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12:40 PM ET, March 21, 2021

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Peter Loftus / Wall Street Journal:
Covid-19 Vaccine Manufacturing in U.S. Races Ahead  —  Vaccine makers are expected to produce 132 million doses this month, nearly tripling last month's figure, boosting vaccination drive  —  Covid-19 vaccine manufacturers are ramping up production, churning out far more doses a week …
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New York Times:
Rich Countries Signed Away a Chance to Vaccinate the World  —  Despite warnings, American and European officials gave up leverage that could have guaranteed access for billions of people.  That risks prolonging the pandemic.  —  In the coming days, a patent will finally be issued …
Washington Post:   Drug companies defend vaccine monopolies in face of global outcry
Zachary Warmbrodt / Politico:
Cotton calls for return of Trump border policies  —  Sen. Tom Cotton on Sunday accused President Joe Biden of inviting a recent surge of migrants to the United States, claiming the border is “wide open.”  —  In an interview on “Fox News Sunday,” the Arkansas Republican said Biden had dismantled …
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Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
‘No end in sight’: Inside the Biden administration's failure to contain the border surge
Charles Creitz / Fox News:
Biden response to border crisis 'isn't incompetence', but ‘is by design’, Tom Homan tells Mark Levin
Discussion: New York Post
Derek Robertson / Politico:
How ‘Owning the Libs’ Became the GOP's Core Belief  —  For a political party whose membership skews older, it might be surprising that the spirit that most animates Republican politics today is best described with a phrase from the world of video games: “Owning the libs.”
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Old Pol, New Tricks  —  Biden's got the buzz.  Who's smirking now?  —  WASHINGTON — Joe Biden never had a seat at the cool kids' table at the Obama White House.  —  Heading into 2016 and 2020, if you told the hotshots from Obamaworld that you thought Biden would be a good candidate …
Politico:
How to mess up a possible Trump endorsement in one easy step  —  Lynda Blanchard's fledgling campaign to succeed retiring Alabama GOP Sen. Richard Shelby seemed to be progressing smoothly as she mingled with donors inside Mar-a-Lago's gilded ballroom last Saturday.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Tom LoBianco / Insider:   Trump inner circle tightens grip on the GOP's most valued prize — the former president's endorsement — sparking a new brawl among top MAGA lieutenants
Paul Roderick Gregory / The Hill:
Getting the facts right on Operation Warp Speed  —  Former President Donald Trump formally announced Operation Warp Speed (OWS) on May 15, 2020.  OWS was constituted as a projected $18 billion business-government-military partnership, charged to “produce and deliver 300 million doses of safe …
Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
Pentagon chief in Afghanistan on unannounced visit as deadline to withdraw U.S. troops looms  —  KABUL — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin touched down in Afghanistan on Sunday, making an unannounced visit as the Biden administration wrestles with how to end its role in a war …
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Irin Carmon / New York Magazine:
The Smearing of Kristen Clarke  —  Last Thursday evening, Tucker Carlson Tonight devoted another segment — at least its fifth since January — to the civil rights attorney Kristen Clarke, who has been nominated by Joe Biden to serve as assistant attorney general for civil rights.
James Laporta / Associated Press:
AP sources: Iran threatens US Army base and top general  —  Iran has made threats against Fort McNair, an Army base in the nation's capital, and against the Army's vice chief of staff, two senior U.S. intelligence officials said.  —  They said communications intercepted by the National Security Agency …
New York Times:
How to Collect $1.4 Trillion in Unpaid Taxes  —  Wealthy Americans are concealing large amounts of income from the I.R.S. There is a straightforward corrective.  —  The editorial board is a group of opinion journalists whose views are informed by expertise, research, debate and certain longstanding values.
Discussion: Hackwhackers
Aaron Pellish / CNN:
Ron Johnson falsely claims there was ‘no violence’ on Senate side of US Capitol on January 6  —  (CNN)Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson falsely claimed there was no violence on the Senate side of the US Capitol during the January 6 insurrection, the latest in his continued attempts to downplay the severity of the attack.
Jack Arnholz / ABC News:
I ‘strongly believe’ Atlanta shootings were hate crimes: Rep. Judy Chu  —  Rep. Judy Chu appeared on ABC's “This Week” Sunday.  —  Catch up on the developing stories making headlines.  —  Sopa Images/LightRocket via Getty Images, FILE  —  Rep. Judy Chu, D-Calif., said she ‘strongly’ believes …
Discussion: Politico, The Hill and The Wrap
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Washington Post:   After enduring racism in silence, Atlanta-area Asian Americans speak up
Alaina Demopoulos / The Daily Beast:
Ivanka Trump, Miami Beach Bum, Plots Her Next Move  —  Ivanka Trump is on a digital detox, but she remains in the tabloids.  What does her new Florida image—straw fedora, cover-ups—reveal about her post-White House ambitions?  —  Have you missed Ivanka Trump's frequent Instagram posts …
Discussion: Raw Story
Melissa Klein / New York Post:
CUNY law school dean cancels herself after ‘slaveholder’ comment  —  The dean of the CUNY School of Law has decided to cancel herself — saying she is retiring in atonement for referring to herself as a “slaveholder” during a faculty meeting.  —  Mary Lu Bilek, 65, had announced at the beginning …
Discussion: BizPac Review and Althouse
NBC News:
U.S. to open overflow facility for unaccompanied migrant children  —  WASHINGTON — The Biden administration announced Saturday the opening of a new, temporary overflow facility for unaccompanied migrant children in Pecos, Texas.  —  The Target Lodge Pecos North ICF facility will initially house …
Discussion: CNBC, National Review, Slate, Mediaite and CNN
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Christina Maxouris / CNN:
Spring breakers flock to South Florida while some residents worry about another Covid-19 surge  —  Up next  —  (CNN) — Veronica Pena says she's spent the past year carefully navigating the Covid-19 pandemic in the mostly restriction-free state of Florida.
Jill Lawrence / USA Today:
Trump is gone and Biden is gathering steam.  But now's not the time to stop worrying.  —  A 51-50 Democratic Senate is beyond precarious, especially with so many older senators.  Don't get stuck in negotiations to nowhere.  Don't tempt fate.  —  For those of us accustomed …
New York Times:
Access, Influence and Pardons: How a Set of Allies Shaped Trump's Choices  —  A loose collection of well-connected groups and individuals led by a pair of Orthodox Jewish organizations had striking success in winning clemency for white-collar criminals during the Trump presidency.
Discussion: Politico and Raw Story
Ally Mutnick / Politico:
Julia Letlow wins special election to replace her late husband in Congress  —  Louisiana Republican Julia Letlow won a special election Saturday to fill the seat won last year by her now-late husband, who died in December from Covid.  —  She took 62 percent of the vote in the 12-way race …
 
 
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Andrew Perez / The Daily Poster:
Biden Aides Disclose Their Corporate Ties
Discussion: Jacobin
Harper Neidig / The Hill:
GOP picks fight over states' rights in coronavirus relief
Marlene Lenthang / ABC News:
Man arrested after he allegedly pepper-sprayed and hurled racist insults at Asian gas station owner
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
An iconic Hill restaurant was closed by the Capitol fencing. Can it survive?
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John Koblin / New York Times:
NBC names Craig Melvin as Hoda Kotb's successor on Today, teaming up with Savannah Guthrie, starting January 13; Melvin has been Today's news anchor since 2018

Katie Kilkenny / The Hollywood Reporter:
On Fox News, LA Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong discussed his new approach to publish “views from both sides”, and said the paper had conflated news and opinion

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