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9:50 AM ET, March 11, 2017

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New York Times:
Trump Abruptly Orders 46 Obama-Era Prosecutors to Resign  —  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Friday moved to sweep away the remaining vestiges of Obama administration prosecutors at the Justice Department, ordering 46 holdover United States attorneys to tender their resignations immediately …
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CNN:
Anger mounts over handling of US attorney firings  —  Washington (CNN)Attorney General Jeff Sessions has asked for the resignations of 46 US attorneys, igniting anger from officials who say they were given no warning about their dismissals.  —  The Justice Department announced the firings Friday afternoon …
Associated Press:
Attorney general seeks resignations of 46 US attorneys  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Jeff Sessions is seeking the resignations of 46 United States attorneys who were appointed during prior presidential administrations, the Justice Department said Friday.
Harry Siegel / The Daily Beast:   Bharara Yet To Resign, Despite Trump Ask
Bloomberg:   Bharara, Wall Street's Cop, Among Prosecutors Asked to Quit
Tyler Durden / zerohedge.com/fullrss2.xml …:   Jeff Sessions Asks All Remaining Obama-Appointed U.S. Attorneys To Resign
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
What's a legitimate news outlet?  A new face in the White House press pool raises questions.  —  In an age of partisan media, the lines between “partisan” and “media” can sometimes blur.  —  Case in point: The pool reporter covering Vice President Pence on Thursday — that is …
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
Fox News Radio correspondent confronts Gateway Pundit reporter in White House briefing room  —  A Fox News Radio correspondent confronted in the White House briefing room the White House reporter for a website that traffics in conspiracy theories, witnesses said on Friday.
Steve Gorman / Reuters:
Trump's revised travel ban dealt first court setback  —  A federal judge in Wisconsin dealt the first legal blow to President Donald Trump's revised travel ban on Friday, barring enforcement of the policy to deny U.S. entry to the wife and child of a Syrian refugee already granted asylum in the United States.
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Revised Trump travel ban suffers first legal blow  —  President Donald Trump's revised travel ban executive order suffered its first legal setback Friday as a federal judge blocked the directive's potential impact on the family of a Syrian refugee living in Wisconsin.
New York Times:
Michael Flynn Was Paid to Represent Turkey's Interests During Trump Campaign  —  WASHINGTON — Michael T. Flynn, President Trump's first national security adviser, acted as a foreign agent representing the interests of Turkey's government in exchange for more than $500,000 during last year's campaign …
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Associated Press:
Trump transition knew Flynn might register as foreign agent
Dino Grandoni / BuzzFeed:
Trump Appointee Who Tweeted About “Some Muslim Piece Of S**t” Is Out From Energy Department  —  A Trump campaign worker appointed to the Energy Department is a former massage therapist with a history of tweeting anti-Muslim remarks.  —  A massage therapist and former Trump campaign operative …
Discussion: Raw Story, Greentech Media and Axios
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Darius Dixon / Politico:   Energy Department parts company with Trump appointee who called Muslims ‘maggots’
Tyler Durden / Zero Hedge:
“Civil War” Breaks Out At White House Over Trade... And Goldman Is Winning  —  Earlier this week, when we discussed Peter Navarro's jarring op-ed in the WSJ in which he alleged that the persistent US trade deficit “would put US national security in jeopardy”, we said that …
Discussion: Vox Popoli and The Last Tradition
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Financial Times:
White House civil war breaks out over trade
Discussion: Politico, Washington Monthly and Axios
Simon Ostrovsky / CNN:
Ukraine lawyer seeks probe of alleged hacked texts of Manafort's daughter  —  Manafort pressed on ties to Kremlin (2016)  —  Kiev, Ukraine (CNN)A Ukrainian human rights attorney representing the victims of mass police shootings in Kiev in 2014 has asked prosecutors to investigate …
Discussion: RedState
Darren Samuelsohn / Politico:
Trump's Mar-a-Lago is heaven — for spies  —  PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump relishes the comforts of his Mar-a-Lago estate for repeated weekends away from Washington, but former Secret Service and intelligence officials say the resort is a security nightmare vulnerable to both casual and professional spies.
Robert Jervis / Foreign Policy:
Rex Tillerson Might Be the Weakest Secretary of State Ever  —  There are five avenues to power at Foggy Bottom, and they're all blocked to the current man in charge.  —  While much of America's political class is transfixed by the debate about connections between Russia and the White House …
Helen Raleigh / Townhall.com:
Here's How to Establish a Merit-based Legal Immigration System  —  At his first joint session speech, President Trump mentioned that the U.S. should have a merit-based legal immigration system similar to what Canada and Australia have.  He's right and I have advocated for this very same point for years.
Anna Schaverien / Telegraph:
Barack Obama receives standing ovation as he enjoys lunch with Bono in New York  —  Barack and Michelle Obama drew a crowd once again as they met with U2's lead singer Bono in New York on Friday for lunch.  —  Diners in Upland restaurant on Park Avenue took pictures of the former US president …
TMZ.com:
Ciara — Car Accident in L.A.  —  1:44 PM PT — Russell Wilson just let everyone know Ciara is ok, tweeting, “Momma Wilson & Baby Wilson are feeling great!  God is good!”  Ciara — who's pregnant and in her 3rd trimester — was involved in a car crash in L.A. moments ago ... TMZ has learned.
David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
Trump threatens GOP: Back health bill or get primaried  —  President Trump has told Republican leaders that he's prepared to play hardball with congressional conservatives to pass the GOP healthcare bill, including by supporting the 2018 primary challengers of any Republican who votes against the bill.
Discussion: MARK-CM and RedState
Andrew Sullivan / New York Magazine:
Liberal Democracy Is Suffering From a Concussion  —  Here's the latest in the assault on liberal democracy.  It happened more than a week ago, but I cannot get it out of my consciousness.  A group of conservative students at Middlebury College in Vermont invited the highly controversial author Charles Murray …
Discussion: National Review and Hot Air
 
 
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New York Times:
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Reed Abelson / New York Times:
How Healthy Are You? G.O.P. Bill Would Help Employers Find Out
Jesse Drucker / New York Times:
Wealthy Would Get Billions in Tax Cuts Under Obamacare Repeal Plan
John Hayward / Breitbart:
Sen. Rand Paul: I Talked to President Trump Last Night; He's ‘Very Open to Negotiation’ on Obamacare Repeal
Brian Klaas / Washington Post:
How President Trump has already hurt American democracy — in just 50 days
Dominic Patten / Deadline:
Roman Polanski Says He'll Return To LA If No More Jail Time For 1977 Rape
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Logan Churchwell / Breitbart:
Ohio Anti-fracking Organizer Gets Jail for Voter Registration Fraud
Noah Rothman / Commentary Magazine:
Dems' Irrational Obamacare Exuberance
Discussion: Instapundit
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Top Republicans can't agree on basic facts about their health plan
The Local:
Priest who dressed up as Hugh Hefner and simulated sex with male playboy bunnies seeks forgiveness
Discussion: PinkNews
Associated Press:
IMMIGRATION AGENT CONVICTED OF ACCEPTING CASH BRIBES, SEX
Discussion: Daily Wire
Katie McHugh / Breitbart:
7 Reasons Why Obamacare 2.0 Is All But Guaranteed to Impose Crushing Costs on Voters …
 

 
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