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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Mike Bloomberg prepares media onslaught against Democratic front-runner Bernie Sanders — Mike Bloomberg's presidential campaign plans to unleash its cash-flush media operation against Bernie Sanders in the wake of the Vermont senator's resounding victory in the Nevada caucuses.
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Chris Cillizza / CNN:
Bernie Sanders' disastrous answer on ‘60 Minutes’ — (CNN)Bernie Sanders, the clear front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination, was asked over the weekend how much his various plans would cost if implemented. He didn't know. … Here's the exchange between Sanders and Anderson Cooper on “60 Minutes”:
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Chris Cillizza / CNN:
The 1 thing that might slow down Bernie Sanders is a very, very long shot
Natasha Korecki / Politico:
Biden ad: Sanders undermined Obama's reelection
Biden ad: Sanders undermined Obama's reelection
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Washington Post
Paul Waldman / Washington Post:
Democrats, stop freaking out about Bernie Sanders
Democrats, stop freaking out about Bernie Sanders
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Sabato's Crystal Ball, The Hill and Breitbart
Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
Bernie Praised Fidel Castro's Education System. So Did Obama.
Bernie Praised Fidel Castro's Education System. So Did Obama.
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Florida Politics and The Hill
Public Policy Polling:
South Carolina Looks Like A Two Person Race — PPP's newest poll of Democratic primary voters in South Carolina finds it looking like a two person race, with only Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders reaching double digits in their support. Biden gets 36% to 21% for Sanders, with Elizabeth Warren at 8% …
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Eli Yokley / Morning Consult:
Sanders Rises as Primary Voters Grow More Confident About His Chances Against Trump — 32% say Sanders is their first choice to take on Trump in November — Getty Images / Morning Consult illustration by Samantha Elbouez — Democratic primary voters increasingly believe Sanders …
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The Daily Caller, The Hill, Tangle, IJR, Vox, The Guardian and Bloomberg
Josh Lederman / NBC News:
Vandalism hits Bloomberg campaign offices across the U.S.
Vandalism hits Bloomberg campaign offices across the U.S.
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The Hill and The Daily Caller
Gabriel Debenedetti / New York Magazine:
No You Drop Out: Why Bernie's Rivals Are All Stubbornly Staying in the Race
No You Drop Out: Why Bernie's Rivals Are All Stubbornly Staying in the Race
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The Federalist, VodkaPundit, New York Times, LA Progressive, Reason, HuffPost, Outside the Beltway, The Week and The Hill
Stephanie Saul / New York Times:
Tom Steyer Stirs More Debate Over Payments in South Carolina
Tom Steyer Stirs More Debate Over Payments in South Carolina
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New York Times:
Harvey Weinstein Is Found Guilty on Two Counts: Live Updates — Mr. Weinstein is guilty of criminal sexual act in the first degree and rape in the third degree. — RIGHT NOW Harvey Weinstein is guilty of criminal sexual act in the first degree and rape in the third degree. — Here's what you need to know:
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Associated Press:
Harvey Weinstein found guilty in landmark #MeToo moment
Harvey Weinstein found guilty in landmark #MeToo moment
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CBS New York, The Week, TheBlaze, The Gateway Pundit and Gothamist
Pilar Melendez / The Daily Beast:
Harvey Weinstein Hauled Off to Jail in Cuffs After Guilty Verdict
Harvey Weinstein Hauled Off to Jail in Cuffs After Guilty Verdict
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Washington Post, Fox News, Breitbart, NBC News and Big League Politics
James Queally / Los Angeles Times:
Harvey Weinstein verdict: The case now moves to Los Angeles
Harvey Weinstein verdict: The case now moves to Los Angeles
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Talking Points Memo, Patterico's Pontifications and INSIDER
Washington Post:
Richard Grenell's paid consulting included work for U.S. nonprofit funded mostly by Hungary — Two years before President Trump nominated him to become ambassador to Germany, Richard Grenell wrote an op-ed about Nigeria's highly charged 2015 presidential race, a move that drew notice from Nigerian media.
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Eli Clifton / Responsible Statecraft:
Trump's new acting Director of National Intelligence conducted undisclosed work for Hungary's far-right government — An investigation by Responsible Statecraft has found that President Trump's newly installed acting Director of National Intelligence, Richard Grenell, knowingly provided …
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Raw Story
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
If Democrats Aren't Terrified of Bernie, They're Not Paying Attention — Watching the Brexit debacle from afar, it seemed impossible to understand how the Labour Party could know full well it needed to win a national election in order to prevent an irreversible setback, yet harness itself to Jeremy Corbyn …
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Lawyers, Guns & Money
Ronald J. Hansen / Arizona Republic:
Arizona congressional candidate suspends campaign after heroin overdose — (Photo: via Chris Taylor Republican For Arizona CD1 website) — Chris Taylor, a Safford city councilman who is running for Congress, overdosed on heroin last week and since has suspended his campaign.
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Ben Conarck / Miami Herald:
A Miami man who flew to China worried he might have coronavirus. He may owe thousands — After returning to Miami last month from a work trip in China, Osmel Martinez Azcue found himself in a frightening position: he was developing flu-like symptoms, just as coronavirus was ravaging the country he had visited.
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The Daily Beast, No More Mister Nice Blog and Raw Story
Dave Jamieson / HuffPost:
The Young Turks' Progressive Founder Urged His Staff Not To Unionize — In a tense meeting with employees, Cenk Uygur argued that a union doesn't belong at a small news network struggling to make profits. — Top leadership at the progressive news network The Young Turks held an all-staff meeting …
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National Review and The Daily Caller, more at Mediagazer »
Jim VandeHei / Axios:
The evidence doesn't back Democrats' panic that Bernie can't win - Axios — Virtually every national and swing state poll shows Sanders tied with or beating Trump.
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Bern Notice and National Review
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Tyler Olson / Fox News:
In Supreme Court dissent, Thomas cites Thomas in arguing to overturn decision authored by Thomas — Even by Supreme Court standards, this development takes a minute to wrap your head around. — In a dissent to the high court's decision Monday not to hear a tax case, Supreme Court Justice …
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Associated Press and One America News Network
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Nihar Kabinittal / Associated Press:
Thomas criticizes a previous high court opinion - his own
CNBC:
DOW PLUNGES 1,000 POINTS — Matrix's Katz: You want to buy into the dips and the coronavirus uncertainty — Stocks fell sharply on Monday, with Dow Jones Industrial Average losses reaching 1,000 points at midday. The number of coronavirus cases outside China surged …
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CNN:
Bloomberg called Warren ‘scary’ and vowed to ‘defend the banks’ in closed-door 2016 event — Warren drags Bloomberg: He's an arrogant billionaire — (CNN)Former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg said at a private event in 2016 that his presidential campaign platform would have been to …
Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
HR McMaster to publish book that may pose headaches for Trump — Donald Trump is trying to stop the publication of a book by his third national security adviser, John Bolton, but he will soon have to contend with a volume published by his second. — Lt Gen HR McMaster will publish Battlegrounds …
Margalit Fox / New York Times:
Katherine Johnson Dies at 101; Mathematician Broke Barriers at NASA — She was one of a group of black women mathematicians at NASA and its predecessor who were celebrated in the 2016 movie “Hidden Figures.” — They asked Katherine Johnson for the moon, and she gave it to them.
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IJR, The Week, Observer and Rolling Stone
Wall Street Journal:
Facebook Investigated Suspicious Pro-Sanders Content — Social-media giant hasn't substantiated the activity it reviewed; senior officials alerted to internal probe — Facebook Inc. in recent weeks investigated suspicious content supporting Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders's presidential campaign, said people familiar with the matter.
Heidi Przybyla / NBC News:
Cardiology director says there's one heart measure Sanders could disclose but isn't — Exclusive: By releasing one simple indicator of his heart health, Sanders could address lingering questions, the president of the American College of Cardiology says. — WASHINGTON — Democratic …
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Political Wire
Jonathan Cohn / HuffPost:
Bernie Sanders Rolls Out $1.5 Trillion Plan For Free, Universal Child Care — It's the latest early childhood plan from a 2020 Democratic candidate — and it could be the biggest. — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Monday rolled out a plan under which the federal government would make child care …
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Politico, People's Policy Project and VICE
BBC:
Taj Mahal: US President Donald Trump visits the ‘monument of love’ in Agra — US President Donald Trump is visiting the historic Taj Mahal in the northern Indian city of Agra. — This is the second stop in Mr Trump's 36-hour long trip, which is his first official visit to India.
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Political Flare, Occupy Democrats and Raw Story
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