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Michael Kranish / Washington Post:
Mike Bloomberg for years has battled women's allegations of profane, sexist comments — NEW YORK — As Mike Bloomberg celebrated his 48th birthday in 1990, a top aide at the company he founded presented him with a booklet of profane, sexist quotes she attributed to him.
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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.
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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 …
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Washington Post:
The Portable Bloomberg: The Wit & Wisdom of Michael Bloomberg — This booklet was given to Mike Bloomberg on his 48th birthday in 1990. It was produced by Elisabeth DeMarse, Bloomberg L.P.'s former chief marketing officer. “Yes, these are all actual quotes,” DeMarse wrote in the introduction.
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Evan Semones / Politico:
Drudge floats the implausible: A Bloomberg-Clinton ticket — Matt Drudge, the famous news aggregator and internet provocateur, shattered the lull of an otherwise calm Saturday morning with a big-if-true bombshell: “EXCLUSIVE: BLOOMBERG CONSIDERS HILLARY RUNNING MATE.”
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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.
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Zeeshan Aleem / Vox:
A new report raises more questions about Bloomberg's alleged sexism and sexual harassment — Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg speaks at an event at Texas' Buffalo Soldier National Museum. Mark Felix/AFP /AFP via Getty Images — Bloomberg faces these questions …
Washington Post:
Barr's internal reviews and re-investigations feed resentment, suspicion inside Justice Dept. — The Justice Department in the Trump era has repeatedly tasked U.S. attorneys from far-flung offices to parachute into politically explosive cases in Washington, raising concerns among current …
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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.
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CNN:
Attorney general's actions spark outrage and unease among US prosecutors
Attorney general's actions spark outrage and unease among US prosecutors
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Max Boot / Washington Post:
This is how democracy dies — in full view of a public that couldn't care less
This is how democracy dies — in full view of a public that couldn't care less
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Associated Press:
Sanders attacks moderate rivals as voting begins in Nevada — LAS VEGAS (AP) — Progressive firebrand Bernie Sanders jabbed his more moderate rivals on Saturday for taking campaign cash from billionaires as Democratic officials at some sites across Nevada were overwhelmed by long lines …
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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.
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Mike Memoli / NBC News:
Biden calls on Sanders to take accountability for supporters' threats — The message comes after the powerful Culinary Workers Union said supporters of the Vermont senator had “viciously attacked” its members. — LAS VEGAS — Joe Biden called on Bernie Sanders to accept greater accountability …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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Jonah Engel Bromwich / New York Times:
Lots of Rich Men Tweet Like the President Now — From Goldman Sachs to Amazon to the Democratic contenders, older rich men are going wild online. — Twitter was founded in 2006. Fourteen years later, and perhaps thanks to the influential example of President Trump, the masters of the universe have apparently learned to post to it.
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 …
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Colby Itkowitz / Washington Post:
Trump eliminates funding for program honoring Ambassador Stevens, who was killed in Benghazi — The Trump administration has zeroed out of the State Department budget a request from a nonprofit entity set up in honor of J. Christopher Stevens, the U.S. ambassador killed in Benghazi, Libya, in 2012 terrorist attacks.
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WPTZ:
Gov. Scott gives endorsement in Presidential race — HIDE TRANSCRIPT SHOW TRANSCRIPT — Vermont Governor Phil Scott has endorsed a Presidential candidate, just 3 weeks before the Vermont primary. — He said he is backing Bill Weld, President Trump's Challenger on the March 3rd Ballot.
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Tal Axelrod / The Hill:
GOP governor endorses Weld in Vermont primary
Donald Judd / CNN:
After saying Keegan-Michael Key supports Buttigieg, the former mayor's campaign says the actor hasn't endorsed any candidate — The most memorable White House Correspondents' jokes — (CNN)After touting Keegan-Michael Key's support for Pete Buttigieg, the campaign told CNN later Saturday …
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.