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NPR:
NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll: Sanders Leads, Bloomberg Qualifies For Debate — Audio will be available later today. — Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has opened up a double-digit lead in the Democratic nominating contest, according to a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll.
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The Federalist, CNN, Washington Post, Bloomberg, WBUR, Mediaite, The Hill, Florida Politics, Althouse, The Independent, New York Post, The Week, NBC News, The Daily Caller, Power Line and ABC News
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Monmouth University Polling Institute:
Only 1 In 4 Voters Firm About Choice — Bloomberg, Sanders, and Biden lead field — West Long Branch, NJ - Mike Bloomberg, Bernie Sanders, and Joe Biden top the field in Virginia, one of the states that holds their Democratic presidential primary on Super Tuesday.
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NBC News, New York Times, New York Post, Politico and The Hill
Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Michael Bloomberg Surges in Poll and Qualifies for Democratic Debate in Las Vegas — The billionaire will share the stage with his Democratic rivals for the first time on Wednesday night. He is certain to be a target of onstage criticism. — WASHINGTON — Former Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg …
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PBS NewsHour, Slate and Contemptor
Jason Sattler / USA Today:
Bloomberg bets his fortune on crushing Trump, whatever the cost in money or democracy — While Trump used his star power and shamelessness to execute a hostile takeover of the Republican Party, Bloomberg is purchasing Democrats' affection. — How far would you go to get rid of President Donald Trump?
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The Guardian, Fox News and The National Interest
NBC News:
Bloomberg qualifies for next Democratic debate — The late entrant to the presidential race got the final poll he needed to make the debate stage in Las Vegas. — Former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg on Tuesday qualified for his first appearance in a Democratic presidential primary debate.
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Political Wire, ABC News and The Nevada Independent
Politico:
Mike Bloomberg just made the debate. Can he keep his cool?
Mike Bloomberg just made the debate. Can he keep his cool?
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Power Line, Mediaite, The Hill, Axios, UPI, Associated Press, Fox News and Althouse
Rick Barrett / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Edited video of Mike Bloomberg appears to insult farmers, factory workers, but there's more to the story
Edited video of Mike Bloomberg appears to insult farmers, factory workers, but there's more to the story
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TheBlaze
New York Times:
Bloomberg Campaign Opens First Attack on a Democratic Rival: Bernie Sanders
Bloomberg Campaign Opens First Attack on a Democratic Rival: Bernie Sanders
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The Guardian, Raw Story, Mediaite, New York Post, Power Line, The Hill and The Daily Caller
Gregg Re / Fox News:
Bloomberg says many ‘black and Latino males’ don't ‘know how to behave in the workplace,’ in newly uncovered 2011 video
Bloomberg says many ‘black and Latino males’ don't ‘know how to behave in the workplace,’ in newly uncovered 2011 video
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The Hill and The Guardian
Thomas Beaumont / Associated Press:
Pete Buttigieg's next test: Winning over minority voters
Pete Buttigieg's next test: Winning over minority voters
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Breitbart
Kevin Johnson / USA Today:
Federal judges' association calls emergency meeting after DOJ intervenes in case of Trump ally Roger Stone — WASHINGTON - A national association of federal judges has called an emergency meeting Tuesday to address growing concerns about the intervention of Justice Department officials …
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CNN, Fox News, The Week, Common Dreams, HuffPost, Letters from an American, The Gateway Pundit, Axios, POLITICUSUSA, The Hill, Law & Crime and Raw Story
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David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
John Bolton Hints at How Much More He Still Has to Tell — DURHAM, N.C.—John Bolton has been called many things over his long career, plenty of them unflattering, but he has seldom been accused of being bashful about stating his opinions. — Yet in an interview at Duke University on Monday …
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Washington Post, HuffPost and Mediaite
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Rebecca Ballhaus / Wall Street Journal:
John Bolton Won't Discuss Trump and Ukraine in Public Appearance
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Bolton Hints at Further Revelations if He Overcomes White House ‘Censorship’
Bolton Hints at Further Revelations if He Overcomes White House ‘Censorship’
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Raleigh News & Observer, Bloomberg, HuffPost, Axios and Daily Kos
Vivian Salama / CNN:
Bolton issues plea that his upcoming book isn't ‘suppressed’ by White House
Bolton issues plea that his upcoming book isn't ‘suppressed’ by White House
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Mediaite, The Hill, The Guardian, Law & Crime, Outside the Beltway and New York Post
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Does Sanders Have A Ceiling? Maybe. Can He Win Anyway? Yes. — The Bernie Sanders rally that I attended on the evening before the New Hampshire primary drew a reported 7,500 people — about twice as many as his actual 3,867-vote margin of victory in the primary the next day.
Jeremy Shapiro / ECFR:
Land of the lost: My trip to the Munich Security Conference — With such a smorgasbord of offerings, most people eat the familiar food and leave the conference pleasantly full of the same ideas that they entered with. — I went to the Munich Security Conference (MSC) this past weekend, but I am not sure that I found it.
Mark Hemingway / RealClearInvestigations:
FBI Raids James Biden-Tied Business — FBI agents last month raided the home of the CEO of a bankrupt hospital chain and one of its hospitals in Pennsylvania in new signs of trouble for a company central to accusations of influence-peddling by James Biden, brother of former Vice President Joe Biden.
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Redstate
Lee Brown / New York Post:
Woman brings mini-service horse onto plane, into first class — This flyer wasn't horsing around. — A Michigan woman startled other passengers on a recent series of flights when she brought aboard a mini-service horse and traveled with him in first class to California.
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
The Trumpian Liberalism of Michael Bloomberg — He may be running as the anti-Trump, but when it comes to the politics of racial control, there is a resemblance. — Donald Trump is who he is as a politician because of his unapologetically racial vision of the American nation.
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New Republic, CNN, Washington Post, VICE and The Intercept
Elliot Spagat / Associated Press:
Homeland Security waives contracting laws for border wall — SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Trump administration said Tuesday that it will waive federal contracting laws to speed construction of a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border. — The Department of Homeland Security said waiving procurement regulations …
George Soros / Financial Times:
Letter: Remove Zuckerberg and Sandberg from their posts — Mark Zuckerberg should stop obfuscating the facts by piously arguing for government regulation ("We need more regulation of Big Tech", February 17). — Mr Zuckerberg appears to be engaged in some kind of mutual assistance arrangement …
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VICE, more at Techmeme »
Gabriel Debenedetti / New York Magazine:
What Obama Is Saying in Private About the Democratic Primary — Democratic leaders, whose two primary concerns these days are trying to keep Donald Trump in check and maintaining their own party's unity, have had ample reason for concern in the first seven weeks of 2020.
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Daily Kos
Laura Barrón-López / Politico:
Major Latino group backs Sanders on eve of Nevada caucus — A prominent national Latino group is endorsing Bernie Sanders four days ahead of the caucuses in Nevada, a state with a significant Hispanic electorate. — Mijente, a grass-roots organization that mobilizes Latinx and Chicanx voters …
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The Hill
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Sean McElwee / Memos:
Memo: Sanders has Strong Lead in Nevada
Memo: Sanders has Strong Lead in Nevada
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Washington Times and The Hill
Mike Allen / Axios:
Kenan Thompson and Hasan Minhaj to headline White House Correspondents' Dinner — Kenan Thompson, the longest-tenured “Saturday Night Live” cast member, will host the White House Correspondents' Association dinner on April 25. — And Hasan Minhaj — host of Netflix's “Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj …
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Politico, The Hill and The Daily Beast
NBC News:
Graham tells Defense Secretary Esper he could ‘make your life hell’ in battle over Trump Africa policy — During a meeting in Munich, Graham warned Defense Secretary Mike Esper there would be consequences if the Trump administration pulled U.S. troops from Africa.
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National Review and Raw Story
Tom Nichols / USA Today:
Sanders was ridiculously naive about the Soviet Union. The Trump ads write themselves. — Sanders was amazed at the open ‘self-criticism’ of his Soviet hosts, but they were playing him. I hope I'm not forced to vote for him to oust Trump. — Sen. Bernie Sanders and I don't have a lot in common.
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
Right-Wing Activists Discussed Wiretapping Seth Rich's Family, Three People in the Room Say — Involved in the talks about murdered DNC staffer Seth Rich: a Fox reporter, a former intelligence contractor, and a pair of provocateurs looking to sow “targeted chaos” online.
Nancy Cook / Politico:
Trump's expansive view of executive power gets a post-impeachment surge — Pat Cipollone took only a short post-impeachment break. — The White House's top attorney and other members of President Donald Trump's legal team attended a private party at the Trump International Hotel to celebrate …