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7:15 AM ET, March 3, 2016

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Adam Goldman / Washington Post:
Justice Dept. grants immunity to staffer who set up Clinton email server  —  The Justice Department has granted immunity to the former State Department staffer who worked on Hillary Rodham Clinton's private email server, a sign the FBI investigation into possible criminal wrongdoing is progressing.
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New York Times:
As Presidential Campaign Unfolds, So Do Inquiries Into Clinton's Emails  —  WASHINGTON — As Hillary Clinton moves toward the Democratic presidential nomination, she faces legal hurdles from her use of a private computer server as secretary of state that could jar her campaign's momentum in the months ahead.
Discussion: Power Line
Frank Pallotta / CNNMoney:
ESPN ‘addressing’ Curt Schilling's Hillary Clinton slam  —  ESPN baseball analyst Curt Schilling appeared to violate the network's guidelines when he told a radio station that Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton should be “buried under a jail.”
Discussion: Mediaite and CBS New York
War on the Rocks:
Open Letter on Donald Trump from GOP National Security Leaders  —  We the undersigned, members of the Republican national security community, represent a broad spectrum of opinion on America's role in the world and what is necessary to keep us safe and prosperous.
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
To Flee Donald Trump's America, You Will Need the Right Documents  —  The New York Daily News is a viciously left-wing newspaper that carries a special grudge against Donald Trump.  It therefore offers its readers a complete guide to fleeing President Trump's America.
Michael Crowley / Politico:
Neocons declare war on Trump  —  Donald Trump calls the Iraq War a lie-fueled fiasco, admires Vladimir Putin and says he would be a “neutral” arbiter between Israel and the Palestinians.  When it comes to America's global role he asks, “Why are we always at the forefront of everything?”
Discussion: Antiwar.com Original and Infowars
Michelle Conlin / Reuters:
Exclusive: Koch brothers will not use funds to try to block Trump nomination  —  The Koch brothers, the most powerful conservative mega donors in the United States, will not use their $400 million political arsenal to try to block Republican front-runner Donald Trump's path to the presidential nomination …
Discussion: New York Magazine, The Week and CNN
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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Romney rips Trump as a ‘phony’ and a ‘fraud’  —  Mitt Romney on Thursday will slam GOP front-runner Donald Trump as “a phony” and “a fraud” who is “playing the American public for suckers” in a major speech on the 2016 race.  —  “His promises are as worthless as a degree from Trump University …
Bloomberg Business:
Romney to Lay Out Case Against Trump in Speech Thursday  —  The party's 2012 presidential nominee will argue against allowing the billionaire front-runner follow in his footsteps.  —  michaelcbender  —  justinsink  —  The rapidly intensifying effort by the Republican establishment …
Brian Beutler / New Republic:   Donald Trump's Nomination Will Have Real, Lasting Upsides
Nick Gehring / bencarson.com:
Official Statement by Dr. Ben Carson  —  I have decided not to attend the Fox News GOP Presidential Debate tomorrow night in Detroit.  Even though I will not be in my hometown of Detroit on Thursday, I remain deeply committed to my home nation, America.  I do not see a political path forward …
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Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Ben Carson tells supporters he sees no ‘path forward’ for presidential campaign
Theodore Schleifer / CNN:
First on CNN: Ted Cruz could have dropped out if he lost Texas, chief strategist says
Discussion: New York Magazine
Alexander Burns / New York Times:
Anti-Trump Republicans Call for a Third-Party Option  —  Spurred by Donald J. Trump's mounting victories, a small but influential — and growing — group of conservative leaders are calling for a third-party option to spare voters a wrenching general election choice between a Republican …
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
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John Bresnahan / Politico:
Ryan and McConnell's plan for Donald Trump
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Clinton, Trump victories foreshadow a nasty, contentious fall campaign
Bloomberg Business:
Clinton's Best Day Is Behind Her, Sanders Adviser Says  —  Vermont senator trails Clinton by more than 600 delegates  —  Democrats increasingly turn focus to general election race  —  The Democratic presidential race entered a new phase following Super Tuesday, with Bernie Sanders vowing …
Discussion: Politico and Algemeiner.com
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Nicholas Confessore / New York Times:
Beneath Hillary Clinton's Super Tuesday Wins, Signs of Turnout Trouble
Discussion: Politico
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Exclusive: N.M. Gov. Susana Martinez to endorse Rubio  —  New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez on Thursday will endorse Marco Rubio for the GOP nomination, giving the Florida senator a badly needed piece of good news during a rough period of his campaign.  —  “Marco Rubio is a compelling leader …
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Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Can Marco Rubio save his campaign, and his career, in Florida?
Tré Goins-Phillips / TheBlaze.com:
'It's Unstoppable': Glenn Beck Lays Out His 2016 ‘Dream Team’
Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
More Bad News for Marco Rubio: He Just Lost the Support of Fox News  —  “We can't do the Rubio thing anymore,” Roger Ailes told a network host.  —  In his role as the donor class's darling, Marco Rubio has enjoyed support from the Republican's media arm, Fox News.
Howard Sheppard / WPMT FOX43:
86-year-old woman accidentally hangs herself with medical alert necklace  —  CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. - An 86-year-old Cumberland County woman is dead after she trips and is accidentally hanged by her medical alert necklace.  It happened on February 15.  —  County Coroner Charles Hall …
Discussion: WGN-TV and KTLA
Julie Hirschfeld Davis / New York Times:
White House Said to Be Vetting Appeals Court Judge for Supreme Court Seat  —  WASHINGTON — The White House is vetting Jane L. Kelly, a career public defender turned federal appellate judge, as a potential nominee for the Supreme Court, as President Obama closes in on a decision that could reshape …
KFOR-TV:
Police: Former CEO of Chesapeake Aubrey McClendon killed in car wreck  —  OKLAHOMA CITY - Police officers confirm that a man killed in a car wreck early Wednesday morning is the former CEO of Chesapeake Aubrey McClendon  —  On Wednesday, firefighters were called to a car wreck on Midwest Blvd., between Memorial and 122nd St.
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Dahlia Lithwick / Slate:
The Women Take Over  —  In oral arguments for the Texas abortion case, the three female justices upend the Supreme Court's balance of power.  —  When the Supreme Court last heard oral arguments in a landmark abortion case, it was April 1992, the case was Planned Parenthood v Casey, and Sandra Day O'Connor was the lone female justice.
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KHOU-TV:
Arrests made in smash and grab of gun store  —  HARRIS COUNTY, Texas - Houston police and ATF agents arrested multiple people and recovered several firearms stolen from Carter's Country Guns & Ammo.  —  New surveillance video was released Wednesday afternoon showing a gang of ten men busting into a gun store in southwest Houston.
Discussion: WCTX-TV and Mashable
Everett Rosenfeld / CNBC:
More than 45K sign petition to arrest Bill Clinton  —  More than 45,000 people have signed a petition calling for the arrest and prosecution of former President Bill Clinton for what they alleged were violations of Massachusetts election laws — even though state officials have said he acted legally.
Eric Holthaus / Slate:
“The Old Normal Is Gone”: February Shatters Global Temperature Records  —  Our planet's preliminary February temperature data are in, and it's now abundantly clear: Global warming is going into overdrive.  —  There are dozens of global temperature datasets, and usually I …
Jonathan Oosting / Detroit News:
Good luck getting into Detroit's GOP debate  —  Lansing — The Michigan Republican Party received more than 21,000 ticket requests for Thursday's presidential debate in Detroit but will only be giving out about 50 tickets to the public.  —  The Republican National Committee allocated 400 tickets …
Matthew Boyle / Breitbart:
Exclusive Audio — Rubio Campaign Manager Plots Brokered Convention In Manhattan Donor Meeting To Take Nomination From Trump  —  Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) is plotting to take the Republican nomination away from Donald Trump using surreptitious tactics at a so-called “brokered convention,” …
 
 
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Limbaugh: Trump has been ‘planning this for years’
Discussion: Rush Limbaugh
Ben White / Politico:
Wall Street readies big Trump assault
Kate Knibbs / Gawker:
How to Move to Canada If Trump Wins, By a Person Who Moved to Canada When Bush Won
Discussion: Grist
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Murdoch: GOP ‘would be mad’ not to unify around Trump if he's nominee
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Politico
LASVEGASNOW:
I-Team: Clinton aide seeks UFO files
Discussion: Mother Jones
Ben Sisario / New York Times:
Bob Dylan's Secret Archive
Discussion: Pitchfork and Mashable
Vivian Yee / New York Times:
Racism Charges in Bus Incident, and Their Unraveling, Upset University at Albany
Discussion: ABC News and Althouse
Paul Caron / TaxProf Blog:
Chilton & Posner:Is Legal Scholarship Politically Biased?
Discussion: Above the Law and Althouse
 Earlier Items: 
Todd Zywicki / Washington Post:
So far, Trump wins open primaries and Cruz wins closed ... and the calendar is starting …
Discussion: Power Line
Egyptian Streets:
Egyptian Student Who ‘Threatened Trump’ on Facebook to Be Deported
Allison Yang / New York's PIX11:
Family mourns transgender woman who died after eating seeds from ‘suicide tree’
Tom Hamburger / Washington Post:
GOP strategist Castellanos: Time to rally around Trump, ‘too late to ask mommy to step in and rewrite rules’
Discussion: New York Magazine
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