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12:40 PM ET, March 13, 2022

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David Corn / Mother Jones:
Leaked Kremlin Memo to Russian Media: It Is “Essential” to Feature Tucker Carlson  —  Fight disinformation.  Get a daily recap of the facts that matter.  Sign up for the free Mother Jones newsletter.  —  On March 3, as Russian military forces bombed Ukrainian cities as part …
Michael Schwirtz / New York Times:
Brent Renaud, an American Journalist, Is Killed in Ukraine  —  Brent Renaud, an award-winning American filmmaker and journalist, was killed in Ukraine on Sunday while reporting in a suburb of the capital, Kyiv, according to Ukraine's Interior Ministry.  —  Mr. Renaud, 50, had worked …
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Elizabeth Faddis / Washington Examiner:
New York Times reporter gunned down by Russian troops  —  A New York Times reporter was killed when Russian troops opened fire on a vehicle carrying foreign journalists.  —  Kyiv Police Chief Andriy Nebytov wrote in a Facebook post Sunday morning that 51-year-old Brent Renaud had been shot and killed …
The Independent:
Award-winning US filmmaker Brent Renaud killed by Russian forces in Ukraine, authorities say  —  Peabody Award-winning documentary filmmaker fatally shot near Kyiv, police report  —  Brent Renaud, an award-winning US filmmaker and former contributor to The New York Times …
Qassim Abdul-Zahra / Associated Press:
Missiles target US consulate in north Iraq, no casualties  —  BAGHDAD (AP) — As many as 12 missiles were fired Sunday toward the U.S. consulate in Iraq's northern city of Irbil, Iraqi security officials said.  A U.S. defense official said missiles had been launched at the city from neighboring Iran.
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Axios:
No injuries reported from missile strike in Erbil, Iraq
Wall Street Journal:
Missiles From Iran Struck in Vicinity of U.S. Consulate in Northern Iraq, Officials Say
David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
‘His act is wearing thin’: North Carolina Republicans gripe about Madison Cawthorn  —  Rep. Madison Cawthorn is stumbling at home and abroad as his bid to play Republican kingmaker falls flat with voters and alienates colleagues.  —  The 26-year-old, first-term North Carolina Republican saw …
Discussion: Alternet.org
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David Morgan / Reuters:
Ukraine war becomes a cudgel in Republican Party's internal conflict  —  The war in Ukraine has opened a new front in the U.S. Republican Party's civil war, with party primary candidates vying to run in the November midterm elections attacking each other for past comments praising Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Jason Lemon / Newsweek:
Adam Kinzinger: Zelensky ‘Three Times the Man’ Trump, Cawthorn Are Combined
Ryan Bort / Rolling Stone:
Trump Says He ‘May Have To’ Run in 2024 During Rambling, Lie-Filled South Carolina Rally Speech  —  “In 2024 we are going to take back that beautiful, beautiful White House,” the former president said.  “I wonder who will do that.  I wonder.  I wonder.”  —  Donald Trump didn't even speak …
Discussion: The Hill and Washington Times
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Lexi Lonas / The Hill:
GOP congressman calls Trump ‘a would-be tyrant’  —  Republican Rep. Tom Rice (S.C.) slammed former President Trump in a statement on Saturday following the former president's rally in South Carolina, calling him “a would-be tyrant.”  —  At the rally, Trump said Rice is a “disaster” and …
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
TV coverage amplifies the GOP's false claims about gas prices  —  Unsurprisingly, the most egregious examples of the media regurgitating right-wing talking points on gas prices often come from Fox News.  White House reporter Peter Doocy has parroted oil industry talking points at White House briefings …
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Washington Post:
Police investigated ‘unlawful entry’ onto property of White House national security aide
Discussion: Raw Story and Political Wire
David Charns / KLAS:
Police: Woman stabs date in Las Vegas-area hotel room in retaliation for U.S. drone strike that killed Iranian leader  —  21-year-old faces attempted murder charge, among others  —  HENDERSON, Nev. (KLAS) — A woman is accused of stabbing her date she had met online in retaliation …
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Associated Press:
Police: Woman stabbed date in revenge of Iranian's killing
Discussion: The New Arab
New York Times:
Kidnapping of Ukrainian Mayor in Melitopol Met With a Show of Resistance  —  The 33-year-old mayor of Melitopol, Ivan Fyodorov, encouraged defiance.  Then he was arrested, and hasn't been heard from since.  —  LVIV, Ukraine — Ivan Fyodorov, as his name suggests, is an ethnic Russian …
Discussion: UPI
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Anna Venarchik / The Daily Beast:
Russia Shows Off New Melitopol Mayor After Kidnapping Elected Mayor
RFE / Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty:
Bodies of Russian Soldiers Filling Up Belarusian Morgues, Residents Say  —  The bodies of Russian soldiers killed in battle in Ukraine are filling up morgues in Belarus, local residents told RFE/RL.  —  Russian soldiers killed in battle are being brought by truck to the morgues and then sent …
Discussion: The Kyiv Independent
CBS News:
CBS News poll: Strong support for Russian sanctions even if gas prices increase  —  The overwhelming support for sanctions on Russia's oil and gas, and the willingness to pay more as a result, is the kind of widespread sentiment we don't always see in public opinion these days: bipartisan, cutting across race, region, and even income.
Discussion: Mediaite and Political Wire
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Brittany Shepherd / ABC News:
Americans remain critical of Biden's handling of inflation, support ban on Russian oil: POLL
Discussion: Insider and Twitchy
Washington Post:
Victims in crash outside Chevy Chase restaurant identified … Jane Bloom was having lunch with a table of artists who had gotten to know each other online during the pandemic.  It was a sunny Friday, the first day the Parthenon had opened its patio for outdoor seating …
U.S.-China Perception Monitor:
Possible Outcomes of the Russo-Ukrainian War and China's Choice  —  Hu Wei is the vice-chairman of the Public Policy Research Center of the Counselor's Office of the State Council, the chairman of Shanghai Public Policy Research Association, the chairman of the Academic Committee of the Chahar Institute …
New York Times:
At Least 9 Reported Killed, Dozens Injured in Military Base Attack  —  Dozens more were injured after missiles hit a base used to ferry weapons and train foreign fighters.  Russia had warned that arms shipments were “legitimate targets.”  —  Here are the latest developments in Ukraine.
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The Guardian:
Saudi Arabia executes 81 men in 24 hours  —  Officials say those executed were convicted of charges including terrorism and holding ‘deviant beliefs’  —  Saudi Arabia has executed 81 men over the past 24 hours, including seven Yemenis and one Syrian national, on charges including terrorism and holding …
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David Edwards / Raw Story:
Fox News host: ‘If I was Zelenskyy right now, I would think, I wish Trump was in charge’
Anastasiia Mokhina / New York Magazine:
‘I Bought Four Bottles of Wine in Case We Need to Prepare Molotov Cocktails’
Laurence Norman / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Won't Negotiate Ukraine-Related Sanctions with Russia to Save Iran Nuclear Deal
Mstyslav Chernov / Associated Press:
AP video shows tank and sniper fire in besieged Mariupol
Adam Bienkov / Byline Times:
A Back-Channel to Vladimir Putin?
Discussion: The New Arab
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E. Jean Carroll / Ask E. Jean:
HALLELUJAH!  —  The women of America just won a major decision in Federal Court!
Jon Schuppe / NBC News:
Florida fails to pass condo safety measures following Surfside collapse
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money and The Hill
Mac William Bishop / Rolling Stone:
U.S. Veterans Start a ‘Resistance Academy’ in Ukraine. Will It Backfire?
Discussion: The Guardian and NPR
Daniella Greenbaum / Washington Post:
A Jewish girl was saved by a Ukrainian family during World War II. Now her grandchildren are returning the favor.
 

 
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