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Washington Post:
Obama demands South Carolina TV stations pull misleading ad attacking Biden — Former president Barack Obama is calling on South Carolina television stations to stop running an ad from a super PAC supporting President Trump that uses Obama's words out of context in a misleading attack on former vice president Joe Biden.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Ugly pro-Trump ad weaponizes audio of Obama, showing what's coming — There's now a good chance that Joe Biden will win South Carolina, which could give him an opening to right his campaign heading into Super Tuesday. While Bernie Sanders is still the clear frontrunner …
Rebecca Klar / The Hill:
Biden leads by 18 points in South Carolina: poll
Biden leads by 18 points in South Carolina: poll
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Associated Press:
The Latest: Sharpton sees socialism-civil rights parallel
The Latest: Sharpton sees socialism-civil rights parallel
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Nihar Kabinittal / ABC News:
‘The View’ co-hosts react to the last Democratic debate before Super Tuesday: ‘It was really chaotic’
‘The View’ co-hosts react to the last Democratic debate before Super Tuesday: ‘It was really chaotic’
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Associated Press and The Wrap
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
ABC News suspends correspondent David Wright after Project Veritas sting — ABC News suspended one of its veteran correspondents late Tuesday for unguarded remarks he made in a video by operatives of Project Veritas, the conservative group that records “undercover” footage of mainstream journalists …
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‘Socialist’ ABC Reporter Admits Bosses Spike News Important to Voters, 'Don't Give Trump Credit' … BREAKING: Senior ABC Correspondent David Wright on Hidden Camera: How 'Bosses Don't See an Upside' for Reporting News; ‘The Truth Suffers’; Says ABC Doesn't ‘Give Trump Credit for What Things He Does Do’; …
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Trump campaign sues The New York Times for libel over Russia opinion article — President Donald Trump's presidential campaign sued The New York Times for libel over a 2019 opinion piece. — The campaign is seeking millions of dollars in damages for what it claimed was The Times' false claims …
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Betsy Swan / The Daily Beast:
Facial-Recognition Company That Works With Law Enforcement Says Entire Client List Was Stolen — Clearview AI, which contracts with law enforcement after reportedly scraping 3 billion images from the web, now says someone got “unauthorized access” to its list of customers.
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ICE has run facial-recognition searches on millions of Maryland drivers — The agency's unlimited access to drivers' photos has alarmed immigration and privacy activists, who fear it's being used to target immigrants who sought driver's licenses after 2013 — U.S. Immigration …
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
At least seven dead including shooter in rampage at Molson Coors — In one of the worst shootings in Wisconsin history, at least seven people were killed — including a gunman — during a shooting rampage Wednesday afternoon on the Milwaukee campus of Molson Coors, according to multiple sources.
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The Daily Beast:
Donald Trump Wants You to Know He Has the Coronavirus Totally Under Control — The president is growing increasingly worried that the perception that his administration is in over its head is going to hurt his re-election bid. — President Donald Trump is frantically trying to quell criticism …
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Politico:
White House considers appointing coronavirus czar
White House considers appointing coronavirus czar
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Pippa Stevens / CNBC:
Trump is reportedly furious that the stock market is plunging on coronavirus fears
Trump is reportedly furious that the stock market is plunging on coronavirus fears
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NBC News:
Trump cuts to national security staff may hurt coronavirus response, former officials say — “For the first time since 9/11, you don't have someone directly reporting to the president responsible [for threats like] pandemics,” an ex-official said. — WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's decision …
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Trump has no clue what to do in a disaster
Trump has no clue what to do in a disaster
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DCReport.org, NPR and Daily Kos
Matt Vespa / Townhall:
The One Democrat Who Is Scaring Ann Coulter...And It's Not Bernie Sanders — The South Carolina Democratic debate is over. Sen. Bernie Sanders was put in the crosshairs, there were some tussles between Biden and Tom Steyer. Warren and Bloomberg threw some jabs at one another, and then …
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JM Rieger / Washington Post:
Bernie Sanders says he has opposed authoritarians. …
Bernie Sanders says he has opposed authoritarians. …
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Twitchy, Mother Jones and National Review
U.S. Department of Justice:
Former Atomwaffen Division Leader Arrested for Swatting Conspiracy — ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A former leader of the white supremacist group Atomwaffen Division was arrested today on charges related to his alleged role in a conspiracy that conducted multiple swatting events that occurred here in the Eastern District of Virginia.
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The Daily Beast:
MSNBC Benches Contributor Who Smeared Bernie Sanders Staffers — Johnson was a regular fixture on MSNBC, providing analysis of the Democratic primary, but he has disappeared from the network since making incendiary comments about the senator. — Following MSNBC contributor …
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Mediaite, The Hill, Raw Story and Vanity Fair
Jason Ganz / Data For Progress:
Sanders Ahead in Virginia and Colorado — Authors: Sean McElwee, Executive Director of Data for Progress, Jason Ganz, CTO of Data for Progress, — From 2/23 to 2/25, Data for Progress Data for Progress surveyed 499 likely voters in Virginia and 471 likely voters in Colorado via text to web.
CNN:
Bloomberg once said Social Security was the biggest Ponzi scheme and argued for cuts to entitlements — Washington (CNN)Mike Bloomberg has vowed as a Democratic candidate for president to “strengthen entitlement programs.” But when he was mayor of New York City, Bloomberg twice compared Social Security …
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Zeke Miller / Associated Press:
Campaign to open Trump community centers to woo black voters — WASHINGTON (AP) — Flush with cash, President Donald Trump's campaign is stepping up its outreach to black Americans as it tries to claw away support from the traditionally Democratic voting bloc ahead of November's general election.
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Larry Neumeister / Associated Press:
Court sides with Trump in ‘sanctuary cities’ grant fight — NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump administration can withhold millions of dollars in law enforcement grants to force states to cooperate with U.S. immigration enforcement, a federal appeals court in New York ruled Wednesday in a decision …
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U.S. Department of Justice:
Arrests in Four States of Racially Motivated Violent Extremists Targeting Journalists and Activists — Defendants Created and Coordinated Nationwide Delivery of Threatening Posters — Four racially motivated violent extremists from across the U.S. were arrested and charged today …
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NBC News and The Daily Beast
Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
“Catastrophic”: Trump Is Fighting With Advisors Over Pardoning Roger Stone — Trump, goaded by Tucker Carlson, is building the drama before pulling the trigger, while Mulvaney, Cipollone, and Kushner argue against—Could Barr resign? (And will Coronavirus spoil Trump's campaign closeup?)
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Washington Post, The Daily Caller, The Independent and Bloomberg
Associated Press:
AP FACT CHECK: Democrats distort coronavirus readiness — WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic presidential contenders are describing the federal infectious-disease bureaucracy as rudderless and ill-prepared for the coronavirus threat because of budget cuts and ham-handed leadership by President Donald Trump.
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Philip Pullella / Reuters:
Pope to Catholics: For Lent, give up trolling — VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - During Lent, Catholics are called on to give up something, like sweets. On Wednesday, Pope Francis added a modern twist to the list of things to quit during the season and beyond: insulting people on social media.
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The Verge, Upworthy, The Daily Caller, Mediaite and TheBlaze
Bruce Golding / New York Post:
Rudy Giuliani asked me to cancel elex so he'd stay mayor post-9/11: Pataki — He wanted to be “America's mayor” a whole lot longer. — Rudy Giuliani secretly asked then-New York Gov. George Pataki to cancel New York City's 2001 mayoral election so he could remain in office following the Sept. 11 terror attack, a new book reveals.
U.S. Department of Justice:
The Department of Justice Creates Section Dedicated to Denaturalization Cases — The Civil Division's Denaturalization Section Will Investigate and Litigate the Denaturalization of Terrorists, War Criminals, Sex Offenders, and Other Fraudsters — The Department of Justice today announced …
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CNN, National Review and TheBlaze
James Kirchick / Tablet Magazine:
The 11% Majority — Hardly a Democratic presidential debate has transpired without Sen. Bernie Sanders criticizing former Vice President Joe Biden for his vote authorizing the Iraq War. It's a fair criticism, and one that Sanders, who opposed the war as a congressman, is well positioned to make.
John Sipher Screen / Standpoint:
Murdering reality: the spurious spies of fiction — Hollywood lacks the wit and the will to convey the complexities of the secret world — “Too fanciful to stomach”: John Krasinski in Amazon's “Jack Ryan” series (©AMAZON PRIME) — I recently watched the second season of Amazon's series Jack Ryan.
Phillip M. Bailey / Courier-Journal:
Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie opposes anti-lynching bill named for Emmett Till — U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie burnished his reputation as “Mr. No” in Congress once again on Wednesday by joining a handful of lawmakers who opposed a measure that would make lynching a federal hate crime.
Myah Ward / Politico:
Louisiana GOP Rep. Ralph Abraham announces he won't seek reelection — Louisiana Republican Rep. Ralph Abraham on Wednesday announced he won't seek reelection in 2020. — Abraham, who represents Louisiana's 5th congressional district, said he made the decision to only serve three terms six years ago …
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New York Times:
It's Facebook vs. the Bloomberg Campaign vs. the Internet — The Bloomberg campaign is putting out more memes on private Instagram accounts — and running faster than Facebook can keep up. — Several high-profile Instagram accounts posted sponsored content for Michael Bloomberg's presidential campaign on Wednesday afternoon.
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Rasmussen Reports:
Trump Thumps Sanders in Head-to-Head Matchup — President Trump would KO Democrat front-runner Bernie Sanders if the 2020 presidential election were held today. — The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds Trump earning 50% support among Likely U.S. Voters to Sanders' 43%.
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Washington Times, The Gateway Pundit, The Hill and Reuters
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Bernie: I'd Rather Lose Than Let Bloomberg Spend Money on Me — The more moderate supporters of Bernie Sanders insist that, despite his simplistic and often demagogic slogans, he is in reality a hardheaded politician ready to make the necessary compromises to advance his agenda.
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