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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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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 …
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 …
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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:
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
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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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Raw Story
New York Times:
As New Coronavirus 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 …
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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.
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 President Donald Trump's involvement in the withholding …
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Colby Itkowitz / Washington Post:
Justice Department acknowledges 24 emails reveal Trump's thinking on Ukraine
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Alexi McCammond / Axios:
Pete Buttigieg's campaign doesn't think he needs to win Iowa — DES MOINES, Iowa — Pete Buttigieg's campaign has done 50 town halls in the last five weeks statewide and he's visited 25 of the 31 counties that went from Barack Obama in 2012 to Donald Trump in 2016 — but aides …
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Alexandra Jaffe / Associated Press:
‘Zombie’ campaigns could pick up support in Iowa caucuses
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Geoffrey Skelley / FiveThirtyEight:
Election Update: Is Klobuchar Having A Last-Minute Surge 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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Denver Post
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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Bloomberg, Steyer spend combined $340 million in fourth quarter
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Brian Faler / Politico:
Bloomberg targets the rich with his tax plan, but more gently than some rivals
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Axios
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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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.
Holly Michels / Billings Gazette:
Billings legislator insists Constitution says it's OK to shoot socialists — HELENA — A Billings Republican legislator said Saturday he believes the U.S. Constitution calls for the shooting or jailing of those who identify as socialists. — State Rep. Rodney Garcia …
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Raw Story
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.
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