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Jennifer De Pinto / CBS News:
CBS News poll: In South Carolina, Biden's lead narrows, with Sanders and Steyer on his heels — The contest in South Carolina looks very different heading into its final week than it did last fall. Joe Biden (28%) has only a single-digit lead with Bernie Sanders (23%) now right behind him.
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Politico and Washington Times
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Ryan Lizza / Politico:
Sanders eviscerates the conventional wisdom about why he can't win — LAS VEGAS — On Saturday in Nevada, Bernie Sanders laid waste not just to his five main rivals but also to every shard of conventional wisdom about the Democratic presidential primaries. — You could see the dominoes …
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NBC News, Associated Press, Breitbart, No More Mister Nice Blog, The Hill and Fox News
Washington Post:
As Bernie Sanders's momentum builds, down-ballot Democrats move to distance themselves — Former astronaut Mark Kelly, the Democratic Party's hope for flipping a U.S. Senate seat in Arizona, tried to do no harm this month when he was asked about Sen. Bernie Sanders.
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Associated Press, Outside the Beltway, Power Line and Althouse
Megan Messerly / The Nevada Independent:
Buttigieg's campaign alleges numerous errors in caucus vote-counting — Former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg's campaign, in a letter sent to the Nevada State Democratic Party just before midnight on Sunday, is alleging numerous errors in how early vote totals were folded into the Caucus Day process.
CNN:
Bloomberg needs to take down Sanders — immediately — Joe Lockhart was White House press secretary from 1998-2000 in President Bill Clinton's administration. He co-hosts the podcast “Words Matter.” The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own. View more opinion at CNN.
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CANNONFIRE
Third Way:
Stand up to Bernie or You - and We - All Lose — Memo to Vice President Biden; Mayor Bloomberg; Mayor Buttigieg; Senator Klobuchar; and Senator Warren — At the Las Vegas debate, each of you took aim at one another, often to withering effect. But with few exceptions, you declined to really challenge Senator Sanders.
Ella Nilsen / Vox:
Bernie Sanders just won the Nevada caucuses
Bernie Sanders just won the Nevada caucuses
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New York Times, NBC News, LGBTQ Nation and Mother Jones
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Here is Democrats' last chance to get this right
Here is Democrats' last chance to get this right
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The Atlantic, Politico and HuffPost
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Bernie Sanders Wins Nevada — Putting Him In The Driver's Seat To Win The Nomination
Bernie Sanders Wins Nevada — Putting Him In The Driver's Seat To Win The Nomination
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Vox, National Review, The Atlantic, The Week and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
It's not just bros: Sanders wins with a diverse coalition
It's not just bros: Sanders wins with a diverse coalition
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Fox News, The Hill, The Moderate Voice, The Independent, The Guardian, The Nevada Independent and Washington Post
New York Times:
Bernie Sanders Wins Nevada Caucuses, Strengthening His Primary Lead
Bernie Sanders Wins Nevada Caucuses, Strengthening His Primary Lead
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Outside the Beltway
Bob Brigham / Raw Story:
MSNBC panel disparages Nevada voters for picking Bernie Sanders: ‘Sounds a lot like political suicide’
MSNBC panel disparages Nevada voters for picking Bernie Sanders: ‘Sounds a lot like political suicide’
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NB Blog
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Bernie Sanders Wins Nevada Caucuses: Live Updates
Bernie Sanders Wins Nevada Caucuses: Live Updates
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The Daily Caller, The Hill, Washington Free Beacon, National Review and TheStreet
ABC News:
With help from Latino voters, Bernie Sanders hits the Nevada jackpot
With help from Latino voters, Bernie Sanders hits the Nevada jackpot
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Fox News and Mother Jones
Ruby Cramer / BuzzFeed News:
Bernie Sanders Won Nevada. In 10 Days, He Could Make It Very Hard For Anyone To Catch Up.
Bernie Sanders Won Nevada. In 10 Days, He Could Make It Very Hard For Anyone To Catch Up.
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CNN, The Guardian and Raw Story
CBS News:
Bernie Sanders wins Nevada caucuses, CBS News projects
Bernie Sanders wins Nevada caucuses, CBS News projects
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Talking Points Memo, NPR, The Daily Caller, Breitbart, The Guardian and The Week
Chris Cillizza / CNN:
Bernie Sanders just declared war on the Democratic establishment
Bernie Sanders just declared war on the Democratic establishment
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Reason, The National Interest, Geller Report News, The Week and Rolling Stone
David Rothkopf / The Daily Beast:
Trump Is Lobotomizing Our Government — Trump's national security adviser has made clear that he sees his job as serving as a kind of human cocktail of drugs for the erratic president—part palliative, part sedative. — BEAST INSIDE — For just over a century, since America arrived …
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Raw Story
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Emily Tillett / CBS News:
National Security Adviser O'Brien says “no intelligence behind” claims of Russian interference in 2020 elections
National Security Adviser O'Brien says “no intelligence behind” claims of Russian interference in 2020 elections
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Politico, The Daily Caller, The Hill, The Guardian, Radio Free Europe/Radio … and New York Post
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Same Goal, Different Playbook: Why Russia Would Support Trump and Sanders
Same Goal, Different Playbook: Why Russia Would Support Trump and Sanders
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Yahoo News and The Last Refuge
ABC News:
National security adviser Robert O'Brien disputes Russian meddling to favor Trump's reelection
National security adviser Robert O'Brien disputes Russian meddling to favor Trump's reelection
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Talking Points Memo, GQ, NBC News, CNN, Foreign Policy Research …, CBS News, Power Line, The Hill, The Week, Raw Story, American Thinker and INSIDER
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
We have entered the Trump Unbound era — and journalists need to step it up. — When Donald Trump was elected, the media spent months figuring out how to cover a far-from-ordinary presidency. — Some will argue that many journalists never rose to that challenge — that they normalized Trump …
Nick Givas / Fox News:
Philip Haney, DHS whistleblower, found dead, police say — Department of Homeland Security (DHS) whistleblower Philip Haney was found dead in Amador County, Calif., on Friday, according to local authorities. — Haney, 66, “appeared to have suffered a single, self-inflicted gunshot wound …
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TheBlaze, The Last Refuge and The Gateway Pundit
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Wall Street Journal reporters protest ‘sick man’ headline in Wall Street Journal — The Wall Street Journal's China staff is urging the newspaper to apologize for a headline that prompted the Chinese government to expel three of its journalists this week. — The email from the Journal's China bureau …
Wall Street Journal:
Tapping Trump's Anger About 2016 Surveillance, White House Seeks Overhaul of Spying Law — Effort is spurred by president's criticism of the investigation of former campaign adviser Carter Page
Zak Cheney-Rice / New York Magazine:
Oklahoma Will Require Its Schools to Teach the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 — Oklahoma's Education Department is adding the 1921 Tulsa race massacre to its curriculum for the first time, in what doubles as a contingency to stop the tragedy's centennial from devolving into a pile …
New York Times:
Coronavirus Live Updates: Xi Acknowledges ‘Shortcomings’ in Fight Against Outbreak — In nearby South Korea, which has more than 600 confirmed cases, President Moon Jae-in empowered his government to lock down cities and restrict travel. — RIGHT NOW Pakistan and Turkey close their borders with Iran as cases there increase.
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The Straits Times and The Daily Beast
Paula Bolyard / PJ Media Home:
Stunning: A Delusional Socialist Just Blew Away the Democrat Competition in Nevada. Now What? — If you think that headline sounds like something from the Babylon Bee, you're not alone. It defies logic, reason, and incredible odds, but as of publishing time, it appears that Bernie Sanders …
Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
EXCLUSIVE: Pompeo Reveals Trump Admin's Wide-Ranging Plan to Combat Iran, Deal Death Blow to Nuclear Deal — In discussion with Free Beacon, secretary of state explains how he is galvanizing the globe against the Islamic Republic — RIYADH, Saudi Arabia—The Trump administration is waging …
Brent Johnson / New Jersey Online:
Gov. Phil Murphy has tumor on kidney, likely cancer — Gov. Phil Murphy disclosed Saturday he has a tumor on his kidney that is 90 percent likely to be cancerous and will soon undergo surgery. — Murphy, 62, told NJ Advance Media that doctors caught it at an early stage and have …
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The Hill, NBC News, CNN, Bloomberg and New York Post
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