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9:40 AM ET, March 7, 2022

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Wall Street Journal:
Russia Recruiting Syrians for Urban Combat in Ukraine, U.S. Officials Say  —  Moscow is looking for help from foreign fighters to take cities including Kyiv  —  WASHINGTON—Moscow is recruiting Syrians skilled in urban combat to fight in Ukraine as Russia's invasion is poised to expand deeper into cities, according to U.S. officials.
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New York Times:
How the U.S. Raced to Arm Ukraine Against Russia  —  The United States has walked to the edge of direct conflict with Russia in an operation that is reminiscent of the Berlin airlift of 1948-49, but far more complex.  —  On a snowy tarmac at Amari Air Base in northern Estonia on Sunday morning …
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Russia escalates brutality, Congress steps up response  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  DAY 12 ...  RUSSIA IS KILLING UNARMED UKRAINIANS — You no doubt saw the horrific images of civilians being attacked in Irpin, outside Kyiv, as they tried to evacuate Sunday.
Michael Schwirtz / New York Times:
Proud Band of Ukrainian Troops Holds Russian Assault at Bay — for Now  —  “Few expected such strength from our people,” said a Ukrainian colonel whose soldiers have repelled a Russian attack on the port city of Mykolaiv for three days.  —  MYKOLAIV, Ukraine — The remains …
Thomas Grove / Wall Street Journal:
Russia's Military Chief Promised Quick Victory in Ukraine, but Now Faces a Potential Quagmire
Discussion: UPI
Rachael Bade / Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Zelenskyy gets (some) results
Axios:
Scoop: High-powered group targets Trump lawyers' livelihoods  —  A dark money group with ties to Democratic Party heavyweights will spend millions this year to expose and try to disbar more than 100 lawyers who worked on Donald Trump's post-election lawsuits, people involved with the effort tell Axios.
Discussion: HotAir, Breitbart and Raw Story
Financial Times:
Military Briefing: Ukraine holds out against Russian advance but fears mount over Moscow tactics  —  European intelligence warns invaders are considering repressive measures to suppress resistance  —  Russian troops are facing stiff Ukrainian resistance around Kyiv and civilian protests …
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Tom Ball / The Times:
This war will be a total failure, FSB whistleblower says  —  Spies in Russia's infamous security apparatus were kept in the dark about President Putin's plan to invade Ukraine, according to a whistleblower who described the war as a “total failure” that could be compared only to the collapse of Nazi Germany.
Discussion: Althouse
Steve Inskeep / NPR:
Bill Barr won't back a 2024 Trump run but doesn't quite condemn his former boss  —  Editor's note: This story contains language that some people may find offensive.  —  William Barr says many people have the wrong idea about his time as attorney general in the Trump administration.
New York Times:
Ukrainian Family's Dash for Safety Ends in Death  —  Russian forces hit a bridge being used by civilians evacuating the fighting in Ukraine.  Four people were killed.  —  IRPIN, Ukraine — The bridge was just a shell of its old self, blown up days earlier by Ukrainian soldiers intent …
Graeme Wood / The Atlantic:
Of Course Journalists Should Interview Autocrats  —  Thursday morning, after the publication of my profile of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) in the April issue of The Atlantic, Saudi Arabia's propaganda machine cranked into operation.  For the rest of the day, I watched it work …
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Karen Attiah / Washington Post:
The Atlantic's elevation of MBS is an insult to journalism
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Officials Meet With Regime in Venezuela, to Discuss Oil Exports to Replace Russia's  —  In rare meeting, the two sides discuss lifting of U.S. sanctions that have barred Venezuelan oil exports to American refineries.  —  The Biden administration is seeking to ease oil sanctions …
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Associated Press:
Republican ‘unforced errors’ threaten path to Senate control  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — As the prospect of a red wave grows, a series of Republican missteps including recruiting stumbles, weak fundraising and intense infighting is threatening the GOP's path to the Senate majority.
Marc Caputo / NBC News:
‘Defcon 1 moment’: New Spanish-language conservative network fuels fresh Dem fears over disinfo, Latino outreach  —  MIAMI — The nation's first Spanish-language conservative network launches Tuesday morning on satellite radio, opening a new front in the political information wars targeting Latinos in the United States and beyond.
Olivia Beavers / Politico:
Why Republicans may let Greene and Gosar's latest brushfire burn itself out  —  It's not yet clear when Kevin McCarthy will have his promised conversation with two divisive House conservatives who spoke at a white nationalist event — and whenever he does, the talk likely won't amount to much.
Discussion: Raw Story
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CNN:
Rep. Paul Gosar's lengthy ties to White nationalists, pro-Nazi blogger and far-right fringe received little pushback for years
Discussion: Raw Story
Elizabeth Williamson / New York Times:
Alex Jones and Donald Trump: A Fateful Alliance Draws Scrutiny  —  The Infowars host tormented Sandy Hook families and helped elect President Donald J. Trump.  His role in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack is now of growing interest to congressional investigators.  —  The day President Donald J. Trump urged …
Robert Costa / CBS News:
Conservative think tank's exclusive gathering will include Biden official — but not Trump  —  A private, off-the-record gathering of conservative leaders and wealthy donors will convene this week in Sea Island, Georgia, with appearances by a Biden White House official and several critics of former President Donald Trump.
Discussion: Raw Story
Bill Glauber / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Alexander Vindman says Ron Johnson, others have ‘blood on their hands’ over Russian invasion of Ukraine  —  Former national security aide Alexander Vindman accused Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson and others of having “blood on their hands” as Ukraine withstands a withering assault from Russian troops.
Discussion: Raw Story
Reuters:
U.S. gasoline prices soar to highest since 2008 on Russia conflict, AAA says  —  U.S. gasoline prices jumped 11% over the past week to the highest since 2008 as global sanctions cripple Russia's ability to export crude oil after its invasion of Ukraine, automobile club AAA said on Sunday.
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Wall Street Journal:   How War in Ukraine Drives Up Inflation at U.S. Farms, Supermarkets, Retailers
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Reuters:
Ukraine decries ‘immoral’ stunt after Moscow says it will let civilians flee — to Russia
The Daily Beast:
How the Jan. 6 Panel Could Make It Harder to Prosecute Trump
Discussion: CNN and Raw Story
Molly McKew / Great Power:
There is no way back.  [Part 1]  —  If we want the war to stay in Ukraine, we have to win it in Ukraine.
Ilya Lozovsky / A Sip of Freedom:
What Russian Officials Think of the Invasion of Ukraine
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Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Can Merrick Garland find his inner Zelensky and stop America's slide into Putinism?
Discussion: The Hill and CNN
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