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4:00 PM ET, March 7, 2018

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John Santucci / ABC News:
Several White House staffers terminated or reassigned for security clearance issues: Sources  —  Several White House staffers have been terminated or reassigned for issues related to their security clearances — with at least one individual employed in the Office of the First Lady relieved of duty …
Discussion: Political Wire, Raw Story and Mediaite
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Trump's dangerously thin red line  —  In early February, after President Trump's well-received State of the Union address and Davos trip, economic adviser Gary Cohn was having lunch with the president and Chief of Staff John Kelly, in the small dining room off the Oval Office.  —  “I've got to tell you.
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Playbook: Four unfolding events that show the crazy times we're in  —  THE STEP BACK: FOUR UNFOLDING EVENTS THAT SHOW WE'RE LIVING IN RIDICULOUSLY CRAZY TIMES ...  REASON 1: THE SPEAKER IS WAGING A VERY PUBLIC WAR WITH THE PRESIDENT IT LOOKS LIKE HE'LL LOSE: SPEAKER PAUL RYAN has privately …
Chris Cillizza / CNN:
Donald Trump is producing the greatest reality show ever
Washington Post:
How the Washington establishment is losing out to little-known Trump advisers on trade
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Trump blames past presidents as far back George H.W. Bush for economic woes
Discussion: Axios and One America News Network
Vladimir Isachenkov / Associated Press:
Putin praises Trump, says US political system eating itself  —  MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin lavished praise on President Donald Trump on Wednesday, but added that he was sorely disappointed with the U.S. political system, saying that it has been “eating itself up.”
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The Guardian:
Sergei Skripal was deliberately poisoned with nerve agent, say police  —  Former Russian spy's case being treated as attempted murder, with police officer also ‘seriously ill’ … The former Russian spy Sergei Skripal was deliberately poisoned with a nerve agent in a case that is now being treated …
Richard Pérez-Peña / New York Times:
Former Russian Spy Poisoned by Nerve Agent, British Police Say  —  LONDON — A former Russian spy and his daughter were poisoned by a nerve agent in England this week, the British authorities said on Wednesday, heightening suspicions that the episode was an assassination attempt by a national government …
Misha Glenny / Coffee House:   The targeting of Sergei Skripal might have been McMafia, not the Kremlin
Eric Bradner / CNN:
With primary ending, Cruz takes opening shot at Beto O'Rourke's name  —  Cruz, O'Rourke respond to name-mocking ad  —  Washington (CNN)Texas Sen. Ted Cruz's first shot at his expected Democratic challenger, Rep. Beto O'Rourke?  Mocking his name.  —  As Tuesday's primaries were closing …
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Eugene Scott / Washington Post:
Ted Cruz attacking his opponent for using a Spanish nickname is Identity Politics 101
Discussion: Politico, CNN and The Guardian
Amanda Terkel / HuffPost:
Ben Carson Removes Anti-Discrimination Language From HUD Mission Statement  —  It will no longer reference “inclusive” communities “free from discrimination.”  —  WASHINGTON Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson is changing the mission statement of his agency …
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Zach Montellaro / Politico:   Power Briefing: Trump's new D.C. reality
Michael Schwirtz / New York Times:
U.S. Holocaust Museum Revokes Award to Aung San Suu Kyi  —  The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum has revoked a prestigious human rights award it had given to the Nobel laureate Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, now Myanmar's civilian leader, faulting her for failing to halt or even acknowledge …
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Farhad Manjoo / New York Times:
For Two Months, I Got My News From Print Newspapers.  Here's What I Learned.  —  I first got news of the school shooting in Parkland, Fla., via an alert on my watch.  Even though I had turned off news notifications months ago, the biggest news still somehow finds a way to slip through.
Sarah Fitzpatrick / NBC News:
Stormy Daniels sues Trump, says ‘hush agreement’ invalid because he never signed  —  Adult film star Stormy Daniels sued Donald Trump Tuesday, alleging that he never signed the nondisclosure agreement that his lawyer had arranged with her.  —  The civil suit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court …
Jennifer Jacobs / Bloomberg:
Nunberg Says He Enjoyed Defiance But Will Comply With Mueller  —  Says president ‘never did anything illegal’ around him  —  Plans to testify on Friday, hand over subpoenaed emails  —  Longtime Donald Trump associate Sam Nunberg said he loved the attention he received from a round …
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USA Today:
Stormy Daniels is just one reason Donald Trump couldn't work in his own White House
Discussion: ThinkProgress
U.S. Department of Justice:
Department of Justice Enters Into Conditional Settlement Agreement to Produce Fast and Furious Documents to House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform  —  Today, the Department of Justice entered into a conditional settlement agreement with the House Committee on Oversight …
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Katie Pavlich / Townhall.com:
BREAKING: DOJ Announces Fast and Furious Documents Withheld by Eric Holder Will Be Released
Discussion: RedState
Sarah Jones / New Republic:
Requiem for a Strike  —  West Virginia teachers have a deal.  On Tuesday, a compromise reached by a conference committee composed of Democratic and Republican members of the state House and Senate raised public worker pay by 5 percent.  Teachers and union representatives said the deal …
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Facing Potential Challenge from Cynthia Nixon, Cuomo Swipes at Familiar Foe: The Mayor  —  A day after news broke that the actress Cynthia Nixon was in talks with two Democratic strategists about entering the 2018 governor's race in New York, the two-term incumbent, Andrew M. Cuomo …
Discussion: LGBTQ Nation, PinkNews and The Outline
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Jimmy Vielkind / Politico:
‘Sex and the City’ actress threatens Cuomo's 2020 ambitions
Discussion: Splinter and Daily Wire
CNN:
This is what Nikolas Cruz's life in jail is like  —  Parkland, Florida (CNN)New documents obtained by CNN provide a glimpse into the Florida school shooter's life in the Broward County Jail.  —  In observation reports from February 17 to 24, deputies described Nikolas Cruz's activities, demeanor and behavior.
Christian Davenport / Washington Post:
Why is Paul Allen building the world's largest airplane?  Perhaps to launch a space shuttle called Black Ice. … A massive airplane being built by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen moved a step closer to flight last week, when it crept out of its hangar in Mojave, Calif. …
Discussion: GeekWire and Daily Mail
Michael Tackett / New York Times:
Blue-Collar Trump Voters Are Shrugging at Their Tax Cuts  —  DAYTON, Ohio — At Slyder's Tavern, Matt Kazee, a machinist, drank a couple of beers as he waited for burgers to take home for dinner.  His tab was about equal to the increase in his take-home pay after President Trump's tax cut found its way into the nation's paychecks.
Discussion: Raw Story
Nigel Jaquiss / Willamette Week:
In 2011, Portland Police Investigated a Sexual Assault Complaint Against Billionaire Mark Cuban.  He Wasn't Charged.  Here's What Happened.  —  WW has obtained the transcript of a Portland Police detective's interview with Cuban.  “Oh my Lord,” Cuban said.  “Oh my f***ing Lord.”
Shannon Liao / The Verge:
Amazon admits Alexa is creepily laughing at people and is working on a fix  —  Wait, what?  —  Over the past few days, users with Alexa-enabled devices have reported hearing strange, unprompted laughter.  Amazon responded to the creepiness in a statement to The Verge, saying, “We're aware of this and working to fix it.”
Elizabeth Bruenig / Washington Post:
It's time to give socialism a try  —  In the United States, we've arrived at a pair of mutually exclusive convictions: that liberal, capitalist democracies are guaranteed by their nature to succeed and that in our Trumpist moment they seem to be failing in deeply unsettling ways.
Discussion: Hot Air, RedState and The Resurgent
Wall Street Journal:
Russian Influence Campaign Extracted Americans' Personal Data  —  Operators used social media to pitch fake business directories, petitions in return for information  —  All the Facebook account Black4Black asked for was some personal information about Ajah Hales and other Cleveland-area small-business owners.
Ana Swanson / New York Times:
Trump Expected to Sign Steel and Aluminum Tariffs on Thursday  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump is expected to formally sign off on imposing stiff tariffs on steel and aluminum imports at noon on Thursday, according to people familiar with the deliberations, although advisers close …
Discussion: CNBC, The Daily Caller and Breitbart
Natasha Korecki / Politico:
‘Cannabis candidate’ accused of abusing women and resume inflation  —  CHICAGO — Benjamin Thomas Wolf, an Illinois congressional candidate whose provocative campaign has captured national media attention, has smoked weed in front of an American flag, brandished an AR-15 in a campaign ad and is running ads on porn sites.
Discussion: The New York Observer
CBS Philly:
Toomey: Proposed Tariffs Are ‘Big Mistake’  —  PHILADELPHIA — The proposed tariffs on steel and aluminum by President Donald Trump has caused a divide among Republican legislators.  Sen. Pat Toomey, who is against the tariff, joined The Dom Giordano Program on Talk Radio 1210 WPHT to explain.
Bloomberg:
Trump Fundraiser's Email Breach Shows Risks Before Midterms  —  Broidy learned of hack last week from reporter, lawyer says  —  Emails show his moves in GOP finance, foreign affairs circles  —  A top Republican fundraiser for Donald Trump's 2016 campaign learned last week that his email accounts …
Aaron Mackey / Electronic Frontier Foundation:
Geek Squad's Relationship with FBI Is Cozier Than We Thought  —  After the prosecution of a California doctor revealed the FBI's ties to a Best Buy Geek Squad computer repair facility in Kentucky, new documents released to EFF show that the relationship goes back years.
Bloomberg:
Wells Fargo Is the Go-To Bank for Gunmakers and the NRA  —  San Francisco-based firm inherited its relationship with NRA  —  Banks arrange for weapons companies to access loans and bonds  —  Wells Fargo & Co. has emerged as the preferred financier for the U.S. gun industry.
 
 
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CNBC:
Snap is laying off about 100 engineers
Scot Paltrow / Reuters:
U.S. Army says mishandled war dogs, will comply with call for reform
Discussion: Daily Wire and New York Post
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Under Trump, the ‘forgotten men and women’ are still forgotten
Michael Daly / The Daily Beast:
The NYPD Is Ready To Arrest Harvey Weinstein.  Will District Attorney Cy Vance Finally Agree To Let Them?
Mae Anderson / Associated Press:
Trump reopens a seemingly settled video-game debate
Discussion: Daily Kos
Sputnik International:
‘Hair-Raising’: Sharia Law Makes Its Debut in Swedish Court
Discussion: Jihad Watch
Tampa Bay Times:
'I'll kill you': Threats and violence from the school workers who may soon carry guns
Discussion: Raw Story
 Earlier Items: 
The Daily Beast:
Exclusive: Reddit Says It's Cooperating With Russia Investigations.  They've Handed Over Zero Documents.
Discussion: The Outline
Meghan McCarron / Eater:
Everything You Know About Tex-Mex Is Wrong
Charles E. Schumer / CNN:
Chuck Schumer: Trump, you broke DACA, now fix it
Discussion: Jamie Dupree - PBP
Edvard Pettersson / Bloomberg:
‘Wolf of Wall Street’ Producer to Pay $60 Million in Settlement
TMZ.com:
O.J. Simpson's ‘Confession’ on FOX Special
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Private-sector jobs grow by 235,000 in February, vs 195,000 expected: ADP/Moody's Analytics
Discussion: Scared Monkeys
 

 
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Athena Stavrou / The Independent:
More than 230 media industry professionals, including anonymous BBC staff, sign a letter accusing the BBC of bias favoring Israel in coverage of Gaza

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AI in Hollywood is a tech leap with a vast impact but remains a tool, not a replacement, for creatives; its speed, quality, and cost allow for VFX breakthroughs

Ben Jacobs / Slate:
A profile of John Avlon, former CNN anchor, former Daily Beast EIC, former speechwriter for Rudy Giuliani, and now a congressional candidate running in New York

 
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