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5:55 PM ET, March 11, 2017

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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Preet Bharara Is Said to Refuse Order to Step Down as U.S. Attorney  —  Preet Bharara, the Manhattan federal prosecutor who was told to submit his resignation along with 45 others on Friday, has no plans to do so — forcing a potential showdown with President Trump and the Department of Justice.
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New York Post:
Hey, Mr. President: Don't fire US Attorney Preet Bharara  —  The Trump administration dropped a political bombshell late Friday as all 46 holdover United States attorneys were ordered to immediately resign — including New York's political-corruption-busting crusader, Preet Bharara.  —  Big mistake.
Discussion: Hot Air, IJR and Outside the Beltway
Harry Siegel / The Daily Beast:
Bharara Yet To Resign, Despite Trump Ask  —  Preet Bharara, the crusading U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York who was asked to submit his resignation letter Friday, along with the 45 other U.S. Attorneys held over from the Obama administration, has yet to do so, a federal law enforcement official tells The Daily Beast.
CNN:
Anger mounts over handling of US attorney firings
Washington Post:
During his political rise, Stephen K. Bannon was a man with no fixed address  —  In the three years before he became Donald Trump's chief strategist, Stephen K. Bannon lived as a virtual nomad in a quest to build a populist political insurgency.  —  No presidential adviser in recent memory …
CNN:
Intruder breaches White House grounds, arrested near residence entrance  —  The south side of the White House is seen January 26, 2015 in Washington, DC.  A small aerial drone was found on the grounds of the White House but poses no threat, a spokesman for President Obama said on Monday.
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Rebecca Morin / Politico:   Intruder arrested after breaching White House grounds, Secret Service says
Wbastone / The Smoking Gun:
Trump Aide Boorish Boris's Assault Bust  —  White House advisor once sucker punched fellow patron in bar  —  A White House aide known for his combative behavior was once arrested for sucker punching a smaller man during a bar dispute, an attack that left the victim bloodied and resulted …
Discussion: Mediaite and Raw Story
Jesse Drucker / New York Times:
Wealthy Would Get Billions in Tax Cuts Under Obamacare Repeal Plan  —  Two of the biggest tax cuts in Republican proposals to repeal the Affordable Care Act would deliver roughly $157 billion over the coming decade to those with incomes of $1 million or more, according to a congressional analysis.
Emmarie Huetteman / New York Times:
If Russia Inquiry Is Not ‘Legitimate,’ Democrats May Abandon It  —  WASHINGTON — They agreed just a week ago to the terms of a House Intelligence Committee investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.  But now some of the panel's Democrats are warning that they may pull …
Discussion: Raw Story and Talking Points Memo
Austin American-Statesman:
U.S. court voids 3 Texas congressional districts  —  A federal court panel late Friday invalidated three Republican-drawn congressional districts in Texas, including one in Travis County, for violating the U.S. Voting Rights Act.  —  However, in voiding the districts, drawn by the Texas Legislature in 2011 …
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Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Trump makes ninth golf course visit in seven weeks in office  —  President Trump paid a visit to one of his golf courses again Saturday, marking apparently his ninth visit to a golf course in the seven weeks since he took office.  —  The president visited Trump National Golf Club in Virginia …
Discussion: The Last Refuge
Julia Marsh / New York Post:
Historic ruling grants custody to dad and mom — and mom  —  Michael Marano.  —  Victoralcorn.com  —  More On:  —  A Long Island couple and a neighbor with whom they had a threesome have been granted “tri-custody” of a their 10-year-old son in a groundbreaking ruling.
Matthew Boyle / Breitbart:
Exclusive — Sarah Palin on Paul Ryan's ‘RINO-Care’: ‘Socialized Medicine’; President Trump Will ‘Step In and Fix It’  —  Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee and the first major GOP figure to endorse President Donald Trump, is calling out House Speaker Paul Ryan for what she says is “RINO-Care.”
Discussion: The Truth Division
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Liberal Bullying On Campus: A Case Study  —  Not all liberals are bullies, but a great many are.  Where liberals are in the majority, the bullies among them try to make life miserable for those who fail to conform.  Almost every college campus is in this category.
Discussion: Manitou Messenger
WPTV:
Man tries to burn store he thought was Muslim-owned, St. Lucie Co. Sheriff's Office says  —  He wanted to ‘run the Arabs out of our country’  —  WPTV Webteam  —  A man mad at Arabs, “due to what they are doing in the Middle East,” tried to set fire to a St. Lucie County convenience store …
Discussion: Raw Story
Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
Rachel Maddow calls BS on Pence claim he never knew about Flynn's Turkish contract  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  MSNBC host Rachel Maddow continued her investigations into President Donald Trump's complicated ties to foreign governments.  Tonight's installment …
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
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William Hicks / Heat Street:
‘He Will Not Divide Us’ Livestream Placed in Middle of Nowhere, but 4chan Still Found Way to Troll It  —  A good rule of the Internet is to never tell 4chan something is impossible.  —  The anachronistic message board has had a field day in the past few months trolling Shia Labeouf's “He Will Not Divide Us” livestream.
Discussion: TheBlaze and IJR
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.
Katie Bo Williams / The Hill:
Trump camp could have fallen into ‘backdoor’ surveillance  —  Intelligence agencies could have inadvertently collected and then searched Donald Trump  —  's phone calls under a controversial loophole in surveillance law, experts say, even if it did not involve a wiretapping order from a federal court.
Discussion: RedState
 
 
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Chris Enloe / TheBlaze:
Watch: Tucker Carlson spars with liberal Jehmu Greene over Planned Parenthood funding
Fox News:
Sean Hannity: Trump must purge deep-state bureaucrats now
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Marcus Baram / Fast Company:
Trump's Panama Problem
Discussion: Booman Tribune
Matthew Haag / New York Times:
Muhammad Ali Jr., Detained Last Month at Airport, Stopped Again
Rebecca Morin / Politico:
Trump, in tweet, doubles down on Obamacare ‘imploding’ claim
Discussion: ABC News
Joseph Ax / Reuters:
U.S. civil liberties group ACLU seeks to tap anti-Trump energy
Discussion: The Hill and Politicus USA
Carolina A. Miranda / Los Angeles Times:
Almost 100 California entities are interested in building Trump's border wall
Discussion: New York Magazine
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Helen Raleigh / Townhall.com:
Here's How to Establish a Merit-based Legal Immigration System
New York Times:
Sue While the Conflicts Are Hot
Anna Schaverien / Telegraph:
Barack Obama receives standing ovation as he enjoys lunch with Bono in New York
Brian Klaas / Washington Post:
How President Trump has already hurt American democracy — in just 50 days
Discussion: Liberal Values
Dominic Patten / Deadline:
Roman Polanski Says He'll Return To LA If No More Jail Time For 1977 Rape
Discussion: Hot Air and twitchy.com
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Paramount is planning for what happens if no big deal happens, mulling cutting $2B in costs, selling BET and TV stations, starting a streaming JV, more

Laura Wagner / Washington Post:
Over 50 journalism professors call on the NYT to address questions on its report that described a “pattern of gender-based violence” in Hamas' October 7 attack

Ben Smith / Semafor:
Sources: Nicholas Carlson, who has been the global editor-in-chief of Business Insider since 2017, is expected to leave the publication later this summer
 
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