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7:40 AM ET, March 5, 2014

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Ruby Cramer / BuzzFeed:
Hillary Clinton Compares Russia Moves To Nazi Aggression  —  Clinton draws a parallel between the Russian government's issuing passports in Ukraine and pre-World War II actions taken by Germany.  The comments are Clinton's first since Putin's troops entered Ukraine on Saturday.  —  Olivier Douliery / MCT
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Long Beach Press-Telegram:
Hillary Clinton compares Vladimir Putin's actions in Ukraine to Adolf Hitler's in Nazi Germany  —  (Photo by Brittany Murray/Long Beach Press Telegram)  —  LONG BEACH >> Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday compared recent actions by Russian President Vladimir Putin …
Politico:
John Cornyn crushes Steve Stockman; Ralph Hall forced into runoff  —  Two pillars of the Republican establishment crushed their tea party-inspired primary challengers in Texas on Tuesday, while another Bush catapulted toward statewide office.  But the kick-off to the 2014 primary season …
Discussion: CNN and Hot Air
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Manny Fernandez / New York Times:
Texas G.O.P. Beats Back Challengers From Right  —  McALLEN, Tex. — Establishment Republican leaders on Tuesday defeated challenges from the right in a statewide primary election as conservatives inspired by Senator Ted Cruz largely failed to topple mainstream incumbents.
Discussion: The Hill
Ben Jacobs / The Daily Beast:
Good Riddance to Steve Stockman, the Grifter Congressman Who Ran for Senate  —  The Texas Republican practically bilked his donors by running the most unserious campaign in recent American history.  —  Tuesday night will mark the end of one of the most stunningly dishonest political campaigns …
BREITBART.COM:
TEA PARTY PATRIOTS: WE DID NOT ENDORSE STEVE STOCKMAN
Jeff Weiner / Orlando Sentinel:
Wife says Alan Grayson shoved her during domestic incident  —  Judge issues temporary injunction after wife's allegations against U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Orlando.  —  A judge has granted a temporary protective injunction against U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson, after his wife filed paperwork accusing …
Peter Baker / New York Times:
No Easy Way Out of Ukraine Crisis  —  WASHINGTON — For all his bluster and bravado, President Vladimir V. Putin's assurance Tuesday that Russia does not plan, at least for now, to seize eastern Ukraine suggested a possible path forward in the geopolitical crisis that has captivated the world.
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Politico:
Why didn't the U.S. know sooner?  —  Despite Russian President Vladimir Putin's history as a tough-as-nails leader bent on restoring Russia's sphere of influence, the U.S. intelligence community failed to read the signs when it came to Ukraine.  —  That has members of Congress asking …
Emily Atkin / ThinkProgress:
Chipotle Warns It Might Stop Serving Guacamole If Climate Change Gets Worse  —  This Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014, photo, shows the door on a Chipotle Mexican Grill in Robinson Township, Pa  —  It's your choice, America.  Fix the climate, or the guac gets it.  —  Chipotle Inc. is warning investors …
Pew Research Center for the People and the Press:
Hillary Clinton's Strengths: Record at State, Toughness, Honesty  —  But Benghazi Seen as Top Negative  —  If she runs for president in 2016, Hillary Clinton would bring a number of potential strengths to the race, from her tenure as secretary of state to her perceived toughness and honesty.
Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
The GOP's Obamacare repeal dilemma, in one quote  —  The other day I noted that Thom Tillis, the expected GOP candidate for Senate in North Carolina, has been struggling to explain his stance on Obamacare — he knows repeal is a non-starter because the goals of Obamacare remain popular, but isn't willing to embrace any alternatives.
Bill Bush / The Columbus Dispatch:
Boy points finger like gun, gets suspended  —  A Columbus principal suspended a student for three days last week after the child pointed a “lookalike firearm” at another student in class and pretended to shoot.  —  The boy's age?  10. The “level 2 lookalike firearm” cited in his suspension letter?
U.S. Department of State:
2014 International Women of Courage Award Winners  —  Office of Global Women's Issues  —  Dr. Nasrin Oryakhil  —  AFGHANISTAN  —  A prominent leader in the field of maternal health, Dr. Nasrin Oryakhil is a doctor of Gynecology and Obstetrics and has been the Director of the Malalai Maternity Hospital in Kabul since 2004.
Discussion: Althouse and Washington Post
Igor Bobic / Talking Points Memo:
Michele Bachmann Is Disappointed That American Jews ‘Sold Out’ By Supporting Obama  —  Michele Bachmann is deeply disappointed with the American Jewish community for supporting President Barack Obama, whose policies she believes will reduce Israel to “rubble.”
The Fiscal Times:
Economists Say Paul Ryan Misrepresented Their Research  —  The Fiscal Times  —  An exhaustive critique of the federal social safety net released by Rep. Paul Ryan on Monday is meant to be the intellectual foundation for an overhaul of the federal anti-poverty programs.
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Brian Beutler / Salon:
Hidden in plain sight: Proof GOP doesn't actually care about the poor
The White House:
Remarks by the President Announcing the FY2015 Budget  —  Washington, D.C.  —  THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everybody.  I'm here at Powell Elementary School, and just had a chance to see some of the outstanding students here.  And I thought it was appropriate for me to say a few words …
Associated Press:
Bush Wins Texas GOP Land Commissioner Nomination  —  George P. Bush took the first step toward continuing his family's political dynasty Tuesday, shaking off an under-funded primary challenger and securing the Republican nomination for the little-known but powerful post of Texas land commissioner.
Discussion: Politico
Katie Glueck / Politico:
Kinky Friedman makes Texas runoff  —  Richard “Kinky” Friedman, a humorist and county music singer, got one step closer Tuesday to adding another line to his resume: agriculture commissioner of Texas.  —  It's highly unlikely that the colorful candidate will go on to win a statewide position …
Andrew Kirell / Mediaite:
Lindsey Graham Blames Russian Invasion on Obama Reaction to Benghazi  —  Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) took to Twitter this afternoon to connect the Russian invasion into Ukraine's Crimean peninsula to the Obama administration's response to the 2012 terrorist attack on a U.S. consulate in Libya that left four Americans dead.
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Zack Beauchamp / ThinkProgress:
Lindsey Graham Blames Benghazi For Ukraine Crisis
 
 
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Should government force businesses to hire felons? Obama nominee Debo Adegbile says yes
Heritage Foundation:
EPA's Climate Regulations Will Harm American Manufacturing
Nicholas Confessore / New York Times:
Group Close to Obama Says It Erred on Donation
Dan Merica / CNN:
D.C. council votes to ease marijuana laws
Joseph Goldstein / New York Times:
A Former Police Diver Claims Other Officers Racially Taunted Him
Discussion: ABC News
 Earlier Items: 
Sahil Kapur / Talking Points Memo:
White House Suggests Social Security Cuts Remain ‘On The Table’
Discussion: Daily Kos
Benedict Carey / New York Times:
LSD, Reconsidered for Therapy
Discussion: Hit & Run and The Raw Story
Mark Leibovich / New York Times:
Fake Outrage in the Kentucky Senate Race
Charlie Cook / NationalJournal.com:
Congressional Democrats Face Uphill Battle in Midterms
Discussion: Betsy's Page and Prairie Weather
James Mann / The New Republic:
The Obama administration's rhetoric on Russia is accomplishing nothing
Discussion: VodkaPundit
Jenny Jarvie / The New Republic:
Trigger Happy  —  The “trigger warning” has spread from blogs to college classes.
Discussion: Shakesville and The Agonist
Igor Bobic / Talking Points Memo:
Man Accidentally Shoots 12-Year-Old Driving By His House, Immediately Shoots Self
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Orlando Sentinel
 

 
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple has renewed discussions with OpenAI about using its technology to power some features in iOS 18; talks with Google on using Gemini remain ongoing

William Brown / Firstyear's blog-a-log:
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Karen Weise / New York Times:
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