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11:45 PM ET, March 8, 2022

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Wall Street Journal:
Saudi, Emirati Leaders Decline Calls With Biden During Ukraine Crisis  —  Persian Gulf monarchies have signaled they won't help ease surging oil prices unless Washington supports them in Yemen, elsewhere  —  The White House unsuccessfully tried to arrange calls between President Biden …
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New York Times:
Venezuela Releases Imprisoned Americans After Talks With U.S.  —  The release of at least two Americans came after the Biden officials moved to thaw relations with Venezuela, long a steadfast Russian ally.  —  At least two Americans who were imprisoned in Venezuela were released on Tuesday …
Discussion: Washington Examiner and CBS Miami
Michael C. Bender / Wall Street Journal:
WSJ Poll: 79% of Americans Back Ban on Russian Oil Even if Energy Prices Rise
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Republic of Poland:
Statement of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland in connection with the statement by the US Secretary of State on providing airplanes to Ukraine  —  The authorities of the Republic of Poland, after consultations between the President and the Goverment, are ready to deploy …
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CNN:
Pentagon says Polish proposal to transfer jets to US to give to Ukraine isn't ‘tenable’  —  (CNN)The Pentagon on Tuesday evening dismissed Poland's proposal floated hours earlier to transfer its MiG-29 fighter jets to the United States for delivery to Ukraine.
Naomi O'Leary / The Irish Times:
United Nations bans staff from using ‘war’ or ‘invasion’ regarding Ukraine
Ken Dilanian / NBC News:
U.S. intel agencies: Russia does not want to engage directly with U.S. military
Discussion: The Guardian, HotAir and Political Wire
Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Mark Meadows Spread Trump's Voter Fraud Claims.  Now His Voting Record Is Under Scrutiny.  —  The former Trump aide listed a mobile home in rural North Carolina as his residence at the same time that he was running operations at the White House.  —  Mark Meadows, the White House chief …
Discussion: Mother Jones and Washington Post
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Kathleen Parker / Washington Post:
The sad, strange saga of Mark Meadows's dream home
Discussion: Raw Story
Victoria Balara / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Kemp leads Perdue in Georgia's GOP primary race for governor  —  Gov. Brian Kemp receives 50% compared to 39% for former Sen. David Perdue, whom Donald Trump endorsed  —  Fox News Flash top headlines for March 8  —  Over a year after narrowly losing re-election to the U.S. Senate …
Discussion: The Hill, Townhall and Political Wire
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Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Gibbons and Mandel lead Ohio GOP Senate primary  —  The race is unsettled, though, with one-quarter of voters saying they are undecided  —  Fox News Flash top headlines for March 8  —  Businessman Mike Gibbons and former Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel lead the pack among Ohio …
Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: McCormick tops Dr. Oz in Pennsylvania GOP senate primary poll  —  A Fox News survey of Pennsylvania GOP primary voters finds McCormick tops Oz by 9 points  —  Fox News Flash top headlines for March 8  —  Former hedge fund CEO David McCormick has a clear advantage …
Discussion: Breitbart
Amelia Lucas / CNBC:
Iconic U.S. brands Coca-Cola, Pepsi, McDonald's and Starbucks suspend business in Russia  — PepsiCo, Coca-Cola, McDonald's and Starbucks each said Tuesday they are suspending business in Russia after that country's invasion of Ukraine.  — It's a symbolic move by the iconic U.S. brands …
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Washington Post:
Longtime Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio charged with conspiracy in Jan. 6 attack on Capitol  —  Henry “Enrique” Tarrio, a leader of the extremist group the Proud Boys, has been indicted on a conspiracy charge in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack, according to people familiar with the matter who spoke on condition of anonymity.
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Washington Post:
Guy Reffitt guilty on all counts in first Capitol riot trial
NBC News:
Republicans cheer Russian oil ban and jeer Biden for rising gas prices  —  How Biden's ban on Russian oil could impact supply, gas prices in U.S.  —  WASHINGTON — Congressional Republicans are championing President Joe Biden's decision to ban Russian oil imports to the U.S. …
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Washington Post:
Arizona lawmaker speaks to white nationalists, calls for violence — and sets fundraising records … Midway through a white nationalist's conference in Orlando last month, one speaker drew applause calling for gruesome violence against “traitors” after excoriating critics of the “honorable” …
Discussion: Daily Kos, Arizona Mirror and Overtime
U.S. Department of Justice:
Dual U.S. / Russian National Charged With Acting Illegally As A Russian Agent In The United States  —  Elena Branson Allegedly Willfully Evaded FARA Registration for Nearly a Decade, Working to Advance the Interests of the Russian Government While Receiving Tasking and Funding from High-Level Russian Officials
Ryan Browne / CNBC:
Meta's Sheryl Sandberg: ‘No two countries run by women would ever go to war’  — “No two countries run by women would ever go to war,” Meta Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg said Tuesday.  — If half the world were run by women, Sandberg believes the world would be “safer” and “much more prosperous.”
Caroline Kitchener / Washington Post:
Missouri lawmaker seeks to stop residents from obtaining abortions out of state … The pattern emerges whenever a Republican-led state imposes new restrictions on abortion: People seeking the procedure cross state lines to find treatment in places with less-restrictive laws.
Jacob Kornbluh / The Forward:
Johnson blocks vote on antisemitism envoy, meets with truckers instead  —  Republican Sen. Ron Johnson on Tuesday blocked a vote on the nomination of Deborah E. Lipstadt as the Biden administration's antisemitism envoy.  Instead Johnson met with a group of truckers in Washington, D.C. …
Alexandra Alter / New York Times:
Sixteen Years After ‘The Road,’ Cormac McCarthy Is Publishing Two New Novels  —  This fall, Knopf will publish two interlinked books that are a thematic and stylistic departure for the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist.  —  During a rare appearance in Santa Fe, N.M., in 2015 …
American Oversight:
Judge Orders Immediate Release of Wisconsin Election Investigation Records  —  Update: American Oversight has received more than 700 pages of records.  Details below.  —  A Wisconsin judge today ordered the immediate release of a set of documents sought by American Oversight …
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Liz Cheney nails the truth about ‘the Putin wing of the GOP’  —  Is there a “Putin wing of the GOP”?  —  Rep. Liz Cheney says so.  The Wyoming Republican made the charge this weekend, in reference to a former Trump administration official who openly sided with Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine.
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Henry Olsen / Washington Post:   Republicans would be wise to follow Tom Cotton's vision for the future
Peter Beinart / Jewish Currents:
Justifications for Destroying a People … IN THE DAYS since Russia launched its full-scale invasion, Ukrainians and their supporters have been lionized for the same forms of resistance to oppression for which Palestinians are routinely condemned.  Western television networks …
Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
Smartmatic can pursue election-rigging claims against Fox News, Giuliani … The company and law firm names shown above are generated automatically based on the text of the article.  We are improving this feature as we continue to test and develop in beta.  We welcome feedback …
Jacob Bogage / Washington Post:
Senate passes $107 billion overhaul of USPS, lauding mail agency's role in pandemic response … The Senate on Tuesday approved a $107 billion financial overhaul of the long-beleaguered U.S. Postal Service, providing monetary relief for the agency that leaders say will allow it to modernize and invest in efficient service.
AJ McDougall / The Daily Beast:
72-Year-Old Lawyer With AR-15 and ‘To-Do List’ Admits Threatening to Kill Senate Dems  —  GUILTY AS CHARGED  —  A former Pennsylvania attorney charged with threatening to kill Democratic members of the U.S. Senate has pleaded guilty, according to court records.
Discussion: fox43.com, Raw Story and The Hill
 
 
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Margaret Brennan / CBS News:
U.S. intelligence shows Iran threats on U.S. soil, but Blinken and Schiff say this shouldn't derail new nuclear deal
Associated Press:
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Inside the Jan. 6 committee's effort to trace every dollar raised and spent based on Trump's false election claims
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NBC News:
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