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French intelligence chief Vidaud fired over Russian war failings — The head of French military intelligence, Gen Eric Vidaud, is losing his job after failing to predict Russia's war in Ukraine, reports say. — Seven months after he took on the role, one report said he was blamed for …
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Seth G. Jones / TIME:
What It Will Take For Ukraine To Win the War — Jones is senior vice president and director of the international security program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. His most recent book is Three Dangerous Men: Russia, China, Iran, and the Rise of Irregular Warfare.
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Reuters:
Russia drafts 134,500 conscripts but says they won't go to Ukraine — President Vladimir Putin on Thursday signed a decree ordering 134,500 new conscripts into the army as part of Russia's annual spring draft, but the defence ministry said the call-up had nothing to do with the war in Ukraine.
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Alex Horton / Washington Post:
Russian troops near Kyiv, Chernobyl are repositioning, Pentagon says — About 20 percent of the Russian forces around Kyiv, and some forces near the Chernobyl nuclear site, are in various stages of moving north away from the capital, the Pentagon said Wednesday, with some personnel crossing into Belarus.
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Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
Ukraine needs better air defense systems, not more excuses — More than two weeks have passed since Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin traveled to NATO ally Slovakia, where he discussed transferring that country's most advanced air defense system to Ukraine. But as Russian missiles continue …
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Washington Post:
U.S. says Putin being misled, as Ukraine refugee tally hits 4 million
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Lindsey Graham / Fox News:
Stand with Ukraine, don't sell them out
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Matt Taibbi / TK News:
“Regime Change” Doesn't Work, You Morons
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Washington Post:
Justice Dept. expands Jan. 6 probe to look at rally prep, financing … The criminal investigation into the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol has expanded to examine the preparations for the rally that preceded the riot, as the Justice Department aims to determine the full extent of any conspiracy …
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New York Times:
Justice Dept. Widens Jan. 6 Inquiry to Range of Pro-Trump Figures
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George T. Conway III / Washington Post:
A federal judge said Trump probably committed a crime. The DOJ can't ignore that.
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Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Revealed: Trump used White House phone for call on January 6 that was not on official log
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Ivermectin is the signature example of politics trumping health — By April 2020, President Donald Trump, elected in part due to his pledge to challenge the Washington establishment, had tired of the pandemic advice being offered by his health experts. He began feuding directly with Anthony S. Fauci …
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Molly Beck / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Attorney who backs election decertification enters Attorney General race to investigate doctors who won't prescribe ivermectin
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Carl Zimmer / New York Times:
Ivermectin Does Not Reduce Risk of Covid Hospitalization, Large Study Finds
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Los Angeles Times:
Concerns about Bruce Willis' declining cognitive state swirled around sets in recent years — Just days before Bruce Willis was scheduled to turn up on the set of one of his latest action films, the director of the project sent out an urgent request: Make the movie star's part smaller.
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David Siders / Politico:
'We've got to stop fooling ourselves': Enthusiasm gap keeps getting worse for Dems — At the end of October, Republicans held an 11-percentage-point advantage in voter enthusiasm. By January, that margin had ticked up to 14 points. Now, according to the most recent NBC News poll …
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The White House:
FACT SHEET: President Biden's Plan to Respond to Putin's Price Hike at the Pump — Americans face rising prices at the pump because of Putin's Price Hike. Since Putin accelerated his military build-up around Ukraine, gas prices have increased by nearly a dollar per gallon.
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Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Biden Plan Would Release a Million Barrels of Oil a Day From Reserve
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Karol Markowicz / New York Post:
I'm quitting Disney after seeing it boast about pushing ‘gender theory’ — The Walt Disney Co. just refuses to let it go. — On Tuesday, Christopher Rufo, known for his exposés on schools and corporations under the critical-race-theory spell, released internal Disney videos …
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Houston Keene / Fox Business:
Disney won't say if it's keeping princes and princesses as ‘boys and girls’ gets chopped
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Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
Turmoil at CBS News over Trump aide Mick Mulvaney's punditry gig … CBS News's decision to hire former Trump administration official Mick Mulvaney as a paid on-air contributor is drawing backlash within the company because of his history of bashing the press and promoting the former president's fact-free claims.
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Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
When Will the Elite Political Media Start Treating the Republican Party Like The Threat It Is?
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Cristiano Lima / Washington Post:
Hunter Biden laptop findings renew scrutiny of Twitter, Facebook crackdowns — Happy Thursday! Today's top was reported with our stellar tech news analysis writer Will Oremus. — Below: A key tech nominee inches closer to confirmation, and the tech giants get fooled by hackers. First:
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Rebecca Rubin / Variety:
Chris Rock Responds to Will Smith's Oscars Slap at Standup Show: 'I'm Still Kind of Processing What Happened' … What's on Chris Rock's mind? — It's a simple yet valid question, one that the world is wondering after Will Smith slapped the comedian on live television during the Oscars on Sunday.
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Pence rolls out policy platform, staking out new ground separate from Trump — Former Vice President Mike Pence is taking another step toward running for the White House in 2024 — and leaning into his split with former President Donald Trump. — Pence is releasing a 19-page policy platform …
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Christopher Rugaber / Associated Press:
A key inflation gauge sets 40-year high as gas and food soar — WASHINGTON (AP) — An inflation gauge that is closely monitored by the Federal Reserve jumped 6.4% in February compared with a year ago, with sharply higher prices for food, gasoline and other necessities squeezing Americans' finances.
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Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Scoop: FEC fines DNC and Clinton for Trump dossier hoax — The Federal Election Commission has fined the Democratic National Committee and Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign for lying about the funding of the infamous, and discredited, Russian “dossier” used in a smear attempt against Donald Trump weeks …
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CNN:
'He's an embarrassment': Republicans threaten to primary Cawthorn over controversial antics — Madison Cawthorn had a rough week 05:00 — (CNN)Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina is throwing his weight behind a primary opponent to freshman Rep. Madison Cawthorn — an extraordinary broadside …
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