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Rachel Sharp / Daily Mail:
BREAKING: Mike Bloomberg ‘wants Hillary Clinton as his running mate’, sources close to his campaign tell Drudge  —  Mike Bloomberg is considering Hillary Clinton as his running mate, source says Polling found the Bloomberg-Clinton combination would be a formidable force to take on Trump …
New York Times:
Bloomberg's Billions: How the Candidate Built an Empire of Influence  —  In the fall of 2018, Emily's List had a dilemma.  With congressional elections approaching and the Supreme Court confirmation battle over Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh underway, the Democratic women's group was hosting a major fund-raising luncheon in New York.
Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
Why D.C.'s Mayor Endorsed Michael Bloomberg  —  Michael Bloomberg, who will enter the Democratic Presidential primaries on Super Tuesday, on March 3rd, and has already spent more than three hundred million dollars on his campaign, has risen to third place in an average of national polls of Democratic primary voters.
Discussion: Washington Post and The Atlantic
New York Times:
Fearful of Trump's Attacks, Justice Dept. Lawyers Worry Barr Will Leave Them Exposed  —  After a week of tumult, some career prosecutors expressed concerns about political interference and the attorney general's response to the president weighing in on the prosecution of an associate.
Discussion: Washington Post
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CNN:
Attorney general's actions spark outrage and unease among US prosecutors  —  What exactly is going on with Trump, Stone and the DOJ?  —  New York (CNN)As the clash between Justice Department leaders and career prosecutors in the case of President Donald Trump's longtime friend Roger Stone spilled …
The Boston Globe:
William Barr must go  —  No one is as good at hiring an unscrupulous lawyer as Donald Trump.  And now it seems that the worst of the bunch, the late Roy Cohn — the lying, cheating, and eventually disbarred attorney who represented both the red-baiting Joseph McCarthy and the president …
Discussion: CNN
Max Boot / Washington Post:
This is how democracy dies — in full view of a public that couldn't care less
Maya King / Politico:
Deep cracks emerge in Biden's firewall  —  CHARLESTON, S.C. — His message is uninspiring.  His ground game is flawed.  After Iowa and New Hampshire, they're no longer convinced he can beat Donald Trump.  —  Interviews with two dozen South Carolina lawmakers, consultants and voters …
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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
The Democratic nomination contest doesn't look like any from the past
Discussion: Associated Press
Associated Press:   Sanders' bond with Latinos gets first test of many in Nevada
David M. Herszenhorn / Politico:
State Department keeps quiet as Pompeo meets Lavrov in Munich  —  MUNICH — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference on Friday in an encounter the American side apparently wanted to keep under wraps.
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Maya Gebeily / Agence France-Presse:   Irked US squeezes Iraq with cash delays, short waivers
Tal Axelrod / The Hill:
GOP governor endorses Weld in Vermont primary  —  Vermont Gov. Phil Scott (R) has endorsed GOP presidential candidate Bill Weld ahead of the state's GOP primary next month, a move intended as a rebuke of President Trump.  —  “I've met with him before, I think a lot of him and his platform …
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New York Times:
A Presidency Increasingly Guided by Suspicion and Distrust  —  Presidential paranoia is not a new phenomenon but Mr. Trump, burned by impeachment, seems to have elevated it to a governing philosophy of his White House.  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump suggested in recent days that he had …
Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
Ted Cruz once called Trump ‘utterly amoral’ and a ‘sniveling coward.’ Then he worked to save his presidency.  —  Donald Trump called him “Lyin' Ted” Cruz, mocked his wife's appearance and falsely suggested his father was involved in President John F. Kennedy's assassination.
Discussion: Raw Story
Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
This One Chart Explains Why the Kids Back Bernie  —  The kids are all left.  Or, almost all Democratic voters under 30 are, anyway.  —  Blue America's gaping chasm of a generation gap has been a - if not the - defining feature of the Democratic primary race thus far.
Courtney Subramanian / USA Today:
USA TODAY/Ipsos poll: For voters, Bernie Sanders outranks other Democrats - and Trump - on values, empathy  —  WASHINGTON - Is Democratic candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders likable enough to win the White House?  A new USA TODAY/Ipsos poll released Friday suggests a lot of voters think so.
Discussion: New York Post
USA Today:
This college was accredited by a DeVos-sanctioned group.  We couldn't find evidence of students or faculty.  —  Chris Quintana Shelly ConlonUSA TODAY  —  SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Reagan National University was supposed to be a place of higher learning in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
The Bloomberg Temptation  —  Will the Democrats try to replace Donald Trump with a power-hungry plutocrat?  —  For a long time the notion of a Michael Bloomberg presidential candidacy seemed like a Manhattan fancy, a conceit with elite appeal but no mass constituency, a fantasy for Acela riders …
Discussion: Jacobin and BizPac Review
Pat Rynard / Iowa Starting Line:
Mark Smith Elected As New Chair Of Iowa Democrats  —  Iowa Democrats have a new state party chair: State Rep. Mark Smith of Marshalltown.  —  The party's state central committee members gathered today in Des Moines and over the phone to elect Smith as the interim chair following Troy Price's resignation …
Minyvonne Burke / NBC News:
Black college swimmer on team trip had gun pointed at his head by police  —  Jaylan Butler of Eastern Illinois University said officers threatened to blow his head off before it became clear they mistook him for a suspect.  —  A black student at Eastern Illinois University returning …
Christopher Caldwell / New York Times:
Bloomberg Is Right About the 2008 Financial Crash  —  It was brought about by a flawed attempt to use credit markets to broaden access to housing.  —  Mr. Caldwell is the author of “The Age of Entitlement: America Since the Sixties.”  —  You would have thought that Michael Bloomberg …
Discussion: The Week and Washington Post
Terrence McCoy / Washington Post:
He showed me a lawless border town.  Then masked gunmen killed him in front of his family.  —  RIO DE JANEIRO — What do you say about a death as horrific as this?  What do you say about a man who was murdered by two masked intruders inside his home, in front of his family, while they ate dinner?
John McWhorter / The Atlantic:
Bloomberg Flunks the Wokeness Test  —  Is the American left about to prioritize virtue signaling over keeping an unqualified monomaniac from a second term as president?  This is what would happen if Michael Bloomberg's failed stop-and-frisk policy is treated as automatically disqualifying …
Emily Jane Fox / Vanity Fair:
“I Want to Be Really F—king Clear”: The Epic, Inconceivable, Totally Predictable Fall of Michael Avenatti  —  From hyperaggressive Trump antagonist, cable-news superstar, and possible presidential candidate to convicted felon (in the current case, he could be sentenced to 40 years in prison) …
Discussion: The Week and TheBlaze
Donald Judd / CNN:
Keegan-Michael Key set to announce support for Pete Buttigieg in Nevada  —  (CNN)Actor and comedian Keegan-Michael Key is set to announce his support for Pete Buttigieg in Nevada on Saturday.  —  Key is expected to appear at early voting locations Saturday before joining a canvass kick off in Las Vegas, according to the campaign.
 
 
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Pete Buttigieg's Dash for Cash: 10 Fund-Raisers in Two Weeks
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Chris Ciaccia / New York Post:
Space Force wants ideas ‘in good taste’ on what it should call its members
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
John Kruzel / The Hill:
Roger Stone asks for new trial
Discussion: Redstate
Associated Press:
In interview, Amy Klobuchar and Tom Steyer can't name Mexico's president
Speaker Nancy Pelosi:
Pelosi Names Shanna Devine First Director of Whistleblower Ombudsman Office of the U.S. House of Representatives
Associated Press:
Virginia emerges as South progressive leader under Democrats
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Man upset he can't bring cutout of Donald Trump to dialysis
Michael R. Pompeo / United States Department of State:
The West Is Winning  —  SECRETARY POMPEO: Well, good morning, everyone.
Discussion: The Hill and UPI
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
The future of local newspapers just got bleaker. Here's why we can't let them die.
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Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
White House Memo Justifying Suleimani Strike Cites No Imminent Threat
Paul Sonne / Washington Post:
U.S. military isn't investigating Vindman, top Army official says
George F. Will / Washington Post:
The Senate's self-degradation is even more depressing than Trump's misbehavior
 

 
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Chris Roush / Talking Biz News:
Memo: Business Insider founder Henry Blodget says he is leaving BI's board, will remain an adviser and contribute occasional columns, and plans to write a novel

Sean Burch / The Wrap:
News Corp reports Q1 revenue up 3% YoY to $2.58B, net income up 148% YoY to $144M, Dow Jones revenue up 3% YoY to $552M, and WSJ subscriptions up 7% YoY to 4.3M

Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Memo: WaPo CEO Will Lewis tells staff they'll be expected to work from the office five days a week, instead of three, by June 2, and by February 3 for managers
 
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