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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.
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Travis Pittman / WUSA:
With 8 votes, Amy Klobuchar takes early lead in New Hampshire primary
Hanna Trudo / The Daily Beast:
Amy Klobuchar Is Having a Mini-Surge in New Hampshire: 'We've Gone Up to No. 3!'
Amy Klobuchar Is Having a Mini-Surge in New Hampshire: 'We've Gone Up to No. 3!'
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Did a debate actually make a difference for once?
Did a debate actually make a difference for once?
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QU Poll:
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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Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
The 2020 Democrats All Have the Same Problem
The 2020 Democrats All Have the Same Problem
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George T. Conway III / Washington Post:
Trump is right. We might have to impeach him again. — George T. Conway III is a lawyer in New York and an adviser to the Lincoln Project, an anti-Trump super PAC. — “So we'll probably have to do it again.” — So said the already-once-impeached President Trump on Thursday in the East Room …
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Jenni Fink / Newsweek:
Tulsi Gabbard Defends Donald Trump Firing Alexander Vindman: 'Whether People Like It or Not …
Tulsi Gabbard Defends Donald Trump Firing Alexander Vindman: 'Whether People Like It or Not …
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Gregg Re / Fox News:
Barr announces sweeping new sanctions, ‘significant escalation’ against left-wing sanctuary cities — Charging that so-called “sanctuary” cities that protect illegal immigrants are jeopardizing national security, Attorney General Bill Barr announced a slew of additional sanctions that he called a …
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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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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Lindsey Graham Implicates William Barr in Massive Scandal, on Live Television
Lindsey Graham Implicates William Barr in Massive Scandal, on Live Television
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Megan Messerly / The Nevada Independent:
With five days until early voting begins, top Democratic presidential campaigns still in the dark about new caucus process — The scene before the Nevada Democratic Party election night event at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018. (Daniel Clark/The Nevada Independent) — Frustrated.
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Ellen Mitchell / The Hill:
Pentagon budget shows what new Air Force One paint job will look like — The Pentagon on Monday revealed the final paint job plans for the revamped Air Force One presidential aircraft — a red, white and blue style reminiscent of the planes in President Trump's former airline.
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Zachary Basu / Axios:
Prosecutors recommend Roger Stone serve 7-9 years in prison — Federal prosecutors recommended in a sentencing memo filed Monday that Trump associate Roger Stone serve 87-108 months in prison — or 7-9 years — for crimes that include obstruction of justice, lying to Congress and witness tampering.
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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 …
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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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.
HuffPost:
Trump's First 3 Years Created 1.5 Million Fewer Jobs Than Obama's Last 3 — New Labor Department statistics show that despite Trump's repeated boasts, job creation was a lot higher during Barack Obama's final years. — MANCHESTER, N.H. - As President Donald Trump takes the stage …
Associated Press:
Trump looks to ‘shake up the Dems’ with New Hampshire rally — MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Eager to put on a show of force in a general election battleground state, President Donald Trump tried to rattle Democrats on Monday with a rally in New Hampshire on the eve of the state's first-in-the-nation primaries.
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Theodore Schleifer / Vox:
Mike Bloomberg doesn't want Silicon Valley's money. He does want its employees. — Mike Bloomberg is building a massive political operation, staffed in part by Silicon Valley. Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images — Exclusive: Bloomberg gathered hundreds of tech leaders on a call to ask for their most talented friends.
Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch:
A US House candidate says she was hacked — now she's warning others — “I cannot think of a reason not to share this with the public,” Brianna Wu tweeted. — “Two of my non-campaign Google accounts were compromised by someone in Russia,” she said. — Wu isn't just any other target.
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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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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Zak Cheney-Rice / New York Magazine:
NYC's Police-Union Leaders Are Unhinged — Over the span of 12 hours between Saturday night and Sunday morning, a gunman in New York City opened fire on two police officers in a parked car, then stormed a Bronx precinct and shot another before surrendering.
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Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
There are two Joe Bidens. The wrong one is running for president. — MANCHESTER, N.H. — There are two Joe Bidens. The problem is, the wrong one has been running for president. — That is the candidate who strains to prove he is the one most likely to win against President Trump.
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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 …
Foreign Policy:
Trump Seeks to Halve U.S. Funding for World Health Organization as Coronavirus Rages — The president's new budget would cut more than $3 billion in global health programs. — The Trump administration is eyeing steep cuts to global health funds in its 2021 budget proposal …
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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