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10:20 AM ET, March 17, 2022

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Yaroslav Trofimov / Wall Street Journal:
A Ukrainian Town Deals Russia One of the War's Most Decisive Routs  —  In the two-day battle of Voznesensk, local volunteers and the military repelled the invaders, who fled leaving behind armor and dead soldiers  —  VOZNESENSK, Ukraine—A Kalashnikov rifle slung over his shoulder …
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Anton Troianovski / New York Times:
Putin Assails Russians Who Back the West, Signaling More Repression  —  President Vladimir V. Putin on Wednesday referred to pro-Western Russians as “scum and traitors” who needed to be removed from society, describing the war in Ukraine as part of an existential clash with the United States …
Cathy Young / The Bulwark:
Digging Into Russia's Latest Charge of ‘Ukrainian Nazis’
Discussion: Raw Story and HotAir
New York Times:
U.S. Adds ‘Kamikaze Drones’ as More Weapons Flow to Ukraine
Discussion: New York Post, UPI and Washington Post
Anshel Pfeffer / Haaretz:
Even if Zelenskyy Accepts a Humiliating Peace Deal, Putin Won't Abide by It
Discussion: The Kyiv Independent
Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
Biden calls Putin a ‘war criminal’
Reuters:
Ukraine says Russia strikes Mariupol theatre sheltering residents, Moscow denies attack
New York Times:
Jeff Zients to Leave as Biden's Covid Czar and Be Replaced by Ashish Jha  —  The choice of Dr. Jha, an outspoken public health expert, is a sign that the White House believes the country is entering a new phase of the pandemic.  — Give this article- - - Read in app
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Axios:
Scoop: Biden officials fear “mass migration event” if COVID policies end  —  U.S. intelligence officials are privately bracing for a massive influx of more than 170,000 migrants at the Mexico border if COVID-era policies that allow instant expulsions during the public health emergency are ended …
Discussion: Townhall and The Federalist
The White House:
Statement by President Joe Biden on the White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator  —  I called on Jeff Zients to lead my Administration's COVID-19 response because there is no one better at delivering results than Jeff.  —  COVID-19 is the greatest public health crisis we've faced in my lifetime …
Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Trump White House aide was secret author of report used to push ‘big lie’  —  Report on Dominion voting machines produced after 2020 election was not the work of volunteer in Trump's post-election legal team  —  Weeks after the 2020 election, at least one Trump White House aide was named …
Discussion: Raw Story
Rachael Bade / Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Scoop: RNC down to two 2024 convention finalists  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  ZELENSKYY'S APPEAL FALLS SHORT (FOR NOW) — No one was surprised by the request: a no-fly zone — and if not that, then access to those Soviet-style fighter jets in Poland that could help them “close the sky.”
Discussion: Raw Story, YouTube and Political Wire
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Kenneth Garger / New York Post:
Hunter Biden's infamous laptop confirmed in New York Times report
Discussion: National Review
Joseph Wulfsohn / Fox News:
Chris Cuomo blasts CNN for ‘selectively enforcing’ its rules, points to Lemon, Tapper, Toobin controversies  —  The ex-anchor slammed CNN's ‘long-established pattern’ of policy ‘exceptions’ in his $125M arbitration demand  —  Chris Cuomo goes after Don Lemon for CNN cash
Discussion: Mediaite
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David Bauder / Associated Press:
Chris Cuomo wants $125 million for ‘unlawful’ CNN firing
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Ex-New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo considers running against Kathy Hochul despite opposition from his own party
Elisha Fieldstadt / NBC News:
Brittney Griner's detention extended until May, Russian news agency says  —  American basketball star Brittney Griner's detention in Russia has been extended until May, Russian state news agency TASS reported, citing the Khimki Court of the Moscow Region.  —  “The court granted the petition …
Marianna Sotomayor / Washington Post:
With legislation languishing and midterms approaching, Democratic lawmakers pressure Biden to issue executive orders  —  Liberal House Democrats realized late last year that many of their policy ideas for improving the lives of Americans had little chance of passing through the party's narrow majorities …
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Fox News
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Politico:
House liberals start asking Biden to sidestep Congress — months before the midterms
Discussion: Washington Post and POLITICUSUSA
David Goldman / CNN:
Russia says it made a payment to avoid default  —  New York (CNN Business)Russia says it has ordered the $117 million in interest payments it owes Wednesday to be sent to investors, attempting to avoid its first international default in more than a century.  But it's not out of the woods yet.
Discussion: New York Post and Politico
Paul Kirby / BBC:
Russia's state TV hit by stream of resignations  —  When Marina Ovsyannikova burst into Russian living rooms on Monday's nightly news, denouncing the war in Ukraine and propaganda around it, her protest highlighted a quiet but steady stream of resignations from Russia's tightly controlled state-run TV.
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA, France 24 and Raw Story
Stephanie Baker / Bloomberg:
Broke Oligarch Says Sanctioned Billionaires Have No Sway Over Putin  —  When I first called Mikhail Fridman to ask if he would talk about what it's like to be sanctioned, he all but hung up on me.  A couple of days later, he said he still didn't think it was a good idea.
Discussion: Insider and BBC
David Gutman / The Seattle Times:
Former WA Rep. Matt Shea, accused of domestic terrorism, working to secure adoptions for Ukrainian children in Poland  —  Former Washington state Rep. Matt Shea, the far-right Republican who was found by a House-commissioned investigation to have planned and participated in domestic terrorism …
Discussion: Raw Story
Very Serious:
This Week In the Mayonnaise Clinic: Actually, Changing the Clocks Is Good  —  Plus, why Los Angeles is awesome.  —  Dear readers,  —  As you may have seen, the US Senate agreed by unanimous consent on Tuesday to abolish standard time and keep clocks on daylight saving time all year.
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Living in red America can be life-threatening  —  It should come as no surprise that the highest rates for covid-19 deaths and murders are found mainly in red states.  A political mind-set that prioritizes racial resentment, anti-science zealotry and manufactured cultural wedge issues …
The Columbus Dispatch:
Ohio Supreme Court rejects statehouse maps, ending hopes of full May primary  —  The Ohio Supreme Court struck down the third set of state House and Senate maps late Wednesday, effectively ending any hope of a May 3rd primary with both legislative and statewide races.
Daily Mail:
Hate crime hoaxer Jussie Smollett marches out of prison after serving just six days of 150-day sentence: Actor is released on $150,000 bond following order from appeals court  — Disgraced ‘Empire’ actor Jussie Smollett was released from jail at 8pm local time on Wednesday after serving just six days of his 150-day sentence
CNN:
Irish Taoiseach abruptly leaves DC gala attended by Biden after testing positive for Covid-19  —  Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin, left, talks with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi during a gala at the National Building Museum in Washington, DC, Wednesday.  Martin left the event after testing positive for Covid-19.
Cheyenne Haslett / ABC News:
New federal ventilation guidelines mark next step in fight against COVID  —  It's the first time such a standard has been created at the national level.  —  The Biden administration will announce new building ventilation standards for schools and businesses on Thursday …
 
 
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David Horowitz / Front Page Magazine:
Trump Reveals What Kept Putin From Invading Ukraine During His Presidency
Ann Coulter:
Dem Nightmare: What If the War Ends Before November?
Holly Otterbein / Politico:
Sanders camp quietly pushes Khanna presidential bid
Jessica Elgot / The Guardian:
UK to clamp down on libel ‘lawfare’ by the rich in English courts
Molly Beck / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Republican schism over the 2020 election spills over as Speaker Vos spends a day traveling state to manage party divisions
Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo
Christian Datoc / Washington Examiner:
White House fumes over stagnant gas prices as crude oil tumbles
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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
DOJ wants prison time for rioter who said she would ‘absolutely’ storm Capitol again
Discussion: Raw Story
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The Real Jeff Shell-Keith Olbermann Saga
Discussion: Mediaite
Bryan Schott / Salt Lake Tribune:
Utah Democrats face dilemma: help an independent to try to beat Sen. Mike Lee or stand with the party
Sacramento Bee:
Sacramento Democratic Congressman Vic Fazio dies at 79
Discussion: Associated Press
Associated Press:
‘Right in the trash’: Texas ballot rejections soar, AP finds
Discussion: Don Surber and New York Magazine
 

 
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