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5:35 PM ET, March 4, 2022

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Washington Post:
The Roger Stone tapes  —  Previously unseen documentary footage shows the longtime Trump adviser working to overturn the 2020 election and, after the Jan. 6 riot, secure pardons for the former president's supporters  —  As a mob ransacked the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, Roger Stone …
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Lindsay Beyerstein / The Editorial Board:
The J6 committee says Trump did some criming.  A new video suggests Roger Stone knew it  —  If ordinary goons are guilty of disrupting an official proceeding, then the ringleaders who incited them are guilty as well. … We learned this week the J6 committee is investigating Donald Trump …
Discussion: Raw Story
BBC:
Global outcry after Russia seizes nuclear plant  —  Updates from BBC correspondents in Ukraine and the region: Orla Guerin, Lyse Doucet and James Waterhouse in Kyiv, Sarah Rainsford in Dnipro, Fergal Keane and Joel Gunter in Lviv, and teams on Ukraine's western border  —  Summary
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Zachary Basu / Axios:
Fear of martial law sparks Russian exodus  —  Thousands of Russians are rushing to flee the country ahead of this weekend, as rumors swirl that Vladimir Putin could soon declare martial law, close the borders and crack down even harder on domestic dissent.
Bloomberg:
White House Weighs Ban on Russian Oil Imports as Congress Fumes  —  The Biden administration is weighing a ban on U.S. imports of Russian crude oil as Congress races toward passing such a restriction to punish the Kremlin for its invasion of Ukraine.  —  Conversations are taking place within …
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Financial Times:   Top shale oil boss warns US can't replace any Russia shortfall
Kate Scanlon / Washington Examiner:
Senate GOP pushes domestic energy bills amid debate over blocking Russian imports
Discussion: Townhall and The Dan Adams Show
Domenico Montanaro / NPR:
Biden gets a bounce after the State of the Union, NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll shows  —  After what's been a bleak several months politically for President Biden, a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist survey finds he is seeing a significant boost in his approval ratings across the board following …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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Marist Poll:
NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist National Poll: Bounce for Biden Following State of the Union, March 2022  —  Biden Enjoys Boost in His Job Approval Ratings Following the State of the Union... A Majority Approve of Biden's Handling of Conflict in Ukraine... Overwhelming Support Exists for Economic Sanctions
Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Supreme Court reinstates death penalty for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev  —  The Supreme Court on Friday reinstated the death penalty for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, convicted in the 2013 attack that killed three people and left hundreds injured.
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Restores Death Sentence for Boston Marathon Bomber
Pete Williams / NBC News:
Supreme Court reimposes death sentence for Boston Marathon bomber
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Eastman urges delay in Jan. 6 committee's push for his emails  —  Attorney John Eastman, the architect of Donald Trump's legal strategy to overturn the 2020 election, urged a federal judge Friday to slow down the Jan. 6 select committee's push to obtain documents they say could show …
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BBC:
'My city is being shelled, but my mum in Russia won't believe me'  —  Oleksandra and her four rescue dogs have been sheltering in the bathroom of her flat in Kharkiv since the shelling began.  —  “When I heard the first explosions, I ran out of the house to get my dogs from their enclosures outside.
Rick Scott / Wall Street Journal:
Why I'm Defying Beltway Cowardice  —  Republicans don't deserve to govern unless we're willing to take on the real problems America faces.  —  I have committed heresy in Washington.  I've been in the Senate for only three years, and I have released an 11-point plan with 128 ideas …
Dan Froomkin / Press Watch:
When the public thinks up is down, it's time to rethink coverage  —  Imagine you're the editor of a major national news organization and you learn that the general public is terribly misinformed about an important issue that your reporters cover intensely — say you see poll results showing …
Jack Watling / The Guardian:
Russia's callousness towards its own soldiers is undermining its combat power  —  In past conflicts Russia could hide small scale casualties, but not any more  —  hen senior British officers visited Moscow in the days before Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the chief of the Russian general staff …
CNN:
US officials say Biden administration is sharing intelligence with Ukraine at a ‘frenetic’ pace after Republicans criticize efforts  —  The US has multiple channels open and is sharing intelligence with Ukraine at a “frenetic” pace, US officials said Thursday, disputing criticism …
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Corbin Bolies / The Daily Beast:
Lindsey Graham Backtracks: Let's Jail Putin Rather Than Assassinate Him  —  ACTUALLY...  Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) realized he may have gone a tad too far on Thursday night when he called on Russians to assassinate their president Vladimir Putin.  Appearing on Fox News again on Friday morning, he instead called for Putin's arrest.
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Manveen Rana / The Times:
Volodymyr Zelensky survives three assassination attempts in days … President Zelensky has survived at least three assassination attempts in the past week, The Times has learnt.  —  Two different outfits have been sent to kill the Ukrainian president — mercenaries of the Kremlin-backed Wagner group and Chechen special forces.
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
Interview with President Biden  —  Every day, people write to me and say they feel helpless to change the direction of our future.  —  I always answer that we change the future by changing the way people think, and that we change the way people think by changing the way we talk about things.
Ben Collins / NBC News:
Convoy picks up cars and anti-Ukraine talking points ahead of Washington arrival  —  The American offshoot of the “Freedom Convoy” that brought chaos to Canada's capital is promising to stop traffic outside of Washington, D.C., on Saturday, but exact plans remained vague Friday as the group hit its last pit stop in Maryland.
Yaroslav Trofimov / Wall Street Journal:
Ukraine's Special Forces Hold Off Russian Offensive on Kyiv's Front Lines  —  Weapons from the West make a big difference—as do the Russians' poor tactics, Ukrainian officers say  —  IRPIN, Ukraine—Every day for the past week, Russian forces have tried to fight their way through this suburb of Kyiv to reach the Ukrainian capital.
Discussion: New York Post and The Federalist
Jill Colvin / Associated Press:
Pence hits Trump: No room in GOP ‘for apologists for Putin’  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence will urge Republicans to move on from the 2020 election and will declare that “there is no room in this party for apologists for Putin” as he further cements his break from former President Donald Trump.
Discussion: Insider and The Hill
YouTube:
Former U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton on U.S.-Russian relations (Full Stream 3/4)  —  Russia has invaded Ukraine, and the West is exploring military and economic options to punish that aggression.  On Friday, March 4 at 11:00 a.m. ET, former na...
Discussion: Insider
Bloomberg:
Wall Street Is Pouncing on Russia's Cheap Corporate Debt  —  As the U.S. and allies tighten sanctions on Russia and choke off investor demand for its assets, parts of Wall Street are jumping on the buying opportunity that it's creating.  —  Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and JPMorgan Chase & Co …
Jeff Cox / CNBC:
February jobs rose a surprisingly strong 678,000, unemployment edged lower while wages were flat  —  Job growth accelerated in February for a U.S. economy wrestling with swelling prices, the potential for higher interest rates and intensifying geopolitical problems.
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Reto Gregori / Bloomberg:
Bloomberg to Temporarily Halt Work of Its Journalists in Russia
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Jerusalem Demsas / Vox:
Tax the land  —  One radical idea to solve America's housing crisis.
Discussion: Kevin Drum
Charles Riley / CNN:
Russia's second biggest oil company calls for an end to Putin's war
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Hassan books $13 million in fall airtime for reelection bid
Discussion: Washington Examiner
 Earlier Items: 
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
Putin misjudged his adversary and squandered his military advantages
Discussion: Fox News and Euro Weekly News
Jason Horowitz / New York Times:
In a Run-Down Roman Villa, a Princess From Texas Awaits Her Next Act
U.S. Department of Justice:
Shasta County Woman Arrested for Lying to Federal Agents Regarding Kidnapping and Defrauding the Victim Compensation Board
Jake Zuckerman / Ohio Capital Journal:
Gun lobbyist wrote GOP lawmakers' ‘permitless carry’ speech, document data shows
Discussion: Raw Story
Christopher Cadelago / Politico:
Barbershop Confrontations, Profane Signs and Despair: Pro-Biden and Alone in Rural America
Jeanne Whalen / Washington Post:
Russia's business ties to the West took 30 years to build and one week to shatter
Discussion: Common Dreams and Raw Story
Zen Soo / Associated Press:
China seeks to unify public in support for Russia
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump's McConnell obsession leads him toward Eric Greitens
Discussion: Insider and Raw Story
 

 
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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

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News Corp and Telstra agree to sell Australian pay TV company Foxtel Group to sports streaming platform DAZN in a deal worth ~$2.1B

Cecilia D'Anastasio / Bloomberg:
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