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8:10 AM ET, February 22, 2018

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CNN:
Trump suggests arming teachers as a solution to increase school safety  —  Watch CNN's town hall “Stand Up: The Students of Stoneman Douglas Demand Action” live on Wednesday, February 21, at 9 p.m. ET on CNN TV and CNNGo.  —  Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump, after listening to a series …
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Rebecca Morin / Politico:
Facing jeers and boos, Rubio shifts on guns during tense forum  —  The mass shootings in Newtown, Orlando, Las Vegas and even Fort Lauderdale didn't get Sen. Marco Rubio to seriously reconsider his position on guns.  —  But Rubio shifted on firearms Wednesday night as he weathered …
Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Marco Rubio and N.R.A. Jeered on Gun Stance  —  WASHINGTON — Senator Marco Rubio and a spokeswoman for the National Rifle Association were repeatedly heckled at a nationally televised forum on Wednesday night in Florida after they refused to back new gun control measures.
Discussion: New York Magazine, CNN and Jezebel
CNN:
Students are walking out in protest: Live updates  —  Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students are in Tallahassee meeting with Florida lawmakers to demand action against gun violence.  Later tonight, CNN hosts a town hall on the issue.  Follow here for the latest.
John Herrman / New York Times:
The Making of a No. 1 YouTube Conspiracy Video After the Parkland Tragedy  —  YouTube's list of “Trending” videos typically includes funny clips, updates from popular YouTube personalities, movie trailers and viral TV segments.  On Wednesday, for a brief time, the No. 1 trending video …
Daniella Diaz / CNN:
6 things Marco Rubio said at the CNN town hall that made news in the US gun debate
Discussion: The Week and CBS Miami
Nicholas Fondacaro / NewsBusters:
CNN's Tapper Sits Back as Student Equates Rubio to School Shooter
Discussion: twitchy.com and Instapundit
Haley Britzky / Axios:
Father of Parkland victim presses Rubio on assault weapons at town hall
Discussion: Breitbart
Holly Yan / CNN:
Florida lawmakers refuse to debate assault rifles — but say porn is dangerous
CNN:
McMaster could leave WH after months of tension with Trump  —  Washington (CNN)With tensions flaring between President Donald Trump and national security adviser Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, the Pentagon is considering options that would allow the President to potentially move the three-star general …
Discussion: Political Wire
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Axios:   Why Trump won't use his superpower on guns
Matthew Avery Sutton / The Guardian:
Billy Graham was on the wrong side of history  —  Racial tensions are rising, the earth is warming, and evangelicals are doing little to help.  That may be Graham's most significant, and saddest, legacy … Play Video  —  When Billy Graham stands before the judgment seat of God …
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Associated Press:
Billy Graham gave more than prayer to presidents
Discussion: Axios and Breitbart
Associated Press:
The Latest: Billy Graham gave more than prayer to presidents
Discussion: Breitbart
Michael S. Rosenwald / Washington Post:   Billy Graham forgave Nixon's sins, blaming them on the ‘demon-power’ of sleeping pills
Christina Wilkie / CNBC:
Trump's former bodyguard makes $15,000 a month from a GOP ‘slush fund’  — The Republican National Committee is paying a firm owned by Trump's former bodyguard $15,000 a month for consulting, according to its latest campaign filings.  — Within weeks of leaving the White House …
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Bernie blames Hillary for allowing Russian interference  —  Bernie Sanders on Wednesday blamed Hillary Clinton for not doing more to stop the Russian attack on the last presidential election.  Then his 2016 campaign manager, in an interview with POLITICO, said he's seen no evidence …
Discussion: Jacobin
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Paul Sperry / RealClearInvestigations:   Mueller Still Relying on Discredited Steele Dossier
NBC News:
Mueller asking if Manafort promised banker White House job in return for loans  —  Federal investigators are probing whether former Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort promised a Chicago banker a job in the Trump White House in return for $16 million in home loans, two people with direct knowledge of the matter told NBC News.
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Wall Street Journal:   Mueller Examines Manafort Loans
Reuters:
Fresh U.S. criminal charges filed in special counsel's Manafort case
Discussion: Politicus USA and Axios
Yoel Roth / Twitter:
Automation and the use of multiple accounts  —  Keeping Twitter safe and free from spam is a top priority for us.  One of the most common spam violations we see is the use of multiple accounts and the Twitter developer platform to attempt to artificially amplify or inflate the prominence of certain Tweets.
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U.S. Embassy / U.S. Embassy in Montenegro:
Security Alert - U. S. Embassy Podgorica, Montenegro (February 22, 2018)  —  Event: The U.S. Embassy in Podgorica advises U.S. citizens there is an active security situation at the U.S. Embassy in Podgorica.  Avoid the Embassy until further notice.  —  Actions to Take:
Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed:
The Pro-Trump Media Has Its Match In The Parkland Students  —  On Monday night, the pro-Trump media set its sights on a new political enemy: young adult survivors of gun violence.  —  The attack on outspoken survivors of the Parkland school shooting began with an article …
Ryan Nobles / CNN:
Congresswoman claims most mass shooters are Democrats  —  Congressman booed at his gun control town hall  —  (CNN)Rep. Claudia Tenney, an upstate New York Republican who is up for re-election in one of the most competitive congressional districts in America, told a radio host in Albany …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
This photo of Trump's notes captures his empathy deficit better than anything  —  President Trump held a worthwhile listening session Wednesday featuring a range of views on how to combat gun violence in schools.  And while Trump's at-times-meandering comments about arming teachers …
David Ferguson / Raw Story:
MSNBC's Stephanie Ruhle connects the dots in latest Mueller indictment to tie Trump directly to Putin  —  On Wednesday, MSNBC anchor Stephanie Ruhle laid out how special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation is becoming “clearer by the indictment.”  —  Tuesday's guilty plea …
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Texas school district threatens to suspend students who protest gun violence  —  A superintendent in a Texas school district is warning that students will be suspended if they cause any disruptions to protest gun violence.  —  Needville Independent School District (ISD) …
Bloomberg:
China Plans Party Huddle With PBOC, Policy Jobs in Play  —  Ruling Communist Party set to convene by end of the month  —  President Xi to preside as party selects next government  —  President Xi Jinping will convene a Communist Party meeting within days to select China's next government …
Steve Brusk / CNN:
NRA rejects idea of raising minimum age to buy rifles  —  Pres. Trump's complex relationship with guns  —  Washington (CNN)The National Rifle Association is rejecting ideas to raise the minimum age for purchasing rifles.  —  The idea of keeping people younger than 21 from buying rifles …
Discussion: NPR
CNNMoney:
With last-minute cancellation of Gateway Pundit founder, drama once again unfolds ahead of CPAC  —  The Conservative Political Action Conference hasn't even started and a snafu is once again stealing the limelight ahead of the annual event.  —  News of the last-minute chaos emerged …
Wall Street Journal:
Trump's Nominee for Indian Health Post Withdraws  —  Journal articles alleged Robert Weaver overstated work experience  —  President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Indian Health Service has withdrawn from consideration for the job, people familiar with the matter said.
Discussion: New York Times and CNBC
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Democrats Didn't Even Dream of This Pennsylvania Map.  How Did It Happen?  —  They seemed not to believe that they would be allowed to strive for partisan balance in addressing Republican gerrymandering.  —  Few people expected that the Pennsylvania congressional map …
Jason Samenow / Washington Post:
Arctic temperatures soar 45 degrees above normal, flooded by extremely mild air on all sides … While the Eastern United States simmers in some of its warmest February weather ever recorded, the Arctic is also stewing in temperatures more than 45 degrees above normal.
Jackie Wang / Dallas Morning News:
Fueled by a Democratic surge, Texans turn out in force on first day of early voting  —  AUSTIN — Of the 51,249 Texans who cast ballots Tuesday on the first day of early voting, more than half voted in the Democratic primary.  —  The total number of voters from 15 of the state's largest counties is high for a midterm year.
Discussion: Politico and Off the Kuff
 
 
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Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
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Discussion: Front Page Magazine and Daily Wire
Elizabeth Zwirz / Fox News:
Ohio student dies after shooting himself in school bathroom, officials say
Discussion: fox8.com
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David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
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Discussion: Raw Story and Front Page Magazine
Jake Gibson / Fox News:
Top DOJ official Rachel Brand fires back at claims she bolted over Mueller probe concerns
Washington Post:
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