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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, The Week, Washington Times and NBC News
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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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No More Mister Nice Blog, Breitbart 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, Political Wire, Outside the Beltway, Althouse, Power Line and BuzzFeed News
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Here is Democrats' last chance to get this right — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) racked up an impressive win in the Nevada caucuses, crushing his opponents and expanding his support to older voters and Hispanics. Unless Democrats manage to alter the race swiftly and dramatically …
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The Atlantic and Politico
New York Times:
Nevada Caucuses 2020: Live Results — Bernie Sanders has won the Nevada caucuses, according to The Associated Press. For the latest updates, follow our live blog.
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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Vox, The Mahablog, Reason and 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.
Domenico Montanaro / NPR:
After The Nevada Caucuses, Bernie Sanders Is The Man To Beat
After The Nevada Caucuses, Bernie Sanders Is The Man To Beat
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Quartz, The National Interest, The Guardian and Breitbart
Politico:
Your 2020 Nevada Democratic caucus results
Your 2020 Nevada Democratic caucus results
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Redstate, Vanity Fair and FiveThirtyEight
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, The Atlantic, National Review, 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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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
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
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 Hill, Talking Points Memo, TheStreet and Mediaite
Ella Nilsen / Vox:
Bernie Sanders just won the Nevada caucuses
Bernie Sanders just won the Nevada caucuses
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NBC News, LGBTQ Nation, Mother Jones and HuffPost
Washington Post:
Coronavirus cases spike in Italy, China says most new infections limited to Hubei, South Korea declares ‘red alert’ — The latest novel coronavirus figures from China suggest that the outbreak remains worst in locked-down Hubei province, where 630 new cases and 96 more deaths were reported Saturday evening.
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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 …
Emily Tillett / CBS News:
National Security Adviser O'Brien says “no intelligence behind” claims of Russian interference in 2020 elections — Last week, intelligence officials warned lawmakers in a briefing before the House Intelligence Committee that the Russians are continuing their efforts to interfere in the 2020 election …
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Politico, The Daily Caller, The Guardian, The Hill, Radio Free Europe/Radio … and New York Post
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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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The Last Refuge and Yahoo News
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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Redstate, Politico, Talking Points Memo, NBC News, CNN, GQ, Foreign Policy Research …, CBS News, Power Line, The Hill, The Week and Raw Story
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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The Last Refuge, The Gateway Pundit and TheBlaze
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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
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
Suhauna Hussain / Los Angeles Times:
They're paid to tweet for Mike Bloomberg. They don't necessarily support him — A vocal Bernie Sanders supporter. A Chicagoan with zero followers on Twitter. A dozen registered Republicans. These are some of the digital soldiers Michael R. Bloomberg's presidential campaign has recruited …
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