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11:45 PM ET, March 18, 2017

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St. Charles County Police Department:
#SCCPDNEWS: St. Charles County police responded to a medical emergency on Buckner Road at approximately 12:40 p.m. today (Saturday, March 18).  Inside the home, first responders observed an unresponsive man and immediately administered lifesaving techniques.  Unfortunately, the 90-year-old man …
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Jon Pareles / New York Times:
Chuck Berry Dies at 90; Helped Define Rock ‘n’ Roll  —  Chuck Berry Dies at 90;  —  Helped Define Rock ‘n’ Roll  —  Mr. Berry was rock's master theorist and conceptual genius, a songwriter who understood what the kids wanted before they did themselves.  —  By JON PARELES  —  SMARTER LIVING
Discussion: Instapundit
Jon Pareles / New York Times:
Chuck Berry, Musician Who Helped Define Rock ‘N’ Roll, Dies at 90
Jennifer Frederick / Billboard:
Chuck Berry, a Founding Father of Rock ‘n’ Roll, Dies at 90
Discussion: NBC News
Terence McArdle / Washington Post:
Chuck Berry, wild man of rock who helped define its rebellious spirit, dies at 90
Discussion: National Review and Daily Kos
Kevin Hardy / USA Today:
People are canceling their Iowa vacations because of Steve King's words … The Iowa Tourism Office generally receives about two complaints a month from travelers who leave the state peeved about picking up a speeding ticket or dissatisfied with an unpleasant hotel stay.
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Tommy Christopher / Shareblue:   Iowa tourism complaints skyrocket after Steve King's racist tweet
Kristina Webb / Post On Politics:
‘Major meeting’ on VA not happening tonight at Mar-a-Lago  —  UPDATE: A White House spokeswoman told The Palm Beach Post that the meeting will not happen tonight.  —  EARLIER STORY: President Donald Trump will host a group of business leaders and doctors to discuss veterans' health care while at his Mar-a-Lago Club this evening.
Discussion: RedState and Occupy Democrats
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Rebecca Morin / Politico:
Trump's ‘major meeting’ on veterans affairs doesn't happen  —  A “major meeting” on veterans affairs slated for Friday evening that President Donald Trump publicly announced at the White House earlier in the day did not take place, according to pool reports.
Discussion: Raw Story
Brooke Seipel / The Hill:
Trump's ‘major meeting’ Friday on VA didn't take place  —  President Trump said he would hold a “major meeting” Friday at his private Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Fla., that would be “all about” the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), but the Friday meeting apparently never took place.
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Inside Trump's White House, New York moderates spark infighting and suspicion  —  Inside the White House, they are dismissed by their rivals as “the Democrats.”  —  Outspoken, worldly and polished, this coterie of ascendant Manhattan business figures-turned-presidential advisers is scrambling …
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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
What will it take for the president to retract his tweets about Obama?
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Suzette Hackney / USA Today:
Kids on winning robotics team told, ‘Go back to Mexico’ … INDIANAPOLIS — The day should have been one of glory and celebration for five fourth-graders.  —  The Pleasant Run Elementary students had just won a robotics challenge at Plainfield High School, and the students …
Discussion: AOL, Hullabaloo and The Root
Olivia Nuzzi / New York Magazine:
Kellyanne Conway Is the Real First Lady of Trump's America  —  Not your star, perhaps.  But that's the point.  —  On the third floor of the West Wing, one flight past the stairwell portrait of President Donald Trump talking on his Android phone, is an office once occupied by Valerie Jarrett …
Jerry Iannelli / Miami New Times:
Rundle Won't Charge Prison Guards Who Allegedly Boiled Schizophrenic Black Man to Death … On June 23, 2012, Darren Rainey, a schizophrenic man serving time for cocaine possession, was thrown into a prison shower at the Dade Correctional Institution.  The water was turned up top 180 degrees …
Discussion: ThinkProgress
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Patrick Svitek / The Texas Tribune:
U.S. Rep. Pete Sessions faces rowdy town hall  —  Addressing over 2,000 people, Sessions was frequently drowned out by boos and angry outbursts from the audience.  Many of his answers were not entirely audible due to the crowd's reaction as he began to speak.  —  Editor's note: This story has been updated throughout.
Discussion: Axios and Talking Points Memo
Brooke Seipel / The Hill:
Trump makes latest visit to golf club  —  President Trump visited Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach on Saturday, marking his 10th golf course trip over eight weeks as president, according to an NBC News editor.  —  While White House officials reportedly declined to comment …
New York Times:
In One Rocky Week, Trump's Self-Inflicted Chaos on Vivid Display  —  WASHINGTON — Minutes before President Trump was to take the stage in Nashville last week to make his case for the health care overhaul he had promised, he received some unwelcome news that shifted his script.
Discussion: Raw Story
Damian Paletta / Washington Post:
New rifts emerge as Trump administration rejects free trade statement at G-20 meeting  —  BADEN-BADEN, Germany - The Trump administration on Saturday rejected a statement from other leading economies that warned against the perils of trade protectionism, the latest sign of how the administration's …
Discussion: NPR and The Last Refuge
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Senators Ask Trump Adviser to Preserve Any Russia-Related Documents  —  Roger J. Stone Jr., an informal adviser to President Trump, has been asked by the Senate Intelligence Committee to preserve any records he may have in connection to a broader inquiry into Russian attempts to interfere with United States elections.
Discussion: Raw Story
Dave Burke / Daily Mail:
‘I am here to die for Allah, there will be deaths’: Chilling final words of Paris airport attacker who shot at cops before he was killed as Kate and William met French terror victims  — Less than two hours earlier he had shot at three police officers after being stopped for speeding
Alicia A. Caldwell / Associated Press:
TRUMP WANTS TO BUILD 30-FOOT-HIGH WALL AT MEXICAN BORDER  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration wants to build a 30-foot-high border wall that looks good from the north side and is difficult to climb or cut through, according to a pair of contract notices posted to a government website …
Molly Hensley-Clancy / BuzzFeed:
You Can Now Be Fined For Falling Behind On Student Loans Even If You're Trying To Catch Up  —  People who fall behind on their student loans can now be charged thousands of dollars in late fees, even if they immediately attempt to catch up.  —  Student loan companies will be free …
Discussion: Daily Kos
Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
Kurt Eichenwald: ‘Spineless’ GOP so scared of Trump they won't criticize ‘Nazis in the White House’  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  A panel discussion on MSNBC's AmJoy, discussing Rep. Steve King's (R-IA) racist comments about America needing more white babies turned …
Laura M. Holson / New York Times:
Donald Trump Jr. Is His Own Kind of Trump  —  Donald Trump Jr. is the Trump who has not always seemed at ease with being a Trump.  He grew up in the penthouse of Trump Tower but was happy to escape the gilded trappings of his Manhattan childhood to spend parts of the summers hunting and fishing …
Pam Key / Breitbart:
Hillary Clinton: I Am Ready to ‘Come Out of the Woods’  —  Friday at night at a St Patrick's Day event in Scranton PA, 2016 Democratic presidential candidate and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton referenced a picture of her walking in the woods of Chappaquiddick near her home days …
Chris Enloe / TheBlaze:
Bernie Sanders lectures America for ‘worshipping wealth’ — promptly gets annihilated for hypocrisy  —  Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders (I) took to Twitter Saturday to rail against the United States for being a nation that “worships wealth,” but Twitter quickly slapped back and proved he's a hypocrite.
Discussion: IJR
 
 
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Andy Bruce / Reuters:
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Elizabeth Warren finally busts out of her media bubble
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Associated Press:
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Joe Concha / The Hill:
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New York Times:
Trump Budget Cuts Put Struggling Americans on Edge
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Christiaan Triebert / bellingcat:
CONFIRMED: US Responsible for ‘Aleppo Mosque Bombing’
Rebecca Morin / Politico:
Tillerson rebuts ‘fatigue’ reports: South Korea ‘never invited us for dinner’
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
White House cites satire column to tout budget
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Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
This West Virginia newspaper front page should scare Republicans
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