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12:55 PM ET, March 3, 2017

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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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Mark Berman / Washington Post:
Former journalist arrested, charged with threats against Jewish facilities  —  Authorities investigating recent bomb threats against Jewish institutions across the country arrested a former journalist on Friday morning and said he was behind at least some of the threats as part of a campaign to harass a woman.
Alex Griswold / Mediaite:
Man Arrested For JCC Bomb Threats Was Liberal Journalist Fired For Fabrication  —  Juan Thompson, the St. Louis native arrested for making bomb threats against Jewish centers, used to write at left-wing website The Intercept before being fired for fabrication.  —  Here's Mediaite's report on his firing a year ago.
Justice News:
Cyberstalking Charge Brought In Manhattan Federal Court Against Missouri Man For A Pattern Of Harrassment Involving Threats To Jewish Community Centers  —  Juan Thompson's Campaign to Harass and Intimidate His Victim Allegedly Included Eight Threats Made to Jewish Community Organizations
Robert Mackey / The Intercept:
Trump Can't Accept That His Allies Are Targeting Jews — So He Blames His Opponents
Discussion: Daily Wire and The Daily Caller
The Intercept:
Statement on the Arrest of Former Intercept Reporter Juan Thompson
Discussion: NBC News
Wall Street Journal:
Jeff Sessions Used Political Funds for Republican Convention Expenses  —  Records show attorney general used campaign account for travel expenses to Cleveland, where he met Russian envoy  —  The Trump administration says Attorney General Jeff Sessions was acting as a then-U.S. senator …
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Natasha Bertrand / Business Insider:
Another Trump adviser has significantly changed his story about the GOP's dramatic shift on Ukraine  —  The Trump campaign's national-security policy representative for the Republican National Convention, J.D. Gordon, told CNN on Thursday that he pushed to alter an amendment to the GOP's draft policy …
Ian Hanchett / Breitbart:
Sessions: We're Having ‘A Lot of’ ‘Troubling’ Leaks, ‘A Lot of It Would Appear To Be In Violation of the Law’
Steve Reilly / USA Today:
Exclusive: Two other Trump advisers also spoke with Russian envoy during GOP convention
Paul Demko / Politico:
New details in GOP Obamacare replacement leaked  —  Latest plan still includes a tax credit that conservatives panned as a new entitlement.  —  House Republicans aren't backing down from their Obamacare repeal plan that sparked backlash from the party's conservative wing.
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Politico:
GOP's bold prediction: Obamacare repeal will pass this month  —  With Donald Trump reportedly on board, the House is poised to steamroll conservative opposition, senior lawmakers say.  —  Take it to the bank, GOP leaders are all but declaring: The House will vote to repeal and replace by the end of this month.
Tony Cook / Indianapolis Star:
Pence used personal email for state business — and was hacked  —  Vice President Mike Pence routinely used a private email account to conduct public business as governor of Indiana, at times discussing sensitive matters and homeland security issues.  —  Emails released to IndyStar in response …
Kaitlan Collins / The Daily Caller:
Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak Appeared As Obama White House Visitor At Least 22 Times  —  Attorney General Jeff Sessions came under fire this week for meeting with him  —  Attorney General Jeff Sessions Just Made A Major Announcement About His Future  —  POLITICS |  KAITLAN COLLINS
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Vladimir Isachenkov / Associated Press:
RUSSIAN FM CALLS SESSIONS UPROAR A REPLAY OF MCCARTHYISM
Discussion: Geller Report
Fox News Insider:
Jeff Sessions Russia Tucker Carlson Ambassador Recuse Investigation Trump Campaign Flynn
Mike Allen / Axios:
1 big thing: When the smoke is the fire  —  Attorney General Jeff Sessions, accompanied by Chief of Staff Jody Hunt, at yesterday's presser / AP's Susan Walsh  —  Good morning, Day 43 of the Trump presidency — a week from halftime of the 100 days.  —  I was chatting with a smart Republican …
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James McAuley / Washington Post:
European Parliament lifts Marine Le Pen's immunity for tweeting gruesome images of violence
Economist:   The vote that could wreck the European Union
Reuters:
Exclusive: Trump aides' bid to plug leaks creates unease among some civil servants  —  President Donald Trump's Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin used his first senior staff meeting last month to tell his new aides he would not tolerate leaks to the news media, sources familiar with the matter said.
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Alan Rappeport / New York Times:   Under Trump, an Already Depleted I.R.S. Could Face Deep Cuts
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.
Discussion: Mediaite
Washington Post:
Garfield's a boy ... right?  How a cartoon cat's gender identity launched a Wikipedia war.  —  Garfield is lazy; Garfield is a cat; Garfield likes lasagna.  —  Is there really much more to say about Garfield?  The character is not complicated.  Since the comic debuted in 1978 …
Discussion: Fox17 and Hit & Run
myfox8.com:
NC man accused of committing anti-gay attack: ‘You live in Trump country now’  —  RICHLANDS, N.C. — A North Carolina man was arrested after police in Florida say he yelled anti-gay slurs and threats at a couple last month.  —  Around 1 a.m. on Feb. 23, Kevin Seymour and Kevin Price …
Discussion: Raw Story
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WNCT-TV:
Police: Richlands man arrested for hate crime in Key West
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
The Huffington Post:
Dreamer Arrested After Speaking To Media Will Be Deported Without Hearing, Attorney Says  —  “ICE's assertion that her detention is ‘routine’ is absurd and seems anything but,” one lawmaker said.  —  WASHINGTON A 22-year-old undocumented immigrant arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Jackson …
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Associated Press:
LAWYER: DETAINED IMMIGRANT TO BE DEPORTED WITHOUT HEARING
Discussion: Mediaite
Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
Two Republicans sign onto effort demanding Trump's tax returns  —  Two House Republicans endorsed a Democratic effort on Friday calling on the House and Senate committees with oversight of the Internal Revenue Service to request copies of President Trump's tax returns.
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Goodbye Spin, Hello Raw Dishonesty  —  The latest big buzz is about Jeff Sessions, the attorney general.  It turns out that he lied during his confirmation hearings, denying that he had met with Russian officials during the 2016 campaign.  In fact, he met twice with the Russian ambassador …
Discussion: Daily Kos
 
 
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CNBC:
As Sessions Sidelines Himself, What's Next in Russia Inquiries?
Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to CNBC: We'll be ‘aggressive’ on trade and fix bad deals
Discussion: Axios
Eli Hager / Washington Post:
Your child's been sent to jail. And then comes the bill.
Discussion: TalkLeft and The Marshall Project
Micah Zenko / Politics, Power, and Preventive Action:
The (Not-So) Peaceful Transition of Power: Trump's Drone Strikes Outpace Obama
Reuters:
Trump's EPA budget proposal targets climate, lead cleanup programs
Discussion: Mother Jones and Engadget
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
Flashback: Chuck Schumer Meets with Putin in New York City
Discussion: Scared Monkeys
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The Glenn Beck Program / Glenn Beck:
Undercover in Bangkok: 'Walking Away Was the Hardest Thing I've Ever Done'
Discussion: TheBlaze
Felicia Gans / BostonGlobe.com:
Hillary Clinton speaks at Wellesley College in a private, closed-to-the-press program
Matt Vespa / Townhall.com:
Sorry Liberals, Ellison and DWS Remained Seated During Roughy Two-Minute Standing Ovation …
Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
A diabetic boy's parents 'didn't believe in doctors.' Now they're guilty of his murder.
Natasha Bertrand / Business Insider:
Former Trump adviser at center of Russia firestorm wrote letter to DOJ accusing 'Clinton regime …
Discussion: Breitbart and NBC News
Peter Hasson / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: Kellyanne Conway Speaks Out After Congressman Said She Looked ‘Familiar’ On Her Knees
 

 
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