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2:25 PM ET, March 9, 2022

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Karri Peifer / Axios:
Giant spiders expected to drop from sky across the East Coast this spring  —  An invasive species of spider the size of a child's hand is expected to “colonize” the entire East Coast this spring by parachuting down from the sky, researchers at the University of Georgia announced last week.
Bente Birkeland / NPR:
Colorado clerk is indicted for election tampering and misconduct  —  A grand jury in Colorado has indicted Mesa County Clerk and Recorder Tina Peters and her deputy on counts related to election tampering and misconduct.  —  The indictment of Peters and Deputy Clerk Belinda Knisley on felony …
Discussion: Associated Press
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Jesse Paul / The Colorado Sun:
Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters indicted by grand jury on felony charges  —  The Republican was indicted on 10 counts, according to prosecutors  —  Embattled Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters has been indicted by a grand jury on a mix of felony and misdemeanor charges, including allegations …
Discussion: Political Wire
New York Times:
How Western Firms Quietly Enabled Russian Oligarchs  —  Investment, law and lobbying firms have helped enmesh Kremlin-linked oligarchs into the Western financial and legal systems.  —  Behind a set of imposing metal doors in an easy-to-miss office building in a New York City suburb …
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John Stoehr / The Editorial Board:
Sanctioning Putin's oligarchs isn't going to hurt them much as long as the United States is a great place to hide their filthy fortunes
Discussion: The Banter
Casey Michel / The Atlantic:
How the West Undermines Its Own Sanctions
Discussion: New York Times and Insider
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
Travels with Milley: The general brings his ‘big green map’ to NATO's flank  —  CONSTANTA, Romania — Gen. Mark A. Milley carries what his staff calls the “big green map” of Ukraine with him everywhere he goes — inside the Pentagon, at White House meetings with President Biden and on foreign trips …
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Freya Parr / Classical Music:
Cardiff Philharmonic removes Tchaikovsky from programme in light of Russian invasion of Ukraine  —  The orchestra had an all-Tchaikovsky concert scheduled for next week, but has decided to change the programme having deemed it to be ‘inappropriate’ at this time
Project Veritas:
Pulitzer Prize Winning New York Times Reporter: January 6 Media Coverage ‘Overreaction,’ FBI Involved, Event Was Not Organized Despite Ongoing Narrative  — NYT National Security Correspondent, Matthew Rosenberg, contradicts his own January 6 reporting: “There were a ton of FBI informants amongst the people who attacked the Capitol.”
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Christopher Hutton / Washington Examiner:
Project Veritas: NYT reporter dismisses colleagues' claims of trauma from Jan. 6
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
A strange new defense of Trump's coup effort is both wrong and dangerous  —  Ever since Donald Trump's supporters stormed the Capitol, we've heard endless variations of a particularly pernicious claim: Trump and many GOP voters really believed the election was stolen from him.
Discussion: New York Times
Natalie Allison / Politico:
Trump's man in North Carolina struggles in Senate primary  —  Donald Trump's pick in North Carolina's contentious Republican Senate primary is struggling to gain traction, raising concerns among his powerful backers about his prospects in a race that is key to control of the Senate.
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Michael Stratford / Politico:
Biden officials signal they might extend student loan payment freeze  —  The Biden administration dropped a new hint this week that it may further extend the freeze on federal student loan payments for tens of millions of borrowers as the White House weighs a final decision.
Discussion: The Root
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Annie Nova / CNBC:
Education Department sends another sign that student loan payments may not restart in May
Discussion: The Hill, Insider and IJR
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
Do Covid Precautions Work?  —  Yes, but they haven't made a big difference.  —  Daily life in red and blue America has continued to be quite different over the past few months.  It's a reflection of the partisan divide over Covid-19.  Consider:  — In the country's most liberal cities, many people are still avoiding restaurants.
Discussion: HotAir
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Graham signals he's a likely no on Biden SCOTUS pick  —  Sen. Lindsey Graham (S.C.), an influential Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, is signaling he's leaning toward voting “no” on President Biden's nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court …
Timothy Bella / Washington Post:
Fox News reporter rebukes Greg Gutfeld for saying media wants ‘emotional response’ in Ukraine coverage  —  Moments after Fox News host Greg Gutfeld accused media outlets of seeking an “emotional response” in their coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the network turned …
Zach Montellaro / Politico:
GOP pushes for an ‘earthquake in American electoral power’  —  A legal argument lurking in two Supreme Court cases could give Republican legislators in battleground states sweeping control over election procedures, with ramifications that could include power over how states select presidential electors.
Discussion: Raw Story and RedState
Henry Fountain / New York Times:
Endurance, Ernest Shackleton's Ship, Lost in 1915, Is Found in Antarctica  —  Explorers and researchers, battling freezing temperatures, have located Endurance, Ernest Shackleton's ship that sank in the Antarctic in 1915.  —  The wreck of Endurance has been found in the Antarctic …
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
A judge uses Tucker Carlson's own words against Fox News  —  It's a pretty remarkable state of affairs when a judge is approvingly citing Tucker Carlson's journalistic rigor, but that's precisely the situation we find ourselves in now.  —  And rather ironically, that could be bad news for Fox News.
Zach Everson / Forbes:
Trump Refinances $100 Million Mortgage On Trump Tower With A Bank Headed By A Political Supporter  —  Donald Trump refinanced Trump Tower in February, taking out a $100 million loan, according to documents recorded Tuesday by New York City's Department of Finance.
John Wagner / Washington Post:
House panel flags Amazon and senior executives to Justice Department over potentially criminal conduct  —  A bipartisan group of members of the House Judiciary Committee has alerted the Justice Department to “potentially criminal conduct” by Amazon and senior executives in relation …
Discussion: New York Times, The Hill, UPI and The Verge
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Dana Mattioli / Wall Street Journal:
Amazon Flagged to Justice Department for Possible Criminal Obstruction of Congress
Victoria Eavis / Casper Star-Tribune:
Crossover voting will remain in Wyoming after party affiliation bill dies in Legislature  —  The Donald Trump-endorsed crossover voting bill died Tuesday in the Wyoming House after it was not considered by a legislative deadline.  —  The bill aimed to end same-day party affiliation changes …
Discussion: The Hill
Vox:
Rachel Cohen Is Joining Vox as a Senior Reporter Covering Domestic Policy  —  Vox policy editor Libby Nelson, along with editorial director Ryan McCarthy, shared this note with the newsroom.  —  Rachel Cohen is joining Vox as a senior reporter covering domestic policy.
Politico:
MAGA-world fails to flock to Truth Social  —  At the Conservative Political Action Conference in Florida speculation of a 2024 presidential bid by former President Donald Trump loomed large.  But fanfare about his Truth Social app that had launched earlier that week?  There was hardly any.
Selena Ross / CTV News:
Montreal Symphony Orchestra drops Russian piano prodigy from concerts amid backlash  —  A young Russian pianist who was set to perform with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra this week has been struck from the schedule after protest.  —  However, the orchestra maintained its praise …
Anna Merlan / VICE:
The Short, Strange, Very Predictable Story of Caroline Calloway's Snake Oil  —  As the controversial online personality says she's leaving New York, complaints about Calloway's latest business venture pursue her out the door.  —  Anna Merlan  —  To know about Caroline Calloway is to be deeply …
Mona Charen / The Bulwark:
Thank God Trump Isn't President Right Now  —  Biden isn't perfect, but he beats the alternative.  —  Joe Biden is not a very good president.  His communication skills are subpar, e.g. when he found himself praising the “Iranian” instead of the Ukrainian people in his State of the Union speech.
Discussion: New Statesman and Raw Story
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Israeli officials say Russia-Ukraine ceasefire talks at critical point  —  The ceasefire talks between Russia and Ukraine are at a critical juncture, Israeli officials said today. … - Israeli officials said they hope these are signs that more progress toward a diplomatic solution might be possible.
Will Leitch / New York Magazine:
Why Isn't Brittney Griner the Biggest Sports Story in the Country?  —  The second-best player in every sport is a superstar at a level that 99.999 percent of professional athletes — who are already the elite of the elite of the elite — will never come close to achieving.
 
 
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Alexander Nazaryan / Yahoo News:
How the brutal WWII siege of Leningrad explains Putin's thinking on Ukraine
Discussion: New Republic and Raw Story
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The right-wing media-verse finds a powerful proponent for its straw men
Discussion: Twitchy
Kimberlee Kruesi / Associated Press:
Bill banning textbooks that ‘support’ LGBTQ issues advances
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Russian Agent Maria Butina Tells BBC Ukrainians Are Killing Themselves
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Washington Post:
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Shweta Sharma / The Independent:
DC ‘freedom convoy’ gets defeated by regular traffic for second day in a row
Cindy Wang / Bloomberg:
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Amelia Lucas / CNBC:
Iconic U.S. brands Coca-Cola, Pepsi, McDonald's and Starbucks suspend business in Russia
Wall Street Journal:
Saudi, Emirati Leaders Decline Calls With Biden During Ukraine Crisis