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9:25 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: Raw Story
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.
Discussion: New York Times
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Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
Trump Lawyers Are Considering A Challenge To Stop “60 Minutes” From Airing A Stormy Daniels Interview
Hadas Gold / CNN:
For Stormy, controversy blows up into a club scene bonanza
Discussion: twitchy.com
Frances Stead Sellers / Washington Post:
Stormy Daniels uncertain about fate of her ‘60 Minutes’ segment
Discussion: Breitbart
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
New York Times:
5 People Killed in Helicopter Crash in East River Off Manhattan  —  The red helicopter carrying six people zoomed over the East River, flying along a popular route for sightseers who want to view the Manhattan skyline, but something appeared wrong with its path on Sunday evening.
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New York Post:
Tour helicopter takes deadly crash into East River
Discussion: The Savage Nation
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
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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CNN:
White House proposes arming teachers, backpedals on raising age to buy guns  —  (CNN)The Trump administration on Sunday night proposed providing some school personnel with “rigorous” firearms training and backed a bill to improve criminal background checks on gun buyers …
Fox News:
White House backs off call to raise minimum age to buy long guns
Discussion: Breitbart and IJR
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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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Republicans wage 11th-hour blitz in Pa. special election
Discussion: NBC News
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 …
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 …
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Talking Points Memo:   US Officials: No More Conditions Imposed On North Korea For Talks
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.
Discussion: Al Jazeera English and Axios
Noah Bierman / Los Angeles Times:
Trump loves winning, but in his presidency and business, California has gotten in his way … President Trump's well-documented clashes with California owe plenty to politics, culture and personality.  But at bottom, what drives the president's toxic relationship with the nation's …
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Associated Press:
California here he comes! …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Carla Marinucci / Politico:   Californians wish Trump would pay attention to more than just his border wall
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
Kate Winkle / KXAN-TV:
One dead, one hurt in package explosion in east Austin  —  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin police are responding to reports of a package that exploded at a home in east Austin.  —  Austin-Travis County EMS says a boy in his teens died at the scene and a woman was taken to a hospital …
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 …
 
 
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Jason Howerton / IJR:
Police Officers Pulled From NYC Schools After Parkland Massacre — And Parents Are Pissed
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A Trump spokesman just said something about collusion that he might come to regret
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The ‘attention-deficit-disorder’ Congress
Joseph Hudak / Rolling Stone:
Tim McGraw Collapses Onstage During Ireland C2C Concert
Discussion: IJR
Ginger Hervey / Politico:
Knife attack at Iranian ambassador's residence in Vienna leaves attacker dead
Michelle Castillo / CNBC:
Elon Musk, speaking at SXSW, projects Mars spaceship will be ready for short trips by first half of 2019
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
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 Earlier Items: 
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
Avi Selk / Washington Post:
A New York Times columnist blamed a far-left ‘mob’ for her woes. But maybe she deserves them.
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Netflix will host NFL Christmas games, including Beyonce's Halftime show, for only three hours after streaming them live; replays will be available on NFL+

New York Times:
In a first, Telegram is set to be profitable in 2024, with $1B+ in revenue, up from ~$350M in 2023, and 12M subscribers; source: 50%+ of its revenue is from ads
 
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