US Kills ISIS Supreme Military Commander - Who The US Trained...

Omar the Chechen is "clinically dead"...

Here's How The Establishment Will Steal The GOP Nomination From Trump

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 03/14/2016 - 14:01 Trump may have proven remarkably adept at whipping certain sectors of the electorate into a veritable frenzy, but he himself will tell you that he’s no politician. In fact, he prides himself on being "outside the political fold," so to speak. He may know quite a few tricks in the boardroom, but he doesn’t know all of the tricks of the political trade, and as Bloomberg outlines, he could still have the nomination “stolen” from him, if the party pulls out all of the stops.

Putin Orders "Main Part" Of Russian Army Out Of Syria As Peace-Talks Resume

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 03/14/2016 - 13:45 Having collapsed just over a month ago, peace talks to end the Syrian strife resumed today amid the "fragile" truce brokered by US and Russia. So that makes the following even more intriguing:
*PUTIN ORDERS `MAIN PART' OF RUSSIAN ARMY TO START SYRIA PULLOUT, PUTIN SPOKE W/ ASSAD, TOLD HIM OF DECISION TO PULL OUT: PESKOV
So having stated proof of Turkish troops in Syria this morning, and after the resignation of the Russian navy commander, Putin tells the foreign ministry to intensify their role in the peace process.

The Shoe Keeps Dropping: CLOs With Negative Equity Soar By 30% In February To Record 453

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 03/14/2016 - 13:09 Over the past month, as expected, the CLO rout has gone from bad to worse, and according to the latest Morgan Stanley CLO tracker, as of the end of February, the median US CLO 2.0 equity NAV stood at -1.99 with the number of CLO 2.0 deals’ equity tranches currently having NAV below zero soaring by 30% from 348 to 453.

Options Signal Short-Term Complacency, Medium-Term Terror

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 03/14/2016 - 13:35 With one central bank meeting down, but two to go, VIX and VSTOXX (Europe's VIX equivalent) have plunged to 2016 lows discounting any 'events' upsetting the complacency anytime soon. However, as Goldman's options strategists note, the medium-term skew (3M to 1Y) are at or near record highs as traders prepare for turbulence amid 'Brexit', US elections, and of course the inevitable 'Fold or No Fold' Fed decisions later in the year.

Did John Kasich Just Say No To A Mitt Romney Endorsement

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 03/14/2016 - 13:25 Perhaps knowing that the last thing he needs is to come off as just another establishment muppet, and concerned that Romney's recent criticism of Trump ended up boosting Trump's popularity, Kasich may have just gotten cold feet, because according to the following note by Reuters, either ther WSJ is wrong, or Kasich had a prompt change of heart about Mitt's endorsement.

Tax Refund Tumble Tells Tale Of Tumultuous Recovery

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 03/14/2016 - 12:32 As we detailed previously, the growth of federal income and employment tax withholdings, the broadest and most timely read on the health of the job market "has been sinking at an alarming rate." What is worse, as ConvergEx's Nick Colas notes, IRS and Treasury data show refunds tracking 2-3% below last year’s levels - not good news for companies that focus on the low-end consumer, the cohort that tends to spend (rather than save) their refunds.

After Chaotic Weekend, Trump Holds Rally In North Carolina - Live Webcast

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 03/14/2016 - 12:08 After a weekend full of chaos for Trump rallies in Ohio, where violence broke out during several rallies and Trump was even rushed by an protester, moments ago the GOP presidential frontrunner started his daily rally in Hickory, North Carolina with Chris Christie by his side ahead of the all important primaries in Ohio and Florida.

2,000 Refugees Bypass Greek Border Fence, Stream Into Macedonia - Live Feed

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 03/14/2016 - 12:01 Hundreds of refugees from a camp in northern Greece have managed to get around a border fence and cross into Macedonia, according to a Macedonian police spokeswoman. However, a Reuters photographer estimated the number to be closer to 2,000. As the following live feed shows, the flood of refugees continues...

How To "Pre-Trade" FOMC Days

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 03/14/2016 - 11:54 The market "pre-trades" The FOMC, with the biggest movers on FOMC days being the Dollar Index, Investment-grade credit, Homebuilders and Real Estate. Some residual momentum also carries over to the following week.

Was Chicago The First Skirmish In An Inevitable Civil War?

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 03/14/2016 - 11:31 What the politicians and the media and the cringing, pandering intellectuals of this country aren’t figuring is what happens when the political crisis of the moment is amped up by the financial and economic train wreck that is certain to come before the fall elections. The nation has already gone mad with the internal contradictions of its own beliefs. The next step will be when it literally goes to war with itself.

From "Ugly-Stepchild" To "Beauty Queen" - Gold ETF Holdings Surge To 18-Month Highs

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 03/14/2016 - 11:18 Despite Goldman Sachs "short gold" recommendation - which came within pennies of being stopped out last week - traders, investors, and safe-haven seekers continue to push into the precious metals. Gold has "seen some exceptional flows after quite a few years of being the ugly redheaded stepchild, but it’s not moved into sort of beauty-queen territory," notes one commodity strategist as hedge fund net-long positionsare the highest since Feb 2015 and gold holdings in ETPs has soared to 18 month highs (amid the longest stretch of gains since 2012) squeezing the likes of Blackrock (in search of physical gold to meet ETF demand).

In Germany, The Far-Right Promises To Chase Merkel "To Hell" After Stunning Victories

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 03/14/2016 - 10:31 “We have fundamental problems in Germany that led to this outcome. We are seeing above all in these elections that voters are turning away in large numbers from the big established parties and voting for our party. They expect us finally to be the opposition that there hasn’t been in the German parliament and some state parliaments."

Will Donald Trump End Up Like JFK?

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 03/14/2016 - 10:11 U.S. elections used to be simpler. They were battles between zombies and cronies. Traditionally, Democrats represent the zombies – the little guys who want more little payoffs and bribes. Republicans are supposed to represent the cronies – fewer in number but with more money – looking for tax breaks, contracts, subsidies, and ways to keep the zombies in their place... But politics is fluid. But while the cultural conservatives were at war with the cultural liberals... the Deep State grew. Today, it’s hard to tell the two parties apart.

Loretta Lynch and the Government War on Free Speech

from The Burning Platform:

During her appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee last week, Attorney General Loretta Lynch admitted that she asked the FBI to examine whether the federal government should take legal action against so-called climate change deniers. Attorney General Lynch is not responding to any criminal acts committed by climate change skeptics. Instead, she is responding to requests from those frustrated that dissenters from the alleged climate change consensuses have successfully blocked attempts to create new government programs to fight climate change.
These climate change censors claim that the argument over climate change is settled and the deniers’ success in blocking congressional action is harming the public. Therefore, the government must disregard the First Amendment and silence anyone who dares question the reigning climate change dogma. This argument ignores the many reputable scientists who have questioned the magnitude, effects, and role of human action in causing climate change.
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Fox News Is Reporting Trump Has Huge Lead In Florida’s Early Voting

by Dave Hodges, The Common Sense Show:

Despite Hillary Clinton, George Soros and Bill Ayers planning and implementing violent protests at Trump events, in order to blame him for being too “toxic”, Trump has roared out to an early lead in the early ballots in Florida.
Before we get to the early return tallies, I want to note that I am gathering additional information regarding proof of the criminal activities engaged in by Clinton and elite to derail Trumps run for the President. I will be publishing this information in a later report.
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TWITTER GOES OFF ON TERRORIST BILL AYERS AFTER HE TWEETS A PICTURE OF HIS DINING ROOM “ALTAR” – SPELLS IT WRONG

from The Daily Sheeple:

The media loves to talk about terrorists, and even demonize patriots as domestic extremists, but Obama pal Bill Ayers actually set off a bomb in the capitol with his group The Weather Underground back in 1971 and somehow magically got pardoned (friends in high places). It’s been said that Obama’s political career began in Ayers’ living room.
Ayers is also an American elementary education theorist and a retired professor in the College of Education at the University of Illinois at Chicago, where he has held the titles of Distinguished Professor of Education and Senior University Scholar…
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Paul Craig Roberts On Greece’s Dialogos Radio Discussing State Of Country, U.S. Militarism And Conflicts In Middle East And Ukraine

from The News Doctors:

The transcript of Dialogos Radio’s interview with economist, analyst, author, and former United States undersecretary of the treasury Paul Craig Roberts. This interview aired on our broadcasts for the week of March 3-9, 2016.
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MN: Joining us today on Dialogos Radio and the Dialogos Interview Series is economist, author, and columnist Paul Craig Roberts. Dr. Roberts is a former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for the United States, a former editor for the Wall Street Journal, and is a contributor to a number of other publications.
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