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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Attorney General William Barr to testify before House Judiciary Committee — Attorney General William Barr has accepted an invitation to testify to the House Judiciary Committee on March 31, ending a year-long standoff that began when the panel first demanded his testimony in the aftermath …
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Bob Bauer / New York Times:
Trump and Barr Are Out of Control — The prosecutor who quit over the Roger Stone sentencing is sending a powerful message about political weaponization. — Mr. Bauer was a White House counsel in the Obama administration. — The resignation of a Justice Department prosecutor over the sentencing of Roger Stone is a major event.
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Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
The Roger Stone Sentencing Fiasco — Some Justice Department personnel handled it questionably, but Trump's reaction was worse. — The first thing to grasp about the Roger Stone sentencing fiasco is that Stone, even accepting the worst plausible gloss on his crimes, is a 67-year-old nonviolent first offender.
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Politico, Washington Post and Redstate
Politico:
‘Really shocking’: Trump's meddling in Stone case stuns Washington — President Donald Trump's post-impeachment acquittal behavior is casting a chill in Washington, with Attorney General William Barr emerging as a key ally in the president's quest for vengeance against the law enforcement …
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PJ Media Home, POLITICUSUSA, The Gateway Pundit, Law & Crime and Raw Story
Max Boot / Washington Post:
Bernie Sanders is a risk we can't run at this moment of national peril — When you're on a ship that's sinking, it's not time to rhapsodize about how someday you'll build a super-yacht with all the amenities. Nor is it time to debate who will command that imaginary vessel.
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New York Times, The Week, Daily Kos, Twitchy, Talking Points Memo and NPR
Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
Lindsey Graham shuts down calls to investigate DOJ's Roger Stone reversal
Lindsey Graham shuts down calls to investigate DOJ's Roger Stone reversal
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New York Times, Washington Post, The Guardian, NBC News, The Hill, Axios, Bloomberg, HuffPost, Mediaite and BizPac Review
CNN:
Stone juror says she ‘stands with’ the prosecutors
Stone juror says she ‘stands with’ the prosecutors
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POLITICUSUSA, Raw Story and KTLA
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Moderate Democrats Fear Bernie Sanders Could Cost Them the House
New York Times:
After New Hampshire, What Comes Next for Elizabeth Warren?
After New Hampshire, What Comes Next for Elizabeth Warren?
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Rolling Stone
Ken Meyer / Mediaite:
Intervention Confirmed? …
Intervention Confirmed? …
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Breitbart, Washington Post and POLITICUSUSA
Amanda Terkel / HuffPost:
Cable News Just Can't Bring Itself To Admit That Bernie Sanders Won
Cable News Just Can't Bring Itself To Admit That Bernie Sanders Won
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Fox News, Washington Post and New Republic
Nihar Kabinittal / ABC News:
Democrats face their biggest challenge yet — it's anyone's race at this point: OPINION
Democrats face their biggest challenge yet — it's anyone's race at this point: OPINION
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Associated Press, National Review and The Hill
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Trump just made the DOJ's Roger Stone intervention look even worse
Trump just made the DOJ's Roger Stone intervention look even worse
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Sara Murray / CNN:
Friends of Roger Stone start up public effort to push for pardon as Trump remains non-committal
Friends of Roger Stone start up public effort to push for pardon as Trump remains non-committal
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Talking Points Memo, KTLA and Deseret News
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
The media keep falling in love — with anybody but Bernie Sanders
The media keep falling in love — with anybody but Bernie Sanders
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The Intercept, Reason, Slate and No More Mister Nice Blog
Brianne Pfannenstiel / Des Moines Register:
Iowa Democratic Party Chairman Troy Price to resign after caucus chaos — Troy Price resigned his position as chairman of the Iowa Democratic Party on Wednesday as the organization grapples with the fallout of a botched caucus process that has left the party and state reeling.
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Cameron Joseph / VICE:
EXCLUSIVE: Harry Reid Says It's Time to Kill Off the Iowa Caucus — LAS VEGAS — Harry Reid is done with Iowa. — The former senate majority leader, who remains a powerful force in the Democratic Party, led off a lengthy interview with VICE News by declaring the end of the Iowa Caucuses.
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Brian Slodysko / Associated Press:
Bloomberg once blamed end of ‘redlining’ for 2008 collapse — WASHINGTON (AP) — At the height of the 2008 economic collapse, then-New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said the elimination of a discriminatory housing practice known as “redlining” was responsible for instigating the meltdown.
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Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Mike Bloomberg wins the Democratic spotlight and the derision of his rivals
Mike Bloomberg wins the Democratic spotlight and the derision of his rivals
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Politico, NBC News, Associated Press, Washington Examiner, Breitbart, The Guardian and Raw Story
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Bloomberg storms to the center of the 2020 presidential fray
Bloomberg storms to the center of the 2020 presidential fray
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Politico
Andrew J. Tobias / Plain Dealer:
Jim Jordan's name comes up during Statehouse testimony on OSU abuse victims bill — COLUMBUS, Ohio — U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan's name came up Tuesday during a Statehouse hearing on a bill that would pave the way for victims of former Ohio State University doctor Richard Strauss to sue the university for damages.
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Liz Roscher / Yahoo Sports:
Rep. Jim Jordan accused of participating in OSU sexual abuse cover-up by ex-wrestler
Rep. Jim Jordan accused of participating in OSU sexual abuse cover-up by ex-wrestler
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Raw Story and Joe.My.God.
Megan Messerly / The Nevada Independent:
Culinary Union condemns ‘vicious attacks’ by Sanders supporters after receiving hostile calls, tweets — The politically powerful Culinary Union is punching back at supporters of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, who have lashed out at the union after it began distributing a one-pager to members warning …
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Culinary Union Local 226:
STATEMENT by Geoconda Argüello-Kline — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: — MEDIA CONTACT: BKhan@culinaryunion226.org ▪ (702) 387-7088 — STATEMENT by Geoconda Argüello-Kline: — The Culinary Union is Nevada's union and largest immigrant organization with members who come …
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Las Vegas Review-Journal and The Hill
Andrew O'Reilly / Fox News:
Nevada's powerful Culinary Union says members were ‘viciously attacked’ by Sanders' supporters
Nevada's powerful Culinary Union says members were ‘viciously attacked’ by Sanders' supporters
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Associated Press
Media Matters for America:
Rush Limbaugh: “Mr. Man Donald Trump” will “have fun” with Pete Buttigieg because he kisses his husband — CNN legal analyst on multiple resignations at the DOJ: “Is Fox News calling the shots?”
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Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Rush Limbaugh: ‘Mr. Man’ Trump Will ‘Have Fun’ With ‘Gay Guy’ Buttigieg Kissing His Husband
Rush Limbaugh: ‘Mr. Man’ Trump Will ‘Have Fun’ With ‘Gay Guy’ Buttigieg Kissing His Husband
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Joe.My.God. and Contemptor
Spencer Ackerman / The Daily Beast:
Army Isn't Investigating Lt. Col. Vindman, Despite Trump's Tweets — But that could change in a hurry. Retired officers tell The Beast that the officer who testified about Trump's attempts to pressure Ukraine isn't out of professional danger yet. — The Army officer and former National …
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Talking Points Memo, The Week and Politico
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Nihar Kabinittal / ABC News:
Pentagon officially mum on Trump's suggestion Vindman could face disciplinary action
Pentagon officially mum on Trump's suggestion Vindman could face disciplinary action
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Politico and One America News Network
Todd Stacy / Alabama Daily News:
New Alabama poll shows tight race for U.S. Senate — MONTGOMERY, Ala. - With less than three weeks to go until the primary election on March 3, a new Alabama Daily News poll shows a tight race among Republican contenders for the U.S. Senate. — According to the survey of likely Republican voters …
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Kate O'Keeffe / Wall Street Journal:
Education Department Investigating Harvard, Yale Over Foreign Funding — Officials accuse schools across U.S. of soliciting funds from foreign governments, companies known to be hostile to the country
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CNN, New York Times, The College Fix and The Hill
Elliot Hannon / Slate:
Trump Cuts Scheduled Federal Pay Raise, Citing “Serious Economic Conditions” in the Country — In public, President Donald Trump likes to boast about—and usually inflate—the performance of the American economy on his watch. He picks through the numbers to take credit for everything …
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Joe.My.God. and Common Dreams
CNN:
Yovanovitch warns that the State Department is in trouble — Washington (CNN)Retired Ambassador Marie “Masha” Yovanovitch — a highly respected career diplomat who unwittingly became one of the central figures in the impeachment drama — warned about the degradation of the State Department …
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Raw Story
Katherine Rosman / New York Times:
The Chaos at Condé Nast — The memoirs of Dan Peres and other ex-employees of the magazine company reveal mess behind the gloss of the aughts. — It's a high-class but increasingly common problem: being a former magazine editor in a digitized world that cares little about whose name used to be on top of a defunct masthead.
Jamil Smith / Rolling Stone:
This Primary's Real Loser Is Diversity — 2020 is showing us why the push to end presidential campaigns before significant numbers of voters who aren't white even get to vote must end now — It shouldn't be difficult to determine who is winning this. Bernie Sanders is the only candidate …
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Mediaite, Washington Post and Vox
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Elie Mystal / The Nation:
They Rocked New Hampshire—but Pete and Amy Still Can't Win Over Black Voters
They Rocked New Hampshire—but Pete and Amy Still Can't Win Over Black Voters
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CNN, Washington Post and VTDigger
Sonam Sheth / Business Insider:
Trump repeatedly asked Reince Priebus if Wisconsin badgers are ‘mean to people,’ how they ‘work,’ and what they eat, according to a new book — When Reince Priebus was the White House chief of staff, President Donald Trump often subjected him to questioning about badgers …
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Jamie Lovegrove / Post and Courier:
SC's Joe Cunningham slams Bernie Sanders' ‘socialism’ ahead of 2020 Democratic primary — COLUMBIA — U.S. Rep. Joe Cunningham, one of only two Democratic congressmen from South Carolina, forcefully rebuked U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders on Wednesday, jolting the state's “First in the South” …
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Congresswoman Betty McCollum:
McCollum Statement: Hate Speech Makes AIPAC a Hate Group — As a Member of Congress and the vice-chair of the House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, I believe defending human rights and freedom are foundational to our national security and our democracy.
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VICE and Jewish Telegraphic Agency