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8:20 AM ET, March 9, 2018

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Mark Landler / New York Times:
Trump Is Said to Accept North Korea's Invitation to Discuss Its Nuclear Program  —  WASHINGTON — North Korea's leader, Kim Jong-un, has invited President Trump to meet for negotiations over its nuclear program, an audacious diplomatic overture that would bring together two strong-willed …
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Victor Cha / New York Times:
What Will Trump Give Up for Peace with North Korea?  —  The announcement at the White House on Thursday evening that President Trump will meet the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, within two months raises more questions than it answers.  While the unpredictability of a meeting between …
Josh Lederman / Associated Press:
Tillerson says ‘talks,’ but no ‘negotiations’ with NKorea  —  DJIBOUTI (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson drew a distinction Friday between “talks” with North Korea and “negotiations,” arguing that President Donald Trump's willingness to chat with Kim Jong Un shouldn't be construed as anything more than that.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Ali Vitali / NBC News:
President Trump agrees to meet with North Korea's Kim Jong Un  —  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump agreed on Thursday to meet with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un by May after Kim pledged to refrain from further nuclear tests and move toward denuclearization, according to South Korean officials.
Discussion: The Hill, Politico, CNN, NPR, TVNewser and NBC News
Washington Post:
Trump's North Korea gambit blindsides U.S. diplomats … President Trump's high-wire gambit to accept a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sets off a scramble among U.S. officials to assemble a team capable of supporting a historic summit of longtime adversaries and determine a viable engagement strategy.
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump's Meeting With Kim Jong-un Is Another Pledge to Do What Nobody Else Can  —  WASHINGTON — When the establishment told him he should talk with North Korea, President Trump scorned the idea.  “Presidents and their administrations have been talking to North Korea for 25 years” …
Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
Kim Jong Un invites President Trump to meet  —  Washington (CNN)North Korea has invited President Donald Trump to meet their leader Kim Jong Un according to a senior US official and a former US senior official.  —  Trump told reporters Thursday that South Korea will make a “major announcement” concerning North Korea at 7 p.m. ET.
Fox News:
Trump will accept Kim Jong Un's invitation to meet, White House says
Associated Press:
President Trump plans to meet Kim Jong Un for nuke talks
Nick Wadhams / Bloomberg:   U.S. Is a ‘Long Way’ From Talks With North Korea, Tillerson Says
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Donor's Meeting With Russian Executive Draws Scrutiny of Special Counsel Mueller  —  Witness testimony appears to conflict with Blackwater founder's account to House panel  —  A meeting in the Seychelles weeks before Donald Trump's inauguration between a Russian executive …
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Natasha Bertrand / The Atlantic:
An Operative With Trump Ties Was Once Indicted on an Obscenity Charge  —  A political operative who frequented the White House in the early days of President Trump's administration, George Nader, was indicted in 1985 on charges of importing to the United States obscene material …
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:   Mueller tight-lipped as media leaks shape Russia narrative
Associated Press:
Interior mum on whether Zinke spent $139K on office door  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Records show the Interior Department spent nearly $139,000 last year for construction at the agency that was labeled on a work order as “Secretary's Door.”  —  A spokeswoman for Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke …
New York Times:
Obama in Talks to Provide Shows for Netflix  —  WASHINGTON — Former President Barack Obama is in advanced negotiations with Netflix to produce a series of high-profile shows that will provide him a global platform after his departure from the White House, according to people familiar with the discussions.
CNN:
Woman named in Stormy Daniels' document accused Trump of unwanted advances  —  (CNN)A woman who previously accused Donald Trump of inappropriate sexual contact was named in the non-disclosure agreement signed by porn star Stormy Daniels as having “confidential information” about Daniels' alleged affair with Donald Trump.
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Matthew Mosk / ABC News:   Trump's legal team adds ‘pit bull’ NYC lawyer to fight porn star
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Anderson Cooper interviews Stormy Daniels for ‘60 Minutes’
Discussion: Axios, The Hill and IJR
mccain.senate.gov:
STATEMENT BY SASC CHAIRMAN JOHN McCAIN ON STEEL & ALUMINUM TARIFFS  —  Washington, D.C. ­- U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement today on President Trump's tariffs on steel and aluminum:
Discussion: Washington Post, IJR and Bustle
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Erica Pandey / Axios:   This time, China can fight back against tariffs
The White House:
Presidential Proclamation on Adjusting Imports of Aluminum into the United States
miamiherald:
Disgraced Parkland deputy heard shots inside school building, told cops to stay away  —  Roundly vilified for not entering a Parkland high school during a mass shooting, Broward Deputy Scot Peterson insisted publicly that he believed that gunfire was happening outside on campus — not from inside the building.
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Associated Press:
The Latest: Florida school shooting suspect withdraws plea
Discussion: Politico
Tony Romm / Washington Post:
Inside Trump's private meeting with the video-game industry — and its critics … Republican lawmakers and conservative media critics pressed President Trump on Thursday to explore new restrictions on the video-game industry, arguing that violent games might have contributed to mass shootings …
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Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Trump holds meeting on video game violence
Discussion: Politicus USA
Marlow Stern / The Daily Beast:
'Daily Show's' Trevor Noah Destroys Trump's Claim That Video Games Cause Gun Violence
Discussion: Bustle
Oleg Deripaska / The Daily Caller:
The Ever-Changing ‘Russia Narrative’ In American Politics Is Cynically False Public Manipulation  —  In the comedy movie “Wag the Dog,” a fictitious U.S. president is on the cusp of losing an election over a real scandal.  So a political spin doctor and Hollywood producer hired …
Burgess Everett / Politico:
The endangered GOP senator who thinks Justice Kennedy could save him  —  Dean Heller knows he's the most vulnerable Republican senator in the country.  But he thinks Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy might just help him hang on to his seat.  —  “Kennedy is going to retire around sometime early summer …
Science:
The spread of true and false news online  —  1Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the Media Lab, E14-526, 75 Amherst Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA.  —  2MIT, E62-364, 100 Main Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA.  —  See all authors and affiliations  —  Vol. 359, Issue 6380, pp.
Brad Reed / Raw Story:
'We're going to burn down your store!':  Trump supporters caught on camera threatening California book shop  —  A pair of Trump supporters were caught on camera this past weekend issuing unhinged threats to a left-wing bookstore in Berkeley, California.  —  The video, which was posted …
Joe Patrice / Above the Law:
Professor Declares Black Students ‘Rarely’ Graduate In The Top Half Of Law School Class  —  And have *never* graduated in the top quarter as far as she can remember.  —  Comedian Cristela Alonzo has this bit about walking through a racist locale and facing shouts of “Mexicans are lazy” …
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Mother Jones:
“Why the Hell Are We Standing Down?”  —  Looking for news you can trust?  —  This is the second of two excerpts adapted from Russian Roulette: The Inside Story of Putin's War on America and the Election of Donald Trump (Twelve Books), by Michael Isikoff, chief investigative correspondent for Yahoo News …
Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
Senior adviser at HUD spread conspiracy theory that Clinton campaign chairman was Satanist  —  (CNN)A senior adviser at the Department of Housing and Urban Development spread a false conspiracy theory that claimed Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign chairman took part in a Satanic ritual, a CNN KFile review of his tweets show.
Discussion: Raw Story and Daily Kos
Cameron Joseph / Talking Points Memo:
EXCLUSIVE: White House Refuses House Oversight Committee's Info Request On Rob Porter  —  The White House is refusing to comply with a request from House Oversight Committee's Republican chairman for information on how top staffer Rob Porter was allowed to work with an interim security clearance …
 
 
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Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Team Biden mulls far-out options to take on Trump in 2020
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Jennifer Hassan / Washington Post:
‘We hate black people’: British university student films racial slurs outside her bedroom
Discussion: Atlanta Black Star
Associated Press:
China builds ambitiously in Africa as US sounds the alarm
Bill Gertz / Washington Free Beacon:
Russian Spy Ship Off Georgia Coast
Adam Taylor / Washington Post:
Even if a Russian hit on British soil is confirmed, what can London do about it?
Discussion: NPR, The Daily Beast and Mediaite
Business Wire:
50% Affordable, 260-Unit 1900 Fourth Street Apartment Project Files Action for SB35 Streamlined …
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WCCO | CBS Minnesota:
Charges: Man Urinated In Co-Worker's Water After She Denied His Advances
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 Earlier Items: 
Nicolas Vega / New York Post:
Millennials are starting to hate social media, too
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Justin Baragona / Mediaite:
Stacey Dash Backs Up Trump's Charlottesville Response in Nuts Interview: 'He's Absolutely Right'
Bloomberg:
Wall Street Denied in Latest Rewrite of Senate Banking Bill
Discussion: Daily Kos and The Intercept
StarWars.com:
Jon Favreau to Executive Produce and Write Live-Action Star Wars Series
Jonathan Mattise / Associated Press:
Ex-Tennessee governor's Senate campaign fears it was hacked
Discussion: Political Wire
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Peter Navarro wants Gary Cohn's job, terrifying D.C.
 

 
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