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WHAT'S NEXT FOR NAFTA?: Join us for a call with one of Washington's top trade advocates as the 7th round of NAFTA talks commence in Mexico city this coming weekend. Find the call details here.

AT&T/Time Warner: Pretrial Strategy and Case Insights (T, TWX): White House meddling in DOJ's merger review may be irrelevant to the case but AT&T finds value in pushing it. Glenchur's insights on DOJ's case here.Court Denies AT&T Request for White House Documents in Time Warner Deal Litigation (T, TWX): Our Senior telecom and media analyst Paul Glenchur weighs in on AT&T losing an uphill battle to force production of documents involving possible White House meddling in the T/TWX merger case.  Read his piece here.

UNTIL THE HAND THAT FEEDS CURLS INTO A FIST, MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PLANS WILL GROW UNDER NEW POLICIES: Our Senior  Health Care Emily Evans writes that combined with administrative policies, recent spending bill designed to encourage enrollment in MA plans; UNH, HUM, AET, ANTM. Read her piece here.

REPORT FROM RIYADH: SAUDI 'SAFE SIDE' APPROACH IS GOOD NEWS FOR U.S. SHALE:  Read Joe's piece here.