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Release Detail — February 10, 2020 - Sanders Takes Top Spot In Dem Primary As Biden Falls, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Bloomberg Rises In Primary, Runs Strong Against Trump — In the wake of the Iowa caucuses and heading into the New Hampshire primary …
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Axios:
Mike Bloomberg's 2020 chances rise while Joe Biden crashes — MANCHESTER, N.H.— The political market is rendering two unambiguous trend lines: Mike Bloomberg's TV monopoly is fueling his surge into the top tier of Democratic presidential rivals, and cash-strapped Joe Biden is crashing.
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New York Times:
What's at Stake in the New Hampshire Primary — PLYMOUTH, N.H. — Iowa, for all its problems counting its caucus results, also failed in its traditional role of winnowing the presidential field. For the first time since 2004, nobody dropped out after Iowa, sending the full field of candidates on to New Hampshire.
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Eli Yokley / Morning Consult:
Sanders Takes the Lead, but Bloomberg and Buttigieg Reap Spoils of Biden's Decline — Vermont senator is the national front-runner for first time following Biden's stumble in Iowa — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) speaks during a stop at the Coffee Coffee roasters on Feb. 10 in Salem …
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Natasha Korecki / Politico:
Biden super PAC warns of ‘doomsday scenario’ — An outside group backing Biden tries to soothe nervous donors — by raising the specter of a nightmare if one of his opponents wins. — Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. Scott Eisen/Getty Images
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Associated Press:
New Hampshire hopes to clarify unsettled Democratic contest
New Hampshire hopes to clarify unsettled Democratic contest
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Ben Terris / Washington Post:
On the trail with Joe Biden: What happens when the ‘electability candidate’ starts to lose?
On the trail with Joe Biden: What happens when the ‘electability candidate’ starts to lose?
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Raw Story
WMUR:
First results of 2020 New Hampshire Primary are in. Amy Klobuchar, Donald Trump lead — Midnight voting took place in Dixville Notch, Hart's Location & Millsfield — HIDE TRANSCRIPT SHOW TRANSCRIPT — DIXVILLE NOTCH, N.H. — The first votes in the 2020 New Hampshire primary …
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Ryan Lizza / Politico:
This Democratic field is so flawed that even Biden still has a chance — MANCHESTER, N.H. — The final Joe Biden event in New Hampshire took place at a church in Manchester, the state's biggest city. Over the weekend I saw two of his opponents, Pete Buttigieg and Amy Klobuchar …
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Clay Aiken / USA Today:
Clay Aiken on 2020 primary: Why I'm changing my vote from Joe Biden to Amy Klobuchar — It was difficult for me to move my support from Joe Biden. But Amy Klobuchar is simply a better candidate for the 2020 race against Donald Trump. — For 2020, for Democrats, for America, Amy Klobuchar is the answer.
Greg Miller / Washington Post:
For decades, the CIA read the encrypted communications of allies and adversaries. — For more than half a century, governments all over the world trusted a single company to keep the communications of their spies, soldiers and diplomats secret. — The company, Crypto AG …
Megan Messerly / The Nevada Independent:
Nevada Democrats to use scannable ballot for early voting, iPad with Google Forms for check in — A Washoe County Democratic Party button as seen at a rally at the University of Nevada, Reno on Thurs., Oct. 25, 2018. (David Calvert/The Nevada Independent)
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Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
Government Recommends Up To 9 Years In Prison For Roger Stone — Federal prosecutors in Washington, D.C., on Monday recommended that longtime Trump confidant Roger Stone serve up to nine years in prison following his conviction on false statements and witness tampering charges related to the Russia investigation.
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Zachary Basu / Axios:
Prosecutors recommend Roger Stone serve 7-9 years in prison
Prosecutors recommend Roger Stone serve 7-9 years in prison
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Tina Nguyen / Politico:
Trump world's latest attack on Romney: Tie him to Burisma — The MAGA machine is attempting to turn President Donald Trump's latest nemesis — Sen. Mitt Romney — into the next Hunter Biden. — Trump in recent days took a new turn in his attacks on the Utah senator, veering from assailing …
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Politico:
Trump's GOP guardrails obliterated after impeachment
Trump's GOP guardrails obliterated after impeachment
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Henry Olsen / Washington Post:
Trump got rid of Vindman and Sondland. So what?
Trump got rid of Vindman and Sondland. So what?
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The Gateway Pundit, Breitbart and Mediaite
Scott Johnson / Power Line:
Flynn sentencing delayed (again) — We have closely followed developments in the prosecution of former Trump National Security Advisor Michael Flynn, set up by James Comey and others in the early days of the Trump administration. Having pleaded guilty to one count of making false statements to the FBI …
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Talking Points Memo and Law & Crime
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Judge cancels Michael Flynn sentencing
Judge cancels Michael Flynn sentencing
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Washington Post:
Barr acknowledges Justice Dept. has created ‘intake process’ to vet Giuliani's information on Bidens — Attorney General William P. Barr acknowledged Monday that the Justice Department would evaluate material that Rudolph W. Giuliani, President Trump's personal attorney …
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Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Socialism and Atheism Still U.S. Political Liabilities — WASHINGTON, D.C. — More than nine in 10 Americans say they would vote for a presidential candidate nominated by their party who happened to be black, Catholic, Hispanic, Jewish or a woman. Such willingness drops to eight in 10 …
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The Daily Beast:
The FBI Makes a Bizarre Claim About Pro-Choice Terrorism — The bureau revamped its homegrown-terror efforts to include “people on either side” of the abortion debate. But there's almost no evidence of pro-choice violence. — The FBI is expanding its focus on domestic terrorism …
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Bernie Bros and the Internet of Beefs — What if Bernie Sanders' internet mobs are an asset, and not a liability? — 1. Bernie's Bros — I was reading the 417th piece about how Bernie supporters form online mobs that are basically the mirror-image of Twitter MAGA world. — It's this one, from CNN:
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Stephen L. Miller / Spectator USA:
2020 is a mirror image of 2016 … A perfect storm enabled …
2020 is a mirror image of 2016 … A perfect storm enabled …
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The Mind Shield and Bloomberg
BBC:
Native burial sites blown up for US border wall — Native American burial sites in Arizona have been blown up by construction crews building the US-Mexico border wall, according to lawmakers and tribal leaders. — Authorities confirmed that “controlled blasting” has begun …
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Raw Story
Michael Gerson / Washington Post:
By any measure, Buttigieg is Trump's proven superior — The remarkable rise of Pete Buttigieg is a tribute to the role of raw talent in presidential politics. There is little that distinguishes the former mayor of South Bend from 10,000 similar local officials — except for being a prodigy at politicking.
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Sarah N. Lynch / Reuters:
Exclusive: Justice Department anti-human trafficking grants prompt whistleblower complaint — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Justice Department anti-human trafficking grant program is facing internal complaints, after two nonprofits were denied funding in favor of two less established groups whose applications …
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Joe.My.God., Raw Story and The Hill
Paul D. Shinkman / Associated Press:
Trump Proposes 25 Percent Drop in Fund Designed to Deter Russia — The president's skepticism of the European Deterrence Initiative has prompted widespread criticism in the past and formed part of the argument for his impeachment. — PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP has proposed a 25 percent cut …
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Joe.My.God.
Quin Hillyer / Washington Examiner:
As Louisiana GOP censures Mitt Romney, David Duke laughs — The same Louisiana Republican Party that 30 years ago refused to censure former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke decided last Saturday to censure Sen. Mitt Romney. — The mind reels. The stomach sickens.
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Associated Press:
Virus storytellers challenge China's official narrative — BEIJING (AP) — After nearly a week of roaming China's epidemic-struck city, filming the dead and the sickened in overwhelmed hospitals, the strain of being hounded by both the new virus and the country's dissent-quelling police started to tell.
Bob Cesca / Salon:
How should Democrats fight back against Trump's billion-dollar “Death Star”? — Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale has built a $1 billion disinformation machine. Here's how to beat it — They're calling it the “Death Star.” While supporters of the various Democratic candidates …
Michael Crowley / New York Times:
Some Experts Worry as a Germ-Phobic Trump Confronts a Growing Epidemic — When President Barack Obama contended with an Ebola oubreak, Mr. Trump demanded measures like canceling flights, forcing quarantines and even denying the return of American medical workers.