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2:15 PM 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 …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump is about to get some very bad news … THE MORNING PLUM:  —  Prediction: If Republican Rick Saccone scrapes out a close win in tomorrow's special election for a House seat in southwestern Pennsylvania, Donald Trump will claim it was all because of Donald Trump.
John Bacon / USA Today:
Death penalty for drug dealers? Count Trump in
Discussion: Mediaite and The Daily Caller
Monmouth University Polling Institute:
Dem Gains in CD18 Special  —  Voters divided on steel tariffs, but negligible impact on vote  —  West Long Branch, NJ - Democrat Conor Lamb has taken a lead over Republican Rick Saccone in the special election for Pennsylvania's 18th Congressional District.
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Shamlet / RRH Elections:   PA-18 Special Election Preview
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Trump privately trashes Rick Saccone
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Republicans wage 11th-hour blitz in Pa. special election
Chris Cillizza / CNN:
The 64 most outrageous lines from Donald Trump's untethered Pennsylvania speech
Discussion: Althouse
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 …
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CNN:
White House officials alarmed at education secretary's ‘60 Minutes’ performance  —  DeVos: Haven't visited underperforming schools  —  (CNN)White House officials were alarmed by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos' struggle to answer basic questions about the nation's schools and failure to defend …
Valerie Strauss / Washington Post:   Education Secretary Betsy DeVos stumbles during pointed ‘60 Minutes’ interview
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 …
Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
Stormy Daniels Offers to Return Payment to End Deal for Her Silence  —  The pornographic film actress who says she had an affair with President Trump offered on Monday to return $130,000 she received from Mr. Trump's personal lawyer in 2016 for agreeing not to discuss the alleged relationship.
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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: Daily Kos, Raw Story and Political Wire
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 …
Roberto Villalpando / Austin American-Statesman:
Deadly Austin bombings likely related, police say, urging caution with packages  —  10:55 a.m. update: Two deadly package explosions in Austin in the past two weeks appear similar and related, authorities said Monday before warning residents against taking suspicious packages inside their homes.
Discussion: Associated Press and Breitbart
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CBS Dallas / Fort Worth:   Police: 2 Deadly Package Bombs In Austin Are Linked
Kate Winkle / KXAN-TV:   Morning package bomb kills teen, injures woman
Washington Post:
British prime minister says it's ‘highly likely’ that Russia is responsible for spy's poisoning from military-grade nerve agent  —  Russian double agent Sergei Skripal, 66, and his daughter, Yulia, 33, were discovered in a comatose state on a bench near a shopping center in the quiet English city of Salisbury earlier this month.
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Arianna Huffington / CBS News:
British PM Theresa May says “highly likely” Russia responsible for nerve attack on ex-spy
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Byron Tau / Wall Street Journal:
House Intelligence Panel Wraps Up Russia Probe Interviews  —  The House Intelligence Committee has finished interviewing witnesses in its yearlong probe into Russian election interference, signaling the end is near of a contentious investigation that has revealed deep partisan divisions.
Discussion: Raw Story
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Look who's afraid of the NRA now: Trump owes Toomey an apology … Just a few weeks ago at a meeting with lawmakers, President Trump had this exchange with Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.): … Well, now it seems — to the surprise of no one who has noted Trump's insincere rhetoric and fidelity to the far right …
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Washington Post:
White House vows to help arm teachers and backs off raising age for buying guns
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 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.
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Schwarzenegger to Sue Big Oil for ‘First Degree Murder’  —  AUSTIN, Texas — Arnold Schwarzenegger's next mission: taking oil companies to court “for knowingly killing people all over the world.”  —  The former California governor and global environmental activist announced the move Sunday …
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 past two weeks and a White House that at times seems to be coming unglued, Todd told me in an interview for The Global Politico …
Anne Applebaum / Washington Post:
Trump's abuses of power may not matter … The charges range widely, from relatively trivial abuses of privilege to completely unprecedented breaches of ethical laws and norms.  The president and his son-in-law may be using American foreign policy to enrich themselves.
 
 
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For Decades, Our Coverage Was Racist. To Rise Above Our Past, We Must Acknowledge It
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VICE News:
An ethnic cleansing campaign may be underway in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a VICE News investigation reveals
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Bend woman gets 21 years for drugging kids so she could go tanning, do CrossFit
New York Times:
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Krystal Ball / The Hill:
I hate Trump, but I love these tariffs
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Hillary Clinton says ‘follow the money’ in the Trump-Putin relationship
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Kurt Schlichter / Townhall.com:
Why Democrats Would Lose the Second Civil War, Too
Discussion: Raw Story
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Many Women Come Close To Death In Childbirth
Eric Adler / Kansas City Star:
Missouri is a destination wedding spot — for 15-year-old brides
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
A Trump spokesman just said something about collusion that he might come to regret
Joseph Hudak / Rolling Stone:
Tim McGraw Collapses Onstage During Ireland C2C Concert
Discussion: IJR, The Daily Caller and FOX 61
 

 
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