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2:30 PM ET, February 24, 2018

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Davis Richardson / The New York Observer:
Michael Steele Responds to Racial Insult Hurled by CPAC Communications Director  —  Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) communication director Ian Walters sparked controversy with a racially charged insult hurled at former RNC chair Michael Steele on Friday night.
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Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Michael Steele addresses CPAC official's ‘painfully stupid’ comment about race  —  Former Republican National Committee (RNC) chairman Michael Steele on Friday blasted a comment from a Conservative Political Action Conference spokesman in which the CPAC official said that the RNC picked Steele …
Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Michael Steele Confronts Matt Schlapp Over CPAC Official's Racial Insult: ‘What the Hell?!’
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
New York Times:
How Skadden, the Giant Law Firm, Got Entangled in the Mueller Investigation  —  WASHINGTON — For much of its 70-year history, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom has been a go-to firm for Wall Street, representing corporations like Pfizer and DuPont in acquisitions and becoming the first law firm …
Discussion: Raw Story and Business Insider
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Jacob Brogan / Slate:
Manafort Left an Incriminating Paper Trail Because He Couldn't Figure Out How to Convert PDFs to Word Files
Discussion: Politico, The Mahablog and Vox
Axios:
Scoop: Bank of America to review relationships with gunmakers  —  Beginning what could become a widespread financial squeeze on gun manufacturers, Bank of America says in a statement to Axios that it is reexamining its relationship with banking clients who make AR-15s.
Discussion: Raw Story and Daily Kos
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Washington Post:
United and Delta cut ties to NRA as boycott movement spreads to global corporations
Jackie Wattles / CNNMoney:
These companies have cut ties with the NRA
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
‘Scripted’ controversy: CNN releases emails of correspondence with Florida student … CNN appears to have had enough.  —  On Friday afternoon, the network released email correspondence between one of its producers, Carrie Stevenson, and a student from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School …
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Eliza Relman / Business Insider:
Parkland shooting survivor's family shops doctored emails with CNN to media outlets  — The family of Colton Haab, a student at the Florida high school where a gunman killed 17 people last week, provided a doctored email between Haab's father, Glenn Haab, and a CNN producer to media outlets.
Joseph A. Wulfsohn / Mediaite:
Tucker Carlson Accuses CNN of ‘Questioning the Integrity of a Survivor’ Over Alleged ‘Scripted’ Question
Discussion: Raw Story and Forward Progressives
Caroline Orr / Shareblue Media:
Teen survivor's ultimatum to NRA attack dogs: “We will outlive you”  —  The Parkland shooting survivors are the NRA's worst nightmare.  —  Parkland school shooting survivor David Hogg has emerged as a powerful advocate for gun violence prevention in the aftermath of the Valentine's …
Brian Faler / Politico:
‘This is not normal’: Glitches mar new tax law  —  The glitches in the new tax law are starting to pile up.  —  One inadvertently denies restaurants, retailers and others generous new write-offs for things like remodeling.  —  Another would allow wealthy money managers to sidestep a crackdown …
Discussion: Axios
Sonam Sheth / Business Insider:
Susan Rice documented a January 2017 meeting with Obama and senior officials because they were ‘justifiably concerned’ about Trump-Russia ties  — Susan Rice, the former national security adviser, said through her attorney Friday that she documented a controversial January 2017 meeting …
Discussion: The Right Scoop
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David Brennan / Newsweek:
‘A TOTAL F***-UP’: RUSSIAN MERCENARIES IN SYRIA LAMENT U.S. STRIKE THAT KILLED DOZENS  —  Recordings have emerged in which Russian mercenaries subjected to a joint U.S. strike that killed dozens of their comrades describe the incident as “a total fuck-up.”  —  Polygraph.info …
Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
Trump: If North Korea Doesn't Obey Me, I Might Punish the Whole World  —  On Friday, president Trump announced that his administration would be hitting North Korea with the “heaviest sanctions ever imposed on a country before.”  The new penalties target dozens of ships and shipping companies that have …
Discussion: Vox, The Daily Signal and Translations
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Matt Spetalnick / Reuters:
Exclusive: U.S. prepares high-seas crackdown on North Korea sanctions evaders - sources
Discussion: Axios and The Week
Ryan Mac / BuzzFeed:
This Man Helped Peter Thiel Demolish Gawker  —  Billionaire venture capitalist Peter Thiel did not come up with the idea to covertly fund lawsuits against Gawker Media.  That credit belongs to an Oxford-educated man who Thiel's inner circle calls “Mr. A.”  —  Peter Thiel's campaign …
David Weigel / Washington Post:
A conservative Democrat in Illinois feels the ire of his liberal base  —  PALOS HILLS, Ill. — After 30 minutes of hissing and heckling — and cheers for his opponent — Rep. Daniel Lipinski (D-Ill.) had heard enough.  After Marie Newman, the liberal activist running against him …
New York Times:
White House Told Kushner's Security Clearance Will Be Delayed  —  WASHINGTON — The Justice Department informed the White House this month that there were substantial issues related to Jared Kushner that still needed to be investigated and would significantly delay a recommendation on whether …
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Liesl Schillinger / Foreign Policy:
McMaster Gives a Belated Russian Lesson  —  It's time for Americans to add a new Russian word to their strategic lexicon.  —  In the lead-up to the 2016 U.S. presidential election, and ever since, thousands of English words written by Russians pretending to be Americans have infiltrated social media in the United States.
Ralph Peters / New York Post:
I'm a military man and I think we should ban assault weapons  —  Guns and I go back a long way.  —  My father was a champion skeet shooter.  A picture of him aiming his favorite pump skyward has pride of place in our living room.  He owned fine rifles and shotguns, and he valued them.
Nick Miroff / Washington Post:
Top Homeland Security official, who clashed with White House over immigration policy, to step down … Elaine Duke, the second-highest-ranking official at the Department of Homeland Security, announced Friday that she will step down after serving less than a year in the job.
Discussion: Politico
New York Times:
Facebook and Google Struggle to Squelch ‘Crisis Actor’ Posts  —  SAN FRANCISCO — On Wednesday, one week after the school shooting in Parkland, Fla., Facebook and YouTube vowed to crack down on the trolls.  —  Thousands of posts and videos had popped up on the sites, falsely claiming …
KTUL-TV:
GRAPHIC VIDEO: Liquor store clerks shoot armed robbery suspect, fight over gun  —  Liquor store clerks shoot armed robbery suspect (KTUL)  —  WARNING: This story contains graphic video.  —  TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — The owner of Forest Acres Liquor Store has released graphic surveillance video showing …
CNN:
NRA slams gun-background system flaws it helped create  —  (CNN)On Wednesday, during CNN's town hall with survivors of last week's mass shooting at a high school in South Florida, National Rifle Association representative Dana Loesch lamented the holes in the FBI's National Instant Background Check System, or NICS.
 
 
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Greg P. / twitchy.com:
Meet the hero Coral Springs PD cop who ran toward the sound of gunfire, unarmed
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Devan Cole / CNN:
FCC chair gets ‘courage under fire’ award for overseeing net neutrality repeal
Discussion: WCMH-TV and Right Wing Watch
Toby Helm / The Guardian:
Ken Livingstone to rejoin Labour party as suspension over Hitler remarks ends
Discussion: Business Insider
George W. Bush / Wall Street Journal:
How Billy Graham Changed My Life
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CNN:
Robert Mueller and his pursuit of justice
Jennifer Jacobs / Bloomberg:
White House Considers Protection Orders to Curb Shootings
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Emily Witt / New Yorker:
Urgency and Frustration: The Never Again Movement Gathers Momentum
 Earlier Items: 
CNN:
Putin's ‘chef’ accused of trying to cover his tracks
Nancy Dillon / New York Daily News:
Philando Castile's mom slams NRA chief Wayne LaPierre as a hypocrite: ‘This country is run off money’
Discussion: The Root and Raw Story
Will Cleveland / Rochester Democrat and Chronicle:
Police: Undocumented Rochester student threatens East High on Facebook
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Katie Leslie / Dallas Morning News:
Ted Cruz trails Senate challenger Beto O'Rourke in six-week fundraising haul. By a lot.
Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
Robert Mueller's military career, detailed in documents, was brief but remarkable
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Trump to host Arab leaders for sensitive talks