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10:05 AM ET, March 12, 2018

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Bloomberg:
Mueller Weighs Putting Off Trump Obstruction Decision  —  Delay would let him wrap up less explosive parts of inquiry  —  Obstruction decision might undercut probe, one way or another  —  Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into whether President Donald Trump obstructed justice …
Discussion: RedState and Raw Story
Anita Kumar / mcclatchydc:
Ivanka Trump never cut ties with the Trump Organization.  That's turned into a problem.  —  WASHINGTON Donald Trump isn't the only Trump with potential conflicts of interest in the White House.  —  Ivanka Trump — a senior White House adviser who is doing everything from lobbying the Senate …
Discussion: Raw Story
Jake Pearson / Associated Press:
APNewsBreak: Trump Jr. partners with donor who pitched gov't  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump Jr. has a previously undisclosed business relationship with a longtime hunting buddy who helped raise millions of dollars for his father's 2016 presidential campaign and has had special access …
Discussion: Political Wire and Raw Story
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Trump privately trashes Rick Saccone  —  There's a reason Trump said hardly anything about Republican candidate Rick Saccone during a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday night that was supposed to promote his candidacy.  — The reason: Trump thinks Saccone is a terrible, “weak” candidate …
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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Playbook: What to make of tomorrow's race in Pennsylvania  —  Good Monday morning.  TOMORROW is the special election in Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district.  Rick Saccone, a Republican with whom D.C. insiders are underwhelmed, faces Conor Lamb, a Democrat who is running as a conservative.
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Republicans wage 11th-hour blitz in Pa. special election
Discussion: NBC News
CNN:
Five people die in NYC helicopter crash, but the pilot survives  —  New York (CNN)The fatal New York City helicopter crash that killed everyone on board except the pilot may have been caused by a passenger's piece of luggage, the pilot told investigators.  —  The pilot said one of the passenger's bags …
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New York Post:   Tour helicopter takes deadly crash into East River
Washington Post:
White House vows to help arm teachers and backs off raising age for buying guns  —  The White House on Sunday vowed to help provide “rigorous firearms training” to some schoolteachers and formally endorsed a bill to tighten the federal background checks system, but backed off President Trump's earlier call …
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Fox News:
White House backs off call to raise minimum age to buy long guns
Discussion: Breitbart and IJR
Lesley Stahl / CBS News:
Betsy DeVos on guns, school choice and why people don't like her  —  The secretary of education has been one of the most criticized members of President Trump's Cabinet, but DeVos says she's “more misunderstood than anything”  —  Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos is a devout Christian grandmother …
NBC News:
Qataris opted not to give info on Kushner, secret meetings to Mueller  —  WASHINGTON — Qatari officials gathered evidence of what they claim is illicit influence by the United Arab Emirates on Jared Kushner and other Trump associates, including details of secret meetings …
Discussion: Political Wire and Raw Story
New York Times:
Saudis Said to Use Coercion and Abuse to Seize Billions  —  RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Businessmen once considered giants of the Saudi economy now wear ankle bracelets that track their movements.  Princes who led military forces and appeared in glossy magazines are monitored by guards they do not command.
Susan B. Glasser / Politico:
When the President of the United States Calls You a ‘Son of a Bitch’  —  On Friday afternoon, Chuck Todd was talking Trump.  Never mind the over-the-top chaos of the last two weeks and a White House that at times seemed to be coming unglued, Todd told me in an interview for The Global Politico …
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
A Trump spokesman just said something about collusion that he might come to regret … If special counsel Robert S. Mueller III one day proves that someone on the 2016 Trump campaign colluded with Russia, a top White House spokesman may live to regret what he said Sunday.
Eric Adler / Kansas City Star:
Missouri is a destination wedding spot — for 15-year-old brides  —  Missouri's child brides  —  This state has the most lenient law in the nation for 15-year-old brides.  Some may have even married their rapists.  —  EXPAND ALL  —  In the dark before sunrise, high school sophomore Brittany Koerselman …
New York Times:
As ‘60 Minutes’ Prepares Stormy Daniels Interview, Lawyers Battle  —  The CBS News program “60 Minutes” was moving forward with plans to show an interview it conducted last week with the pornographic film actress who says she had an affair with Donald J. Trump as her lawyer and a lawyer …
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Frances Stead Sellers / Washington Post:
Stormy Daniels uncertain about fate of her ‘60 Minutes’ segment
Discussion: Breitbart and IJR
Kate Winkle / KXAN-TV:
Second explosion in a month kills teen, injures woman  —  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin police are responding to reports of a package that exploded at a home in east Austin Monday.  —  Austin-Travis County EMS says a boy in his teens died at the scene and a woman was taken to a hospital …
Renee Montagne / NPR:
Many Women Come Close To Death In Childbirth  —  NPR and ProPublica have reported American mothers die in childbirth at a higher rate than mothers in all other developed countries.  And for every woman who dies, 70 women reach the brink of death.  —  LOST MOTHERS: MATERNAL MORTALITY IN THE U.S.
Mirror.co.uk:
Britain's ‘worst ever’ child grooming scandal exposed: Hundreds of young girls raped, beaten, sold for sex and some even KILLED … Despite similar high-profile cases in Rochdale and Rotherham, authorities in Telford ­repeatedly failed to stamp out a network of abusers.
Discussion: Betsy's Page and Breitbart
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Jack Crowe / National Review:   Report: Afraid of Racism Accusations, British Police Didn't Address Child-Sex Ring
Associated Press:
California here he comes!  Trump will head to state he loves to hate as he inspects border-wall prototypes and headlines Beverly Hills fundraiser that costs up to $250,000 per person  — So is a visit to San Diego where the Homeland Security Department has been building prototypes for a border-wall project
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
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Carla Marinucci / Politico:   Californians wish Trump would pay attention to more than just his border wall
 
 
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Schwarzenegger to Sue Big Oil for ‘First Degree Murder’
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Wall Street Journal:
Insurers Game Medicare System to Boost Federal Bonus Payments
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Police Officers Pulled From NYC Schools After Parkland Massacre — And Parents Are Pissed
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The ‘attention-deficit-disorder’ Congress
Joseph Hudak / Rolling Stone:
Tim McGraw Collapses Onstage During Ireland C2C Concert
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Knife attack at Iranian ambassador's residence in Vienna leaves attacker dead
Noah Bierman / Los Angeles Times:
Trump loves winning, but in his presidency and business, California has gotten in his way
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 Earlier Items: 
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Trump's giddy spree
Matt Shuham / Talking Points Memo:
After Appearing Before Mueller Grand Jury, Nunberg Urges Trump's Cooperation
Washington Post:
‘Where is Ivanka?’ First daughter seeks control in dual role as White House aide
Steven Nelson / Washington Examiner:
James Clapper avoids charges for ‘clearly erroneous’ surveillance testimony
Discussion: IJR
Michael Tackett / New York Times:
White Evangelical Women, Core Supporters of Trump, Begin Tiptoeing Away
Discussion: Raw Story