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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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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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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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ABC News and The Nevada Independent
NBC News:
Here's what Michael Bloomberg joining the debate stage means for Wednesday night
Here's what Michael Bloomberg joining the debate stage means for Wednesday night
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Wall Street Journal, Political Wire and CNN
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 and Fox News
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, Letters from an American, The Gateway Pundit, HuffPost, 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.
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
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
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.
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.
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 …
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
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
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.
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
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 …
Max Boot / Washington Post:
Trump doesn't seem to grasp that blue staters are real Americans too — You would think the symbolism of a tycoon being chauffeured in an armored limousine would hardly be the most effective way to signal “I'm one of you.” But that's precisely what President Trump did at the Daytona 500 on Sunday …