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8:15 AM ET, March 20, 2014

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ABC News:
Search Drastically Narrows in Hunt for Lost Plane … American and British aviation officials have refined satellite signals from the missing Malaysia Flight 370 and created two possible flight paths that dramatically narrow the scope of the search to an area off the coast of Australia.
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Fox News:
Australian PM says 2 objects possibly found in search for Malaysian jet  —  Australia's prime minister said Thursday two objects possibly related to the missing Malaysia Airlines flight have been spotted on satellite imagery and an air force aircraft was diverted to the area to try to locate them.
Robert Evans / Reuters:
Moscow signals concern for Russians in Estonia  —  (Reuters) - Russia signaled concern on Wednesday at Estonia's treatment of its large ethnic Russian minority, comparing language policy in the Baltic state with what it said was a call in Ukraine to prevent the use of Russian.
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Washington Post:
Obama doesn't grasp Putin's Eurasian ambitions  —  IT'S EASY to conclude that Vladi­mir Putin's passionate defense of Russia's takeover of Crimea “just didn't jibe with reality,” as Secretary of State John F. Kerry put it.  In a speech on Tuesday, the Russian ruler repeated mendacious charges …
Carla Marinucci / San Francisco Chronicle:
Republican Rand Paul fires up a Berkeley crowd  —  Cheered by a youthful audience in one of the country's most liberal enclaves, Sen. Rand Paul - one of the Republican Party's leading contenders for the White House in 2016 - delivered a scathing rebuke to the U.S. intelligence community Wednesday, calling it “drunk with power.”
Discussion: The Raw Story, Roger L. Simon and CNN
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Josh Richman / Mercury News:
Rand Paul, Republican presidential hopeful, finds support in Berkeley, of all places  —  BERKELEY — Nobody should be surprised that Rand Paul got so warm a welcome Wednesday, even in a city whose name is often preceded in conversation by “The People's Republic of...”
Rich Lowry / Politico:
Paul Ryan's white hood  —  What notorious racist said the following?  “Fewer young black and Latino men participate in the labor force compared to young white men.  And all of this translates into higher unemployment rates and poverty rates as adults.”  — The rich strike back
Discussion: CNN
ThinkProgress:
First Climate Article On Nate Silver's Data Website Uses ‘Deeply Misleading’ Data, Top Climatologists Say  —  Nate Silver sits on the stairs at a hotel in Chicago on Friday, Nov. 9, 2012.  —  CREDIT: AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh  —  One of the first articles on Nate Silver's highly anticipated …
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Glenn Harlan Reynolds / USA Today:
Our criminal justice system has become a crime: Column  —  Prosecutors too often abuse unrestrained powers.  —  Here's how it's supposed to work: Upon evidence that a crime has been committed — Professor Plum, found dead in the conservatory with a lead pipe on the floor next to him, say — the police commence an investigation.
Discussion: Power Line and How Appealing
Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
CNN's Don Lemon: ‘Is It Preposterous’ to Think a Black Hole Caused Flight 370 to Go Missing?  —  CNN's Don Lemon has been entertaining all sorts of theories about the missing Malaysian Airlines Flight 370, including the chance something “supernatural” happened, but on Wednesday night …
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System:
For immediate release  —  Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in January indicates that growth in economic activity slowed during the winter months, in part reflecting adverse weather conditions.  Labor market indicators were mixed but on balance showed further improvement.
Rachel Ohm / Morning Sentinel:
Norridgewock man with gun tattoo wakes up to armed police  —  Police said workers with Lucas Tree Experts mistook Michael Smith's tattoo for a real gun when he appeared outside shirtless Tuesday morning.  —  NORRIDGEWOCK — Michael Smith went outside shirtless after being awakened Tuesday morning …
Marco Rubio / Washington Post:
Making Putin pay  —  Marco Rubio, a Republican from Florida, is a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.  —  Vladi­mir Putin's annexation of Crimea is a direct challenge and long-term threat to the post-World War II international order …
CNN:
Hillary Clinton casts doubt on success of Iranian nuclear negotiations  —  New York (CNN) - Hillary Clinton cast doubt Wednesday on whether Iran would ultimately agree to halt its nuclear program, the end goal of a longstanding U.S. effort that President Barack Obama has touted as a top foreign policy achievement.
Discussion: Politico
Josh Kraushaar / NationalJournal.com:
The Tea Party's Over  —  Outside conservative groups are experiencing the limits of their influence.  —  FreedomWorks issued an unusual round of endorsements this week.  The conservative group, which won publicity for backing intraparty challenges to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell …
Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly:
“The Sky Is Falling,” Says Anonymous Chicken  —  I'm sure many of you saw a certain headline from The Hill today: “O-Care premiums to skyrocket.”  At first I thought the source was The Drudge Report.  —  If you actually read the accompanying article by Elise Viebeck, the rather alarming assertion …
Jennifer Epstein / Politico:
Barack Obama: No U.S. ‘military excursion’ to come in Ukraine  —  President Barack Obama has ruled out U.S. military engagement with Russia over Ukraine, arguing Wednesday that it “would not be appropriate,” or good for Ukraine, for the two powers to use force to work out the conflict.
Steven Nelson / U.S. News:
National Geographic Plans to Show Crimea as Part of Russia on Maps  —  Top mapmakers split on recognizing Crimea as part of Russia.  —  A map showing Crimea as part of the Russian Federation was briefly showcased Tuesday on Wikipedia's English-language entry for Russia.  (CC-GNU-FDL-1.2)
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Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Another Tale of Two Cities  —  LOS ANGELES — The tremors may have had morning TV anchors diving under the desk, but it takes more than a 4.4 quiver to rattle Eric Garcetti.  —  “I don't lose my head,” said the Democratic mayor of Los Angeles, who was in bed with his wife, Amy Wakeland, when the earthquake struck at dawn Monday.
Christine Ferretti / detroitnews.com:
Detroit may raise fines for parking violations  —  (Clarence Tabb Jr. / The Detroit News)  —  Detroit — For the first time in more than a decade, the city may increase its parking fines and come down harder on repeat offenders who don't pay up.  —  The recommendations …
Discussion: Fox News and Wonkblog
 
 
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Jerusalem Post:
Ya'alon apologizes to US for inflammatory comments
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Eliana Johnson / National Review:
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Elias Isquith / Salon:
GOP lawmaker Frank Ruff apologizes for calling Obamacare a “tar baby”
Spencer Ackerman / Guardian:
US tech giants knew of NSA data collection, agency's top lawyer insists
Discussion: PandoDaily, Gawker and Business Insider
Dylan Scott / Talking Points Memo:
Jindal's Totally Bogus Obamacare Attack At Center Of Billboard Feud
Discussion: Daily Kos and Washington Monthly
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Hilary Lewis / Hollywood Reporter:
Obama to Make First Appearance on ‘Ellen’ as President
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Mediaite
BuzzFeed:
Secretary Kerry: U.S. To Send Scientists To Discuss Homosexuality With Ugandan President
Discussion: GLAAD and Washington Monthly
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Colorado happy with marijuana legalization, supports gay marriage
Discussion: Business Insider and Politico
Brad Heath / USA Today:
Federal judge blasts ATF stings
Tom Kludt / Talking Points Memo:
RNC Chair: Voters Actually Thought Romney ‘Would Make A Better President’ Than Obama (VIDEO)
Discussion: PoliticusUSA and Daily Kos
Detroit Free Press:
Pay it forward: Plan would allow Michigan students to attend college for ‘free’
Discussion: The Raw Story and The Week
David Corn / Mother Jones:
Hillary Insiders Say They Won't Work for Her If She Hires This Man
 

 
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