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Domenico Montanaro / NPR:
Poll: Sanders Leads The Field, Bloomberg Qualifies For His 1st Debate — Toggle more options — 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. — Sanders has 31% support nationally …
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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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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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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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Bloomberg qualifies for next Democratic debate
Bloomberg qualifies for next Democratic debate
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Jonathan Capehart / Washington Post:
Aunt Gloria is still with Biden. But Mom is leaning to Bloomberg.
Aunt Gloria is still with Biden. But Mom is leaning to Bloomberg.
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Jason Sattler / USA Today:
Bloomberg bets his fortune on crushing Trump, whatever the cost in money or democracy
Bloomberg bets his fortune on crushing Trump, whatever the cost in money or democracy
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Bernie Sanders and Mike Bloomberg are both right. The other guy's got issues.
Bernie Sanders and Mike Bloomberg are both right. The other guy's got issues.
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Nihar Kabinittal / Associated Press:
Trump pardons ex-San Francisco 49ers owner DeBartolo Jr. — President Donald Trump has pardoned Edward DeBartolo Jr., the former San Francisco 49ers owner convicted in a gambling fraud scandal — WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has pardoned Edward DeBartolo Jr. …
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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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Quint Forgey / Politico:
Trump threatens lawsuits over Mueller probe — President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to file retaliatory lawsuits “all over the place” for damages he claims to have incurred as a result of former special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation. — In a multi-post morning Twitter screed …
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CNBC:
Judge will sentence Roger Stone on Thursday, but will postpone punishment pending bid for new trial
Judge will sentence Roger Stone on Thursday, but will postpone punishment pending bid for new trial
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Just Security:
Three Dozen Questions for Congress (and News Media) to Ask Attorney General Barr
Three Dozen Questions for Congress (and News Media) to Ask Attorney General Barr
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Quinta Jurecic / The Atlantic:
Imagine If a Democrat Behaved Like Bill Barr
Imagine If a Democrat Behaved Like Bill Barr
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Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
Judge Unwilling to Delay Stone Sentencing Amid His Retrial Bid
Judge Unwilling to Delay Stone Sentencing Amid His Retrial Bid
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Senator Chris Murphy:
Behind the Scenes of My Trip to Ukraine and Munich — I just got back from a return trip to visit President Zelensky in Ukraine and a stop at the important Munich Security Conference in Germany. As is my habit, on the long plane ride home I wrote a candid, behind-the-scenes summary of my trip.
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Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
Pompeo Slams Democrats for Secret Meeting With Top Iranian Official
Pompeo Slams Democrats for Secret Meeting With Top Iranian Official
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Katie Pavlich / Townhall:
Pompeo Responds to Reports Democrats Secretly Met Iran's Javad Zarif
Pompeo Responds to Reports Democrats Secretly Met Iran's Javad Zarif
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Top intel office lawyer who handled Ukraine whistleblower complaint resigning — The top lawyer for the intelligence community, whose decision to block a whistleblower's complaint about President Donald Trump and Ukraine from reaching Congress helped jumpstart the impeachment inquiry, is resigning from his post, officials confirmed.
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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.
David Rutz / Washington Free Beacon:
MSNBC Panelist to NeverTrumper: If You Can't Vote Sanders, Trump Isn't ‘Emergency’ You Say He Is — An MSNBC panelist called out NeverTrumper Steve Schmidt Tuesday for declaring President Donald Trump an “emergency” but expressing strong criticism for 2020 Democratic frontrunner Sen. Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.).
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Rebecca Traister / New York Magazine:
The Immoderate Susan Collins After a long career voting across the aisle, why did the Maine senator gamble her legacy on Trump? — Photo: Rod Lamkey Jr./SIPA USA/AP Images — Last fall, Erik Mercer, a Maine social worker and psychotherapist, saw one of his senators, the Republican Susan Collins …
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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 …
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Astead W. Herndon / New York Times:
How Elizabeth Warren's Camp Is Seeking to Regain the Spotlight — Ms. Warren's campaign and her allies, convinced her message is being ignored, see a path forward — and they say writing her off would be a mistake. — RENO, Nev. — A bad month for Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts keeps getting worse.
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Laura Barrón-López / Politico:
Major Latino group backs Sanders on eve of Nevada caucus
Major Latino group backs Sanders on eve of Nevada caucus
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David Crary / Associated Press:
Boy Scouts' future uncertain after bankruptcy filing — Barraged with sex-abuse lawsuits, the Boy Scouts of America filed for bankruptcy protection Tuesday in hopes of working out a potentially mammoth victim compensation plan that will allow the 110-year-old organization to carry on.
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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.
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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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Ajit Solanki / Associated Press:
India hastily builds wall along slum ahead of Trump visit — AHMEDABAD, India (AP) — A half-kilometer (1,640-foot) brick wall has been hastily erected in India's Gujarat state ahead of a visit by U.S. President Donald Trump, with critics saying it was built to block the view of a slum area inhabited by more than 2,000 people.
Matt Lewis / The Daily Beast:
It's Suddenly Obvious: Amy Klobuchar Is the Democrats' Best Bet — ONCE IN LOVE WITH... The Minnesota senator is the obvious consensus choice. She'll have some trouble with the Bernie brats, but who wouldn't? She's a winner. — BEAST INSIDE — Dear Democrats: Your winning candidate is staring right at you.
Jake Novak / CNBC:
OpEd: Think Trump is tough on Twitter? Meet Ambassador Richard Grenell — Trump has found his ultimate tweeting wingman in U.S. Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell. — As followers of Grenell's Twitter feed already know, it's a strong source of condensed and contentious pro-Trump arguments.
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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Allyson Chiu / Washington Post:
Obama pushes Trump's button on economy. Trump responds: ‘Did you hear the latest con job?’ — On Monday, former president Barack Obama commemorated the 11th anniversary of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the $800 billion stimulus, with a tweet, boasting that it paved …
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