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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 …
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.
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
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
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
Frank Pallotta / CNNMoney:
ESPN ‘addressing’ Curt Schilling's Hillary Clinton slam
Discussion: Mediaite and CBS New York
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 Stearns / Bloomberg Business:
Romney to Attack ‘Phony’ Trump in Utah Address  —  Trump ‘playing the American public for suckers:’ Romney  —  Former governor to say Trump nomination would help Clinton  —  Mitt Romney is set to lash out at Donald Trump in a bid to dislodge him from the top of the Republican party's U.S …
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump rivals limp into crucial debate
Discussion: New York Times and The Week
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
N.M. Gov. Susana Martinez to endorse Rubio
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
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
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
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
miamiherald:
In Florida primary: Marco Rubio best candidate to unite GOP  —  Marco Rubio needs Florida win to stay in the race  —  Senator is best choice to unify fractured GOP His ability to reach across the aisle an asset  —  As the pivotal Florida primary on March 15 draws near …
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Andrew Prokop / Vox:
Super Tuesday delegate math: Marco Rubio is in deep trouble
Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Can Marco Rubio save his campaign, and his career, in Florida?
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
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
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 …
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Reid: I ‘Respect’ Cruz For Having ‘Set Of Values’ But Rubio's ‘An Opportunist’  —  In an interview set to air on Thursday, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) contrasted Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), saying that while Cruz at least has a “set of values” that he sticks to, Rubio “doesn't stand for anything.”
Discussion: The Week
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Josh Feldman / Mediaite:   Harry Reid: I ‘Have Some Degree of Respect for’ Cruz, Rubio's an ‘Opportunist’
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
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
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,” …
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.
 
 
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Matt Bai / Yahoo Politics:
Knock knock, Marco. It's a wolf named Trump.
KHOU-TV:
Arrests made in smash and grab of gun store
Discussion: WCTX-TV and Mashable
Everett Rosenfeld / CNBC:
More than 45K sign petition to arrest Bill Clinton
Dahlia Lithwick / Slate:
The Women Take Over  —  In oral arguments for the Texas abortion case …
Jonathan Oosting / Detroit News:
Good luck getting into Detroit's GOP debate
Discussion: Infowars
Alexander Burns / New York Times:
Anti-Trump Republicans Call for a Third-Party Option
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Limbaugh: Trump has been ‘planning this for years’
Discussion: Rush Limbaugh
Kate Knibbs / Gawker:
How to Move to Canada If Trump Wins, By a Person Who Moved to Canada When Bush Won
Discussion: Grist
Todd Zywicki / Washington Post:
So far, Trump wins open primaries and Cruz wins closed ... and the calendar is starting …
Discussion: Bookworm Room and Power Line
Allison Yang / New York's PIX11:
Family mourns transgender woman who died after eating seeds from ‘suicide tree’
Discussion: WCTX-TV
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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