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10:05 AM ET, February 27, 2017

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Wall Street Journal:
GOP's New Plan to Repeal Obamacare: Dare Fellow Republicans to Block Effort  —  GOP lawmakers gamble that setting bill in motion to strike Affordable Care Act will help break through intraparty disagreements  —  WASHINGTON—Republican leaders are betting that the only way for Congress …
Discussion: New York Magazine and The Week
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Oren Cass / National Review:
No, Obamacare Has Not Saved American Lives  —  The arguments of the law's defenders don't stand up to scrutiny.  —  Repealing the Affordable Care Act, Democrats say, will “make America sick again.”  Bernie Sanders warns “36,000 people will die yearly as a result.”
Discussion: Instapundit
Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
A divided White House still offers little guidance on replacing Obamacare  —  A meeting Friday afternoon between President Trump and Ohio Gov. John Kasich, his former rival in the GOP primaries, had no set agenda.  But Kasich came armed with one anyway: his hope to blunt drastic changes …
Discussion: Politicus USA and Vox
CBS News:
Ohio Gov. Kasich says House conservatives may cause “problem” passing Obamacare replacement  —  As Republicans try to figure out how to repeal the Affordable Care Act, Ohio Gov. John Kasich says they'll encounter “a problem” passing replacement legislation with some House conservatives …
Discussion: Axios and BizPac Review
Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Claim: Reporter laughs at Trump aide's emotion over SEAL death  —  A Sunday Politico story about President Trump's press secretary cracking down on media leaks included a claim that the top-ranked woman in the White House communications office cried in frustration.
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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Sean Spicer is losing his grip  —  Never let it be said that President Trump and his underlings don't work hard, especially when it comes to initiatives aimed at smearing and stymieing the White House press corps.  Let's look at this crew's throughput over just the past three days.
Michael Rothman / ABC News:
‘Moonlight’ wins best picture after ‘La La Land’ mistakenly announced  —  “Moonlight” won best picture at the 2017 Oscars after “La La Land” was at first mistakenly announced as the winner.  —  The award's presenters read “La La Land” right after Emma Stone won best actress for her role in the modern-day musical.
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Megan Garvey / Los Angeles Times:
Correction: ‘Moonlight’ wins best picture. ‘La La Land’ was read in error
Discussion: Scared Monkeys and Balloon Juice
USA Today:
Here's how the worst flub in Oscar history went down
Discussion: Washington Post and The Guardian
Monica Hesse / Washington Post:   'There's a mistake. ‘Moonlight,’ you guys won.': An Oscars shocker, in more ways than one
Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
5 ways politics could steal the show at Oscars
Discussion: Politico and Political Wire
Eun Kyung Kim / TODAY.com:
George W. Bush opens up on Trump's war with the media, Russia and travel ban  —  In his first in-depth interview since Donald Trump's inauguration, former President George W. Bush gave his take on the current commander in chief's first month in office, addressing Trump's attack on the media …
Variety:
Oscars: Australian Producer Jan Chapman Devastated by Mistaken In-Memoriam Photo  —  Another Oscars Gaffe: In Memoriam Video Included Photo of Living Woman  —  Leading Australian producer, Jan Chapman was “devastated” by another mistake in the Oscars telecast.
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
The DNC isn't enough: Democrats demand more leadership changes  —  ATLANTA — The race for the Democratic National Committee leadership is over, resolved with a Tom Perez chairmanship and a deputy role for Keith Ellison that momentarily quelled even the angriest Bernie Sanders-wing protesters in the room.
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Veronica Stracqualursi / ABC News:
The Note: GOP congressman calls for special prosecutor for Trump-Russia
Discussion: Political Wire
Benny Johnson / IJR:
Inside Trump's Secret Dinner: A Side of the President You Don't Ever See  —  The animosity between the press and President Trump has reached a fever pitch in recent days.  Much of the grudge match stems from access, or lack thereof, between the President and the press.
Discussion: AMERICAN DIGEST and twitchy.com
Patrick J. McDonnell / Los Angeles Times:
On the other side of the wall: Mexicans on the border are ‘psychologically traumatized’  —  Where the 15-foot steel border fence ends, a barrier made of old locomotive rails and barbed wire begins between Arizona and Mexico.  Police from Nogales, Mexico, often respond to incidents along this stretch of the border.
Discussion: The Week
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Molly O'Toole / Foreign Policy:
Trump Administration Seeks to Loosen Hiring Requirements to Beef Up Border Patrol
Monica Davey / New York Times:
He's a Local Pillar in a Trump Town.  Now He Could Be Deported.  —  WEST FRANKFORT, Ill. — Ask residents of this coal-mining crossroads about President Trump's decision to crack down on undocumented immigrants and most offer no protest.  Mr. Trump, who easily won this mostly white southern Illinois county …
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
Trump to Ask for Sharp Increases in Military Spending, Officials Say  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump will instruct federal agencies on Monday to assemble a budget for the coming fiscal year that would include sharp increases in Defense Department spending; major cuts to other agencies …
Alissa J. Rubin / New York Times:
Geert Wilders, Reclusive Provocateur, Rises Before Dutch Vote  —  SPIJKENISSE, the Netherlands — He wants to end immigration from Muslim countries, tax head scarves and ban the Quran.  He is partly of Indonesian heritage, and dyes his hair bright blond.  He is omnipresent on social media …
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Lorne Cook / Associated Press:
EU lawmakers, in unusual move, pull the plug on racist talk
Discussion: Hot Air and The Daily Caller
Philly.com:
‘Beyond belief’: 75-100 headstones toppled at Jewish cemetery  —  Stacy Silver prayed as she drove with her husband to Mount Carmel Cemetery in Philadelphia's Wissinoming section Sunday: Please don't let my mother and great-grandmother be among the victims.  —  When Silver, 50, of Cherry Hill …
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Stu Woo / Wall Street Journal:
Supersmart Robots Will Outnumber Humans Within 30 Years, Says SoftBank CEO  —  Futuristic forecast spurs investment wave from Japanese telecommunications giant  —  BARCELONA—Within 30 years, artificial intelligence will be smarter than the human brain.  —  That is according to Masayoshi Son …
Discussion: Instapundit
Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
Trump, Archenemy of Truth  —  Donald Trump's unrelenting assault on the media is in fact an assault on the implacability of truth, the notion of accountability and the power of free speech.  It is also a bit of a bow to the conspiracy theorizing that Trump is wont to do.
Discussion: Raw Story
 
 
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Rory Smith / New York Times:
U.S. Travel Restrictions Would Damage 2026 World Cup Bid, UEFA President Says
Discussion: Business Insider and The Week
Susan B. Glasser / Politico:
Trump's Alpha Male Foreign Policy
Discussion: Washington Post
New York Times:
Missing: Donald Trump's Trillion-Dollar Infrastructure Plan
Michael C. Bender / Wall Street Journal:
Many Americans Disapprove of Trump But Are Open to His Agenda, Poll Finds
Discussion: Instapundit and Political Wire
Kent Babb / Washington Post:
Transgender wrestler Mack Beggs identifies as a male. He just won the Texas state girls title.
Mike Parker / Daily Express:
OJ Simpson set to walk free 24 years early to enjoy pension millions
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Carrie Wells / Baltimore Sun:
Ivanka Trump attends Monster Jam truck rally in Baltimore
Brooke Seipel / The Hill:
Celebrities sport ACLU ribbons on Oscars red carpet
Discussion: Washington Post, IJR and WCMH-TV
Andrew Higgins / New York Times:
Trump Embraces ‘Enemy of the People,’ a Phrase With a Fraught History
Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
These Iowans voted for Trump. Many of them are already disappointed.
Discussion: NBC News
Salena Zito / Washington Examiner:
A referendum on Trump in Newt's old district