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10:00 AM ET, March 3, 2016

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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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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 …
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: CNN and The Week
Geoff Earle / New York Post:
8 reasons we need to start preparing for President Trump  —  WASHINGTON — A few months ago, Hillary Clinton's campaign was salivating over the chance to take on Donald Trump — but the real-estate mogul is now positioned not only to win the GOP nomination, but also the White House.
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?”
Jonathan Stearns / Bloomberg Business:
Romney to Attack ‘Phony’ Trump in Utah Address
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
Discussion: Power Line and Outside the Beltway
Frank Pallotta / CNNMoney:
ESPN ‘addressing’ Curt Schilling's Hillary Clinton slam
Discussion: Mediaite and CBS New York
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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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Reid: I ‘Respect’ Cruz For Having ‘Set Of Values’ But Rubio's ‘An Opportunist’
Discussion: The Week
Andrew Prokop / Vox:
Super Tuesday delegate math: Marco Rubio is in deep trouble
Josh Feldman / Mediaite:   Harry Reid: I ‘Have Some Degree of Respect for’ Cruz, Rubio's an ‘Opportunist’
A.B. Stoddard / The Hill:
Too little, too late on Trump  —  We can all see that members of the GOP establishment are in dire need of a stiff drink.  But they sure do look like rookies showing up after last call.  —  After Donald Trump  —  dominated polling for the party's presidential nomination in at least 49 states …
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Jonathan Oosting / Detroit News:
Good luck getting into Detroit's GOP debate
Discussion: Infowars and The Gateway Pundit
Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
At Republican Debate, a Field of Four on Fox News
Discussion: NPR, The Week and BloombergView.com
Nick Gehring / bencarson.com:
Official Statement by Dr. Ben Carson
Matea Gold / Washington Post:
Pandemonium in the GOP: Some embrace Trump while others rush to stop him  —  The Republican Party was in a state of pandemonium Wednesday as a clutch of independent groups scrambled to throw together a last-ditch effort to deny Donald Trump the presidential nomination, even as some party figures concluded …
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:   Trump rivals limp into crucial debate
Ben White / Politico:   Wall Street readies big Trump assault
Brian Beutler / New Republic:   Donald Trump's Nomination Will Have Real, Lasting Upsides
Bloomberg Business:
Romney to Lay Out Case Against Trump in Speech Thursday
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.
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Oliver Darcy / TheBlaze.com:   Sean Hannity Goes Scorched Earth Against Marco Rubio
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
N.M. Gov. Susana Martinez to endorse Rubio
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: Algemeiner.com
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Annie Karni / Politico:   How Clinton hit the reset button on 2016
Nicholas Confessore / New York Times:
Beneath Hillary Clinton's Super Tuesday Wins, Signs of Turnout Trouble
Discussion: Politico
Daily Mail:
‘Free speech should flourish’: Jewish head of Oberlin college defends his decision not to sack female professor who claimed Jews were behind 9/11 attacks  — The president of Oberlin College President Marvin Krislov is defending Karega's free speech despite being Jewish and offended by her comments
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Lisa Roberson / Chronicle-Telegram:
Oberlin College president defends professor's rights after social media uproar
Michael Barbaro / New York Times:
Seeing Chris Christie With Donald Trump, New Jersey and Internet Cringe  —  What, you might ask, could be worse than a thoroughly failed presidential candidate returning home as a lame-duck governor to a $10 billion budget deficit and a recalcitrant legislature?  —  Chris Christie is finding out.
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New Jersey Online:
Chris Christie, resign for N.J.'s sake | Editorial
Discussion: Washington Post
Andrew Harnik / Los Angeles Times:
Editorial Donald Trump is not fit to be president of the United States  —  Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at the White and Gold Ballroom at The Mar-A-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Fla. on March 1.  —  Donald Trump is not fit to be president of the United States.
Discussion: Algemeiner.com, The Week and Newsalert
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 …
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: CBS 4, KTLA and WGN-TV
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.
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Desperately Seeking Islamophobia  —  A week ago, there was a burglary at a Minneapolis mosque.  CAIR immediately labeled the incident anti-Muslim, as the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported: … The Star Tribune even tied the burglary to Donald Trump:
Discussion: Star Tribune
Matt Bai / Yahoo Politics:
Knock knock, Marco.  It's a wolf named Trump.  —  Photo illustration: Yahoo News: photos: Mary Evans/Walt Disney Pictures/Ronald Grant/Everett Collection, Mary Schwalm/AP, Alan Diaz/AP  —  Once upon a time, in a little town called Establishment Creek where prosperity trickled down through …
Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
House Dem blasts NBC over Melissa Harris-Perry departure … Rep. Luis Gutiérrez (D-Ill.) took to the House floor on Wednesday to suggest NBC has a racial diversity problem in the wake of host Melissa Harris-Perry's departure from MSNBC.  —  Gutiérrez said Harris-Perry's exit …
Discussion: Washington Post and Mediaite
 
 
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For the next Justice, Americans want a nominee and a hearing
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KHOU-TV:
Arrests made in smash and grab of gun store
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More than 45K sign petition to arrest Bill Clinton
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
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