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8:40 PM ET, February 8, 2020

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CNN:
CNN poll: Sanders leads as Buttigieg grabs momentum in New Hampshire  —  Buttigieg and Sanders both claim victory in Iowa  —  (CNN)Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders heads into the New Hampshire primary still holding a lead over his top rivals for the Democratic nomination, but with Pete Buttigieg …
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Walter Shapiro / New Republic:
Joe Biden Is Collapsing  —  Joe Biden brought his “No Malarkey” tour to a New Hampshire debate stage on Friday night.  But in promising to tell the truth, he accidentally exposed his own doleful (or I should say, Bob Dole-ful) prospects in Tuesday's opening-gun primary.
Discussion: CNBC
Colin Kalmbacher / Law & Crime:
Pete Buttigieg Funded by Russian-Linked Oligarch Who Supports Trump and McConnell  —  Democratic presidential candidate and former South Bend, Indiana mayor Pete Buttigieg is facing questions after recent revelations that his 2020 effort has taken campaign contributions from an infamous …
Discussion: Mediaite
Associated Press:
Biden mocks rival Buttigieg's record as small city mayor  —  MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Scrambling to salvage his presidential campaign, Joe Biden escalated his criticism of Pete Buttigieg on Saturday, mocking Buttigieg's experience as mayor of South Bend, Indiana, and warning that he would struggle without …
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Journalists shouldn't make political predictions.  I learned this lesson the hard way.  —  Of all the lessons the mainstream media should have learned over the past four years, one of them is inexcusably obvious: We're bad at predictions.  —  Who can forget poll analyses, the infographic needles …
FiveThirtyEight:
Who Won The New Hampshire Democratic Primary Debate?
Discussion: Political Wire
CNN:   Amy Klobuchar raises over $2 million dollars after debate, campaign says
Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:   Bernie Sanders Support with Black Voters Cratered by More Than Half in a Week
New York Times:
Republican Senators Tried to Stop Trump From Firing Impeachment Witness  —  A handful of senators reached out to the White House to warn the president not to dismiss Gordon D. Sondland, the ambassador to the European Union who testified in the House hearings.  But Mr. Trump went ahead anyway.
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David Rothkopf / The Daily Beast:
Friday Night Massacre's Just the Beginning for Acquitted Trump
Discussion: Raw Story
Vivian Salama / CNN:
Firing of House impeachment witnesses raises questions over US-Ukraine policy
TMZ.com:
Trump's ‘Orange Face’ Photo Appears Edited to Show Stark Contrast … DT took to Twitter Saturday, writing ... “More Fake News.  This was photoshopped, obviously, but the wind was strong and the hair looks good?  Anything to demean!”  The black and white rendition of the pic was also posted by this Moon guy.
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Getty Images:
President Trump Arrives To White House From North Carolina  —  U.S. President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House after arriving on Marine One in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, Feb. 7, 2020.  Trump is sending top surrogates to New Hampshire ahead of the contentious Democratic primary.
Discussion: Mediaite
Rosie Gray / BuzzFeed News:
The Democratic Primary Is A Mess.  Michael Bloomberg Is Taking Advantage.  —  NORFOLK, Virginia — While the rest of the Democratic field showed up in New Hampshire still unclear about who, exactly, won the Iowa caucuses, Mike Bloomberg was elsewhere.  —  He was in Philadelphia …
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Todd Spangler / Detroit Free Press:   Bloomberg gets key endorsement from Michigan congresswoman, who says he will be president
Washington Post:
Trump's new budget proposal expected to show how far he has moved away from some 2016 campaign promises  —  The president's 2021 budget request will kick off the annual spending roulette  —  The budget proposal President Trump will release Monday is expected to lay bare how much he has adjusted …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Lisa Rein / Washington Post:
VA chief Wilkie sought to dig up dirt on woman who complained of sexual assault, agency insiders say  —  The Veterans Affairs Department's inspector general is reviewing a request from a top House leader to investigate allegations that VA Secretary Robert Wilkie sought to dig up dirt …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Jezebel
The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Trump used Philly girl's story to attack ‘failing government schools.’ But she's at one of the city's most desired charters.  —  President Donald Trump turned a Philadelphia fourth grader into a poster child for the school-choice movement Tuesday when he told the nation that thousands of students were …
Jon Levine / New York Post:
AOC, boyfriend talk about ‘combating racism as a white person’ in Instagram stories  —  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez made a rare appearance with boyfriend Riley Roberts while taking questions from fans in an Instagram story Friday night.  —  The freshman Queens socialist enlisted her man …
Washington Post:
‘Tempted to despair’: Trump's resilience causes Democrats to sound the alarm  —  Anxiety is coursing through the Democratic Party as President Trump emerges from his impeachment proceedings as a potent threat for reelection, with party leaders and activists uncertain about how to beat …
Heather Knight / San Francisco Chronicle:
The Castro's shame: Addiction and mental illness devastate iconic SF neighborhood  —  Heading up Market Street the other day from City Hall to the Castro, we spotted her: a woman sitting on a concrete median in the middle of Duboce Avenue, her skinny, sore-covered legs and bright orange shoes hanging dangerously into traffic.
Liz Sly / Washington Post:
Nearly 600,000 Syrians flee government offensive, risking ‘humanitarian catastrophe’  —  BEIRUT — Nearly 600,000 Syrians are surging toward the Turkish border to escape unexpectedly swift Syrian government advances into the country's last opposition-held enclave, amid warnings that the exodus …
Associated Press:
Actor-comedian Orson Bean, 91, hit and killed by car in LA  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Orson Bean, the witty actor and comedian who enlivened the game show “To Tell the Truth” and played a crotchety merchant on “Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman,” was hit and killed by a car in Los Angeles, authorities said.
WJXT-TV:
Police: Van drives through Republican's voter registration tent in Jacksonville  —  Lt. Larry Gayle says unclear if incident in East Arlington parking lot was politically motivated  —  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Officers with the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office are looking for a brown Chevrolet van …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Associated Press:
Pompeo warns nation's governors to be wary of China  —  U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo stands in front of Uzbek and American national flags after a joint news conference with Uzbekistan's Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov following the talks in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Monday, Feb. 3, 2020.
Discussion: Politico and The Hill
The Times of Israel:
Kushner: It will take ‘couple of months’ to prepare maps ahead of any annexation  —  Trump envoy says joint Israeli-US commission to finalize ‘conceptual’ proposal, ensure ‘contiguous territory’ for Palestinian state; urges Palestinians to join talks  —  Jared Kushner, the chief architect …
 
 
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New York Times:
Trump's 2020 Re-Election Challenges and Strategy to Win
Discussion: Raw Story
Audrey McNamara / CBS News:
Arizona national monument, home to sacred Native American burial sites, is being blown up for the border wall
Discussion: Vox and Associated Press
Rachel Frazin / The Hill:
Energy secretary announces coal research initiative
Caitlin Oprysko / Politico:
Ben Carson points to Mar-a-Lago to show that Trump is ‘not a racist’
Discussion: Raw Story and The Root
Washington Post:
Coronavirus death toll surpasses fatalities from SARS epidemic; first American and Japanese deaths reported
New York Times:
Farm Bailout Paid to Brazilian Meat Processor Angers Lawmakers
Barbara Starr / CNN:
Initial reports indicate multiple US casualties in Afghanistan attack
Discussion: New York Times, The Hill and UPI
Jackie Kucinich / The Daily Beast:
Democratic Voters Worry Biden Has ‘Too Much Baggage’ After Trump's Ukraine Smears
 Earlier Items: 
Richard Rubin / Wall Street Journal:
Facebook and IRS Prepare for $9 Billion U.S. Tax Court Fight
Molly Jong-Fast / The Bulwark:
Donald Trump Definitely Learned His Lesson
Wall Street Journal:
Iowa Democratic Turnout Prompts Concerns About Voter Enthusiasm
New York Times:
Amy Klobuchar  —  Jamelle Bouie (7/10) — Klobuchar sounded confident …
Brittany Shammas / Washington Post:
Meet the 71-year-old staging a one-man protest in his Trump-loving retirement community
Discussion: Raw Story
Kyle Drennen / NB Blog:
Katy Tur Fears ‘Gerrymandering’ Helping Republicans Win Senate Seats
Discussion: PJ Media Home and Townhall
Alex Griswold / Washington Free Beacon:
Pete Buttigieg Refuses to Answer Half of NYT Foreign Policy Survey
Discussion: New York Times
John O. McGinnis / Law & Liberty:
Why Democrats Aren't Naming Names
Discussion: National Review