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Washington Post:
Live updates: Spread of coronavirus in U.S. appears inevitable, health officials warn; U.S. financial markets drop sharply — Health officials in the United States warned Tuesday that the spread of the novel coronavirus in the country appears inevitable, marking a significant change in tone …
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New York Times:
Coronavirus Live Updates: Iran's Deputy Health Minister Tests Positive — An Italian doctor staying at a resort in the Canary Islands was also feared to have the virus. New outbreaks in Europe, Asia and the Middle East are renewing fears of a coming global pandemic.
Yahoo Finance:
CDC Tells Americans to Start Readying for Outbreak: Virus Update — (Bloomberg) — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned Americans to prepare for a coronavirus outbreak at home that could lead to significant disruptions of daily life. Congress was told that there's shortage …
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Fortune
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Trump's DHS head has a brutal exchange on coronavirus — courtesy of a GOP senator — The Department of Homeland Security is coordinating the U.S. government's response to the increasing threat of the novel coronavirus. The agency has also been under the control of acting head Chad Wolf …
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POLITICUSUSA and The Independent
CNBC:
Coronavirus live updates: US confirms 53 cases, CDC outlines pandemic planning — HHS Secretary Azar offers update on coronavirus outbreak … 3:52 pm: US health officials say human trials on coronavirus vaccine to start in 6 weeks — Human trials testing a potential vaccine …
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The Root, Raw Story and New York Times
Marianne LeVine / Politico:
McConnell warns Republicans speculation on Sanders as the nominee ‘may be a bit foolish’ — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday that Republican speculation about whether Sen. Bernie Sanders may be the easiest Democrat to beat “may be a bit foolish.”
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Matthew Daly / Associated Press:
Senate GOP again thwarted on bills to restrict abortion
Senate GOP again thwarted on bills to restrict abortion
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Politico
Vox:
Bernie Sanders looks electable in surveys — but it could be a mirage — Sen. Bernie Sanders at the South Carolina Democratic Party's “First in the South” dinner on February 24, 2020 in Charleston, South Carolina. Drew Angerer/Getty Images — New research suggests Sanders would drive swing voters …
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Mother Jones, POLITICUSUSA, FiveThirtyEight, National Review and New York Times
Washington Post:
70 former U.S. senators: The Senate is failing to perform its constitutional duties — The following signers are all former U.S. senators: Dean Barkley (I-Minn.), Max Baucus (D-Mont.), Mark Begich (D-Alaska), Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.), David Boren (D-Okla.), Bill Bradley (D-N.J.), Bill Brock …
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Occupy Democrats, Raw Story and The Hill
Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
Dems, Want to Defeat Trump? Form a Team of Rivals — You can win in a landslide. — If this election turns out to be just between a self-proclaimed socialist and an undiagnosed sociopath, we will be in a terrible, terrible place as a country. How do we prevent that? — That's all I am thinking about right now.
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CNBC:
Trump slams Roger Stone juror right before she testifies at retrial request hearing — The forewoman of the jury that convicted President Donald Trump's longtime ally Roger Stone of multiple crimes last fall testified at a hearing on whether Stone should be granted a new trial.
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Fred Imbert / CNBC:
Larry Kudlow says US has contained the coronavirus and the economy is holding up nicely — “We have contained this. I won't say [it's] airtight, but it's pretty close to airtight,” said Larry Kudlow, director of the National Economic Council. — He added that, while the outbreak is a …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Romney: Trump administration unprepared for coronavirus outbreak — Sen. Mitt Romney (Utah), a prominent Republican voice in Congress, told senior Trump administration officials Tuesday that they are not adequately prepared for the possibility the coronavirus may spread more widely in the United States.
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ARLnow.com:
BREAKING: Man Accused of Trying to Blow Up Car in Pentagon Parking Lot — (Updated at 1:50 p.m.) A 19-year-old man from Arkansas has been charged with trying to blow up a car in the Pentagon parking lot Monday morning. — The charges, announced Tuesday afternoon, follow …
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Breitbart and The Daily Caller
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New York Times:
New Delhi Streets Turn Into Battleground Between Hindus and Muslims — As President Trump tours India's capital, where at least 11 people have been killed in communal clashes that have upended a working-class neighborhood. — NEW DELHI — In one part of New Delhi, President Trump …
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The American Independent and Occupy Democrats
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Politico:
Bloomberg internal poll claims Bernie would sink downballot Dems — Bernie Sanders' nomination could drag down vulnerable House Democrats trying to hold onto their competitive districts, according to a new poll conducted for Mike Bloomberg's campaign that is circulating among members …
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Eli Okun / Politico:
Bloomberg adviser attacks Bernie's sex-focused alt newspaper articles
Bloomberg adviser attacks Bernie's sex-focused alt newspaper articles
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HuffPost:
Harvey Weinstein Recorded A Robocall For Mike Bloomberg In 2005 — The disgraced movie producer backed the then-mayor's reelection, and Bloomberg appointed him to a charity board. — Few public figures were mourning Harvey Weinstein's downfall on Monday.
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Allan Smith / NBC News:
Bloomberg's girlfriend, Diana Taylor, on concerns over NDAs: ‘Get over it’
Bloomberg's girlfriend, Diana Taylor, on concerns over NDAs: ‘Get over it’
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Talking Points Memo, Slate, IJR and The Week
Fabiola Santiago / Miami Herald:
I went to school in Cuba under Castro. Here's what it's like, Bernie Sanders — Look at the little girl in the picture. — In her serious demeanor, a front for fear — and in her story — you might find, Senator Bernie Sanders, some of the profundity lacking in your populist bid to become …
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CNN, @politifact, Washington Post, Big League Politics, Townhall, Jacobin and Instapundit
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Masha Gessen / New Yorker:
What Bernie Sanders Should Have Said About Socialism and Totalitarianism in Cuba
What Bernie Sanders Should Have Said About Socialism and Totalitarianism in Cuba
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Washington Free Beacon, Fortune and Florida Politics
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
N.S.A. Phone Program Cost $100 Million, but Produced Only Two Unique Leads — A disputed program that allowed the National Security Agency to gain access to logs of Americans' domestic calls and texts yielded only one significant investigation, according to a newly declassified study.
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Progress Pond
Jon Gambrell / Associated Press:
Iran says official who played down virus fears is infected — DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The head of an Iranian government task force on the coronavirus who had urged the public not to overreact about its spread has tested positive for the illness himself, authorities said Tuesday …
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IJR, The Week, Washington Post, Associated Press and The Diplomat
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CNN:
Trump again considering Texas congressman to be intel chief after his candidacy floundered last year — (CNN)President Donald Trump is revisiting the idea of nominating Texas Rep. John Ratcliffe to be the next Director of National Intelligence, two sources told CNN.
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Talking Points Memo
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Ryan Grim / The Intercept:
When Two Judges Knocked Down Sentences to Protect Immigrants From Deportation, Amy Klobuchar's Office Appealed and Won — Between June 1, 1997, and October 31, 1998, Elsayed Salim and his wife dutifully filled out paperwork they needed to file with the state to receive financial support and food stamps for their family.
Gary Fineout / Politico:
2 Florida Democrats sue to keep Sanders off primary ballot — TALLAHASSEE — Two Florida Democrats are suing to block Bernie Sanders from running as a Democrat in the state's March 17 presidential primary. — In the lawsuit filed Monday in circuit court in Leon County …
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The Daily Caller
Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
A socialist is likely to win the 2020 election. No, not Bernie Sanders. — It once seemed unimaginable, but a proven socialist looks quite likely to win the 2020 presidential election. — No, I'm not talking about that socialist. I'm referring to the one who already occupies the White House.
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Joe Walsh / Washington Post:
I'm no fan of Bernie Sanders. But #NeverTrump means never Trump.
I'm no fan of Bernie Sanders. But #NeverTrump means never Trump.
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Mediaite, Florida Politics, Washington Times, The Hill, VodkaPundit, New York Post and HuffPost
Ben Ritz / Forbes:
Even With New Pay-Fors, Bernie's Agenda Still Has A $25 Trillion Hole — I write about U.S. tax & budget policy from a center-left perspective. — Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has made some extraordinary promises in his campaign for president, including free health care, a federal jobs guarantee …
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Bloomberg, New York Times, Breitbart and IJR
Charlie Warzel / New York Times:
Russia Wants to Meddle in Our Election. We're Helping. — Last week is proof. — Mr. Warzel is an Opinion writer at large. — For all the talk since 2016 of foreign election interference and Russian “meddling,” it seems few people really understand the information war and how not to play into the hands of our enemies.
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Abby Livingston / The Texas Tribune:
Bernie Sanders stokes question for Texas Democrats: How would his nomination affect their down-ballot plans? — Sanders supporters say he'll bring new voters to the polls to help Democrats flip Texas, but some establishment figures are in panic mode. — FORT WORTH — U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey …