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Des Moines Register:
Des Moines Register, partners cancel release of Iowa Poll over respondent concerns — The Des Moines Register, CNN and Selzer & Co. have made the decision to not release the final installment of the CNN/Des Moines Register/Mediacom poll as planned this evening.
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New York Times:
Des Moines Register Poll of Iowa Caucusgoers Abruptly Shelved — The release of the highly anticipated survey was canceled after complaints from Pete Buttigieg's campaign that he was not included in at least one phone call. — DES MOINES — A highly anticipated poll of Iowa Democrats …
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New York Times, more at Mediagazer »
Lisa Lerer / New York Times:
Live Coverage of the Final Weekend Before the 2020 Iowa Caucuses — With the Senate impeachment trial adjourned for the weekend, the top Democratic candidates are all on the ground, sprinting to the finish line before Monday's Iowa caucuses. — The candidates are honing or recalibrating …
Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Trump administration reveals it's blocking dozens of emails about Ukraine aid freeze, including President's role — Washington (CNN)The Department of Justice revealed in a court filing late Friday that it has two dozen emails related to the President Donald Trump's involvement in the withholding …
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Washington Post:
Inside the Senate trial: McConnell stops rebel push in GOP for witnesses — Inside the Mansfield Room at the Capitol, where Senate Republicans have held daily strategy sessions during President Trump's impeachment trial, senators began walking through their arguments on why they should block witnesses …
Ben Kamisar / NBC News:
Lamar Alexander says Senate should not ‘substitute its judgment’ for that of the voters — In an exclusive interview with “Meet the Press,” the Tennessee senator explains his key vote against witnesses in the impeachment trial. — DES MOINES, Iowa — Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn. …
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CNN, Talking Points Memo, Politico and Breitbart
Colby Itkowitz / Washington Post:
Justice Department acknowledges 24 emails reveal Trump's thinking on Ukraine — Hours after the Senate voted against seeking new evidence in the impeachment case against President Trump, the administration acknowledged in a midnight court filing Friday the existence of two dozen emails …
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Associated Press, Politico, Slate and Center for Public Integrity
CNN:
Trump not expected to apologize or admit any wrongdoing after anticipated acquittal
Trump not expected to apologize or admit any wrongdoing after anticipated acquittal
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Twitchy and POLITICUSUSA
Max Boot / Washington Post:
The GOP doesn't deserve to survive this debacle
The GOP doesn't deserve to survive this debacle
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New York Times, Breitbart and Daily Kos
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Trump, Unrepentant and Unleashed — The diabolical duo of Donald and Mitch, serving their own interests, not the national one. — WASHINGTON — During a meeting with Donald Trump at Trump Tower in June of 2016, with the opéra bouffe builder improbably heading toward the nomination despite …
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Washington Post:
Early missteps and state secrecy in China probably allowed the coronavirus to spread farther and faster — BEIJING — It was almost the Lunar New Year and Pan Chuntao was feeling festive. — He knew there were reports of a virus in his city, Wuhan. But local officials urged calmness.
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New York Times:
As New Virus Spread, China's Old Habits Delayed Fight — At critical turning points, Chinese authorities put secrecy and order ahead of openly confronting the growing crisis and risking public alarm or political embarrassment. — WUHAN, China — A mysterious illness had stricken seven patients …
Alexandra Jaffe / Associated Press:
‘Zombie’ campaigns could pick up support in Iowa caucuses — FORT MADISON, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa caucuses could feature an attack of the “zombie” candidates. — As some Democrats prepare for Monday's contest, they say they're planning to side with candidates who have been out of the race for weeks, even months.
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Alexi McCammond / Axios:
Pete Buttigieg's campaign doesn't think he needs to win Iowa
Pete Buttigieg's campaign doesn't think he needs to win Iowa
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Associated Press and The Hill
Geoffrey Skelley / FiveThirtyEight:
Election Update: Is Klobuchar Having A Last-Minute Surge In Iowa?
Election Update: Is Klobuchar Having A Last-Minute Surge In Iowa?
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Breitbart, Axios, Politico, Daily Kos and Iowa Starting Line
Ryan Lizza / Politico:
Bernie backers unleash their anger at a folk concert in Iowa
Bernie backers unleash their anger at a folk concert in Iowa
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New York Times:
Bloomberg Proposes $5 Trillion in Taxes on the Rich and Corporations — Michael R. Bloomberg, the billionaire presidential hopeful, is including more new taxes in his plan than his moderate rival Joe Biden but less than Bernie Sanders or Elizabeth Warren. — WASHINGTON — Former Mayor …
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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Bloomberg, Steyer spend combined $340 million in fourth quarter
Bloomberg, Steyer spend combined $340 million in fourth quarter
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Breitbart, New York Times and The Root
Brian Faler / Politico:
Bloomberg targets the rich with his tax plan, but more gently than some rivals
Bloomberg targets the rich with his tax plan, but more gently than some rivals
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Axios
Josh Boak / Associated Press:
Billionaire Bloomberg proposes tax plan aimed at wealthy
Billionaire Bloomberg proposes tax plan aimed at wealthy
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Associated Press
BuzzFeed News:
“HELP!!!” Internal #SharpieGate Emails Show Government Officials Freaked Out Over Trump's “Doctored” Hurricane Map — “HELP!!!” wrote one federal official. “Yep, crazy,” said another. — President Trump's fake hurricane map triggered panic, outrage, and an internal revolt among top officials …
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Bloomberg, Talking Points Memo, New York Post, Mother Jones and Washington Post
Salena Zito / New York Post:
Wisconsin voters are warming to Trump, despite impeachment — PEWAUKEE, Wis. — Katrina Goetz is fully invested in her community. A wife, mother of three and volunteer, she is also an executive overseeing 65 employees at TLX Technologies in suburban Milwaukee.
Peter Baker / New York Times:
While Stained in History, Trump Will Emerge From Trial Triumphant and Unshackled — His acquittal in the Senate assured, the emboldened president will take his victory and grievance to the campaign trail, no longer worried about congressional constraint. — WASHINGTON — Ralph Waldo Emerson seemed …
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Raw Story
New York Times:
‘Angels’ in Hell: The Culture of Misogyny Inside Victoria's Secret — A Times investigation found widespread bullying and harassment of employees and models. The company expresses “regret.” — Victoria's Secret defined femininity for millions of women. Its catalog and fashion shows were popular touchstones.
Ian Schwartz / RealClearPolitics:
Rand Paul: Alleged Whistleblower, Friend Plotted For Over A Year To Bring Down Trump — Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) explains why he thinks Chief Justice John Roberts refused to read aloud a question he submitted to the entire body of Senators in an interview with One America's John Hines.
Clare Malone / New York Magazine:
Lis Left Standing Win or lose, Pete Buttigieg's senior adviser Lis Smith has turned an unknown mayor into a serious contender. — A couple of months back, I was in New Hampshire, bumping along on a tricked-out campaign bus stocked with SkinnyPop and White Claw hard seltzer …
Joseph Simonson / Washington Examiner:
‘Our own people are out of work’: Bernie Sanders railed against US guest workers from Jamaica — Bernie Sanders touts an immigration plan that would broaden access to jobs in the United States for those living across the world. But he didn't always feel that way.
Douglas MacKinnon / The Hill:
Is Hillary Clinton angling to become vice president? — A number of people in politics, the media and elsewhere are openly speculating that if Democrats wind up with a “brokered convention,” with no strong or viable nominee evident, Hillary Clinton might enter the arena as the “savior” …
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Tal Axelrod / The Hill:
Sanders campaign hits DNC over new debate criteria: ‘The definition of a rigged system’
Sanders campaign hits DNC over new debate criteria: ‘The definition of a rigged system’
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Politico, Vox, Axios, Talking Points Memo and Althouse