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9:15 PM ET, March 3, 2017

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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Photo contradicts Pelosi's statement about not meeting Kislyak  —  House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Friday that she's never met with the current Russian ambassador, Sergey Kislyak.  —  “Not with this Russian ambassador, no,” Pelosi told POLITICO's Jake Sherman …
Mike Isaac / New York Times:
How Uber Used Secret Greyball Tool to Deceive Authorities Worldwide  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Uber has for years engaged in a worldwide program to deceive authorities in markets where its low-cost ride-hailing service was being resisted by law enforcement, or in some instances, had been outright banned.
James Dyer / Empire:
Schwarzenegger Fires The Apprentice  —  Fans of Celebrity Apprentice are about to lose the show's biggest asset as Arnold Schwarzenegger will not be returning to host another season of the show.  “I learned a lot, I had a great time, it was a really great opportunity,” Schwarzenegger said, speaking exclusively to Empire.
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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Schwarzenegger quits ‘Celebrity Apprentice,’ citing Trump  —  Arnold Schwarzenegger says his first season as host of NBC's “Celebrity Apprentice” is also his last.  —  In remarks Friday, the former California governor cited President Trump, who has repeatedly mocked the ratings of his reality TV replacement, as his reason.
Caitlin Gibson / Washington Post:
Arnold Schwarzenegger leaves ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ - and blames Trump for ratings drop
Discussion: TalkLeft, ABC News and Joe.My.God.
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Scott Jaschik / Inside Higher Ed:
Shouting Down a Lecture  —  Middlebury students chant and shout to prevent Charles Murray from speaking.  He later is led to a private location, where a discussion with a professor is livestreamed.  After the event some attack car carrying Murray and a professor.  —  Students, their backs to Charles Murray, chant and shout.
Sasha Goldstein / Seven Days:   ‘Mob’ Attacks Middlebury Prof and Controversial Speaker Charles Murray
Aaron Katersky / ABC News:
Man accused of making threats against Jewish community centers arrested in St. Louis  —  A man accused of making at least eight threats against Jewish Community Centers was arrested by the FBI in St. Louis, Missouri, this morning.  —  The suspect, 31-year-old Juan Thompson …
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Doyle Murphy / Riverfront Times:
Before Bomb Threats, Juan Thompson Unraveled — and Terrorized an RFT Reporter  —  In the days before Juan Thompson's arrest this morning for his part in a string of bomb threats to Jewish Community Centers across the U.S., the St. Louis native seemed a little extra crazy, which is saying something.
The Intercept:
Statement on the Arrest of Former Intercept Reporter Juan Thompson
Justice News:
Cyberstalking Charge Brought In Manhattan Federal Court Against Missouri Man For A Pattern …
John Carney / Breitbart:
MetLife ‘Too Big to Fail’ Case Tests Trump Admin's Regulatory Agenda  —  The White House may be on the verge of losing its opportunity to easily prevent a huge expansion of the administrative state.  —  Back in 2014, the Financial Stability Oversight Council labeled MetLife a …
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NewsBusters:
HYPOCRISY: 7X More Coverage for Sessions Debacle than Holder Contempt
Discussion: TheBlaze and The Daily Caller
Elias Groll / Foreign Policy:
Trump White House Shopping For Technology to Plug Leaks  —  Not content to just search staffers' phones, officials are considering high-end security software for White House networks.  —  The White House is searching for technology to shut off the leaks that have roiled the Trump administration …
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Kaitlan Collins / The Daily Caller:
Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak Appeared As Obama White House Visitor At Least 22 Times
Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
White House official: No Paris announcement next week
Paul Demko / Politico:
New details in GOP Obamacare replacement leaked  —  House Republicans aren't backing down from their Obamacare repeal plan that sparked backlash from the party's conservative wing.  —  The latest version of the House's Obamacare repeal bill — which has yet to be publicly released …
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Aaron Rupar / ThinkProgress:
GOP congressman thinks poor people don't want health care, ‘just like Jesus said’
The Daily Beast:
Drudge Powers Trump Counter-Attack on Russia  —  On Friday afternoon, President Trump tweeted an image of Senator Chuck Schumer standing next to Russian President Vladimir Putin.  It depicts the two men seemingly cordially holding coffee and donuts.  —  “We should start an immediate investigation …
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The Hill:
Trump tweets photo of Schumer with Putin: ‘Hypocrite!’
Associated Press:
Trump, hitting back, accuses Schumer of Putin ties
Discussion: Politico
Julia Edwards Ainsley / Reuters:
Exclusive: Trump administration considering separating women, children at Mexico border  —  Women and children crossing together illegally into the United States could be separated by U.S. authorities under a proposal being considered by the Department of Homeland Security, according to three government officials.
Amy Krouse Rosenthal / New York Times:
You May Want to Marry My Husband  —  I have been trying to write this for a while, but the morphine and lack of juicy cheeseburgers (what has it been now, five weeks without real food?) have drained my energy and interfered with whatever prose prowess remains.
Josh Dawsey / Politico:
Trump met with Scarborough before addressing Congress  —  White House aides this week told several news outlets including Bloomberg News that President Donald Trump had “sworn off” his habit of watching MSNBC's “Morning Joe,” along with many of his favorite CNN programs.
Discussion: Newsmax
James Kanter / New York Times:
E.U. Lawmakers Call for End to Visa-Free Travel for Americans  —  BRUSSELS — The European Parliament has passed a nonbinding resolution calling for the reintroduction of visa requirements for American citizens, raising the stakes in a long-running battle over the United States' refusal …
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Fox News:
In possible response to Trump, EU parliament calls to end visa-free travel for US citizens
Discussion: IJR
Steven Mufson / Washington Post:
White House proposes steep budget cut to leading climate science agency  —  The Trump administration is seeking to slash one of the government's premier climate science agencies by 17 percent, delivering steep cuts to research funding and satellite programs, according to a four-page budget memo obtained by The Washington Post.
Abby Goodnough / New York Times:
In Red-State Utah, a Surge Toward Obamacare  —  SALT LAKE CITY — From the moment the Affordable Care Act passed in 2010, most elected officials in this sturdily Republican state have been eager to squash it.  —  But something surprising is happening here.
Carol Morello / Washington Post:
Rex Tillerson skips State Department's annual announcement on human rights, alarming advocates  —  Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, who during his confirmation hearings repeatedly vowed to promote human rights as a core American value, alarmed human rights advocates when he did not appear …
Felicia Gans / BostonGlobe.com:
Hillary Clinton speaks at Wellesley College in a private, closed-to-the-press program  —  Hillary Clinton appeared at a private event at Wellesley College Thursday night, speaking to students at her alma mater about the presidential election and her time at the college.
Eric Garcia / Roll Call:
Richmond Under Fire for Kellyanne Conway Comments  —  Accused of sexually inappropriate remarks at Correspondents Dinner  —  Johnson's Office Sends Cease and Desist Letter to Constituent Atlanta Man Charged With Threatening John Lewis and Staff Milwaukee Sheriff Clarke Passes on Challenging Baldwin
Kyle Scott Clauss / Boston Magazine:
Curt Schilling Backs Shiva Ayyadurai to Challenge Elizabeth Warren in 2018  —  Schilling offered his support for the MIT alum on Twitter.  —  Curt Schilling's interest in a 2018 run for Senate appears to be waning, after the former Red Sox pitcher threw his weight behind Shiva Ayyadurai's bid to unseat Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
Discussion: Daily Kos, Mediaite and twitchy.com
 
 
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Alan Reynolds / Cato Institute:
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