwa / Columbia Journalism Review:
A look at the Agora Center for Research, a Ugandan newsroom sitting between activism and investigative reporting, posting its work on various social media sites

 
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