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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’; …
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Rebecca Klar / The Hill:
Biden leads by 18 points in South Carolina: poll — Former Vice President Joe Biden has an 18-point lead over his Democratic presidential primary opponents in South Carolina, according to a poll released Wednesday. — Biden has 35 percent support in the Clemson University poll released …
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South Carolina debate watchers most impressed by Sanders and Biden — CBS News poll
South Carolina debate watchers most impressed by Sanders and Biden — CBS News poll
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Zach Montellaro / Politico:
Biden announces ‘six figure’ Super Tuesday ad campaign
Biden announces ‘six figure’ Super Tuesday ad campaign
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Kirk Brown / Greenville News:
Joe Biden has big lead in South Carolina primary, per Clemson University's Palmetto Poll
Katie Glueck / New York Times:
How Biden's Campaign Explains His ‘Arrest’ in South Africa
How Biden's Campaign Explains His ‘Arrest’ in South Africa
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John F. Harris / Politico:
Democrats needed a good debate, but got a bad one
Democrats needed a good debate, but got a bad one
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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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Rachel Weiner / Washington Post:
Five arrested, accused of targeting journalists as part of neo-Nazi Atomwaffen group — A Texas man is accused of targeting a ProPublica reporter who named him as a leader in the white supremacist Atomwaffen Division by calling police to his office and home.
Politico:
White House considers appointing coronavirus czar — The White House is weighing whether to appoint a coronavirus czar to coordinate the response to the spreading epidemic, according to two people familiar with the matter. — Officials are still debating whether such a role is necessary …
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Darlene Superville / Associated Press:
Trump to hold news conference on coronavirus US threat
Trump to hold news conference on coronavirus US threat
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Politico:
Trump tightens his grip on intelligence — President Donald Trump is tightening his grip on the intelligence community as part of a post-acquittal purge of career officials and political appointees deemed insufficiently loyal, and the abrupt firing of his last intel chief is only the tip of the iceberg …
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Ken Dilanian / NBC News:
U.S. intel officials worry their latest findings about Russian election interference are being distorted
U.S. intel officials worry their latest findings about Russian election interference are being distorted
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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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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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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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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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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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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 …
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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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.
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Mona Charen / National Review:
The Moral Failing of Bernie Sanders
Pippa Stevens / CNBC:
Trump is reportedly furious that the stock market is plunging on coronavirus fears — President Donald Trump is reportedly furious that stocks are plunging, believing that health officials' warnings have spooked investors, The Washington Post reported Tuesday night, citing two people familiar with the president's thinking.
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David Harsanyi / National Review:
How Can Bernie Sanders Happen in America? — There are many good reasons not to normalize socialism here. — A number of pundits have recently argued that younger voters, especially those under 30, are less inclined to be bothered when they hear the word “socialism,” since they have no firsthand memory of the Cold War.
Ewarrenisnotcherokee:
Open Letter to Elizabeth Warren from Cherokee Citizens — As concerned citizens of the Cherokee Nation, United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians, and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians...
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Adam Elmahrek / Los Angeles Times:
Elizabeth Warren again is pressed on past claims of Native American heritage
Elizabeth Warren again is pressed on past claims of Native American heritage
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Sam Gringlas / NPR:
With An Election On The Horizon, Older Adults Get Help Spotting Fake News — Toggle more options — At the Schweinhaut Senior Center in suburban Maryland, about a dozen seniors gather around iPads and laptops, investigating a suspicious meme of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Andrew Selsky / Associated Press:
‘No way out’: Demographics drive GOP nosedive on West Coast — BEND, Ore. (AP) — In the early 1990s, the population of Bend was around 25,000 and leaned Republican. A lumber mill operated along the banks of the Deschutes River in Oregon's high-desert country. — Today, the lumber mill is an REI outdoor recreation store.
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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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.
Jared Holt / Right Wing Watch:
PragerU Loses Appeal in Lawsuit Against Google, YouTube — The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that Prager University, a nonprofit organization created by right-wing commentator Dennis Prager, had no legal ground to stand on in its lawsuit against Google and YouTube …
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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New York Times:
Children Freeze to Death as Attack Prompts Largest Exodus of Syrian War — The Syrian government's assault on a rebel-held province has created one of the worst humanitarian emergencies of a brutal nine-year war. — REYHANLI, Turkey — The baby wasn't moving. Her body had gone hot, then cold.
Cnaan Liphshiz / Jerusalem Post:
1 in 5 Europeans says secret Jewish cabal runs the world, survey finds — In each of the countries polled, a representative sample of 1,000 adults was presented with 45 questions or statements in face-to-face interviews about Jews and Israel. — PARIS - A secret network of Jews influences global political and economic affairs.
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New York Times:
Kerik Had ‘Hit Bottom.’ Then Trump Pardoned Him. — Once hailed as a national hero, Bernard Kerik was struggling for work and living on the margins of power until his friends ascended in Washington. — It was as if the last decade had not happened. — Wearing a black turtleneck and blazer …