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Adrian Carrasquillo / Mediaite:
Elizabeth Warren Buys Ad In Sheldon Adelson's Paper Telling Sheldon Adelson How Much He'll Pay Under Her Wealth Tax — The morning after Sen. Elizabeth Warren savaged billionaire Mike Bloomberg on stage, possibly giving her flagging campaign new life, she went up with a new ad …
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Talking Points Memo, Axios and Daily Kos
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Dominique Cuce / NBC News:
NBC NEWS AND MSNBC BREAK RATINGS RECORD AGAIN WITH THE MOST-WATCHED DEMOCRATIC DEBATE EVER — Averages Nearly 20 Million Television Viewers Across the Two Networks, — #1 Dem Debate in History in Both Total Viewers and the Key A25-54 Demo — NBC News and MSNBC Now Claim the Top Two Dem Debates Ever
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The Hill, The American Independent and Politico
New York Times:
Will Warren's Dominant Debate Performance Boost Her Chances in Nevada and Beyond? — Her strong performance helped her raise $2.8 million by night's end. But the question was whether it was too late to help Ms. Warren's campaign. — LAS VEGAS — Senator Elizabeth Warren was raring to go.
John Podhoretz / New York Post:
Nevada Democratic debate was the greatest debate in human history — Forget Lincoln and Douglas. Forget Nixon and Kennedy. Hell, forget the Athenians and the Melians back during the Peloponnesian War. Last night's Democratic primary slagfest in Nevada was the greatest debate in all of human history.
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Washington Monthly
Kirsten Powers / USA Today:
Face facts, Bernie Sanders is electable — It's well past time to bury the ‘Bernie is unelectable’ trope. He has a better shot than moderate Bloomberg. — There has been a mass freak-out among the Democratic establishment as Bernie Sanders' continues to surge in the polls.
Frank Bruni / New York Times:
Despite His Billions, Bloomberg Busts — His rivals were ready. He was not. — You can buy ads and saturate the airwaves with them. You can buy allies, especially with the right budget. — But you can't buy a debate performance, and that's why Mike Bloomberg's on Wednesday night mattered so much.
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HuffPost, The Daily Caller, Raw Story, Fox News, NPR, Bloomberg, NBC News, Vox and Mother Jones
Rick Porter / Hollywood Reporter:
TV Ratings: Ninth Democratic Debate Posts Strong Early Numbers
TV Ratings: Ninth Democratic Debate Posts Strong Early Numbers
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The Federalist, PJ Media Home and New York Post
Elena Schneider / Politico:
Loathing in Las Vegas: Amy and Pete's resentment boils over
Loathing in Las Vegas: Amy and Pete's resentment boils over
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The Guardian, Associated Press, Washington Free Beacon, Fox News, New York Daily News, Outside the Beltway, Breitbart, NBC News and Axios
Dominic Green / Spectator USA:
Bloomberg isn't beaten … The sub-tweeters and thumb-twitchers …
Bloomberg isn't beaten … The sub-tweeters and thumb-twitchers …
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Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
Nihar Kabinittal / ABC News:
Bloomberg seeks to regain footing after uneven debate debut
Bloomberg seeks to regain footing after uneven debate debut
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Associated Press and Florida Politics
Mike Allen / Axios:
Bloomberg's rough debut
Bloomberg's rough debut
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New York Post, Politico, Breitbart and Outside the Beltway
Michael Luo / New Yorker:
Warren Makes Her Electability Argument by Skewering Bloomberg at the Democratic Debate
New York Times:
6 Takeaways From the Democratic Debate in Nevada
6 Takeaways From the Democratic Debate in Nevada
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Washington Post and The Week
Bonchie / Redstate:
The Nevada Debate Was a Total Disaster for Democrats
The Nevada Debate Was a Total Disaster for Democrats
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LifeNews.com, The Intercept and The Hill
Washington Post:
Roger Stone sentenced to 40 months for lying to Congress, witness tampering amid turmoil between Justice Dept. and Trump on penalty — A federal judge on Thursday sentenced Roger Stone, President Trump's longtime friend, to serve three years and four months in prison for impeding …
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Power Line, Florida Politics, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Occupy Democrats, The Week, Mother Jones and ArkansasTimes
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CNBC:
Roger Stone sentenced to over 3 years in prison as judge slams him for ‘covering up for’ Trump — President Donald Trump's friend Roger Stone was sentenced to more than three years in prison for crimes related to lying to Congress and tampering with a witness.
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The Rush Limbaugh Show and The Gateway Pundit
NBC News:
Trump associate Roger Stone sentenced to 3 years, 4 months in prison for lying to Congress
Trump associate Roger Stone sentenced to 3 years, 4 months in prison for lying to Congress
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Washington Post, Townhall, The Moderate Voice, Fox News, TheBlaze, The Guardian and emptywheel
courthousenews.com:
Judge Hands Stone Light Sentence but Scorches Meddling at Justice
Judge Hands Stone Light Sentence but Scorches Meddling at Justice
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Mother Jones, TalkLeft, New York Times and The Intercept
Politico:
Trump allies target Mueller team, one by one
Trump allies target Mueller team, one by one
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Raw Story, Law & Crime, The American Independent and The Hill
Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:
Trump says Roger Stone has ‘very good chance of exoneration’ hours after sentencing
Trump says Roger Stone has ‘very good chance of exoneration’ hours after sentencing
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Townhall
Associated Press:
Trump ally Roger Stone to be sentenced as case roils DOJ
Trump ally Roger Stone to be sentenced as case roils DOJ
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Politico, The Hill, Breitbart and One America News Network
George J. Terwilliger III / Washington Post:
I was Barr's deputy attorney general. He did his job in the Roger Stone case.
Dominic Holden / BuzzFeed News:
Trump's Close Ally Roger Stone Was Sentenced To 40 Months In Prison
Trump's Close Ally Roger Stone Was Sentenced To 40 Months In Prison
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Vox, Big League Politics, Vanity Fair and HuffPost
Michael Isikoff / Yahoo News:
Rohrabacher confirms he offered Trump pardon to Assange for proof Russia didn't hack DNC email — WASHINGTON — Former California Republican congressman Dana Rohrabacher confirmed in a new interview that during a three-hour meeting at the Ecuadorian Embassy in August 2017 …
Washington Post:
After a congressional briefing on election threats, Trump soured on acting spy chief — President Trump erupted at his acting director of national intelligence, Joseph Maguire, in the Oval Office last week over what he perceived as disloyalty by Maguire's staff, ruining his chances of becoming …
Washington Post:
Mulvaney says U.S. is ‘desperate’ for more legal immigrants — Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney told a crowd at a private gathering in England on Wednesday night that the Trump administration “needs more immigrants” for the U.S. economy to continue growing …
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National Review, Mother Jones and POLITICUSUSA
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Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
In speech, Mulvaney says Republicans are hypocritical on deficits
In speech, Mulvaney says Republicans are hypocritical on deficits
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National Review, CNN, Raw Story, Daily Kos, Talking Points Memo, Axios and TheBlaze
Monmouth University Polling Institute:
Sanders Leads with One-Quarter of Vote — Projected high Latino turnout boosts poll front-runner — West Long Branch, NJ - Bernie Sanders leads the field in California's Super Tuesday primary, despite the fact that only 1 in 4 likely voters currently support him.
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Politico, Political Wire and The Hill
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
As of today, how many jobs does Richard Grenell have? — As of this morning, Ric Grenell appears to have at least three different jobs, which is a lot for one unqualified individual. — After Donald Trump announced late yesterday that Ambassador Richard Grenell would take over as the acting director …
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Washington Post, NPR and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
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Ben Weingarten / The Federalist:
Why Richard Grenell As Director Of National Intelligence Is A Loss For The Deep State
Why Richard Grenell As Director Of National Intelligence Is A Loss For The Deep State
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Breitbart, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and The Daily Caller
Marianne LeVine / Politico:
Sen. Roy Blunt backs Richard Grenell for acting intelligence chief
Sen. Roy Blunt backs Richard Grenell for acting intelligence chief
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New York Times and Vanity Fair
New York Times:
Germany Shooting Is Deadliest Yet in Upsurge of Far-Right Attacks — Nine people died in two bars favored by immigrants in an attack that Chancellor Angela Merkel said had “right-wing extremist, racist motives.” The suspect and his mother were also found shot dead.
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Craig Timberg / Washington Post:
How conservatives learned to wield power inside Facebook — Facebook created “Project P” — for propaganda — in the hectic weeks after the 2016 presidential election and quickly found dozens of pages that had peddled false news reports ahead of Donald Trump's surprise victory.
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Balloon Juice, more at Techmeme »
Martin Gould / Daily Mail:
Ilhan Omar DID marry her brother and said she would ‘do what she had to do to get him “papers” to keep him in U.S.’, reveals Somali community leader — Ilhan Omar told friends years ago that the man who went on to become her second husband was in fact her brother, DailyMail.com can confirm
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The Gateway Pundit
Ben Collins / NBC News:
Twitter is testing new ways to fight misinformation — including a community-based points system — A leaked demo features bright red and orange badges for tweets that have been deemed “harmfully misleading.” — Facebook releases trove of data to social science academics to combat hate speech, misinformation
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Talking Points Memo, The Week, The Hill and Twitchy, more at Mediagazer »
Sachika Yadav / Mediaite:
Katie Hill Says Biphobia Caused Her Resignation From Congress: ‘I Made the Right Call’ — Former Democratic Rep. Katie Hill spoke out in an interview on Good Morning America with George Stephanopoulos Thursday morning about her resignation from Congress. — When asked if she thought she …
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Natasha Bertrand / Politico:
‘All traitors must die’: Feds charge man for threatening whistleblower attorney — Federal prosecutors in Michigan have charged a man with making a death threat against one of the attorneys for a whistleblower who initiated the impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump, according to newly unsealed court records.
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Axios, Raw Story and Law & Crime
Washington Post:
Coronavirus-infected Americans flown home against CDC's advice — In the wee hours of a rainy Monday, more than a dozen buses sat on the tarmac at Tokyo's Haneda Airport. Inside, 328 weary Americans wearing surgical masks and gloves waited anxiously to fly home after weeks in quarantine aboard …
New York Times:
Elizabeth Warren — Will Wilkinson (10/10) — The gloves came off and she slayed. Warren sliced Bloomberg's Achilles before he could get off the line, silenced him with his own non-disclosure agreements, and then rained hell on the rest of the field with a combination of vision, policy acumen and biting wit.
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The Week