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3:50 PM ET, February 26, 2020

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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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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 …
Discussion: Vox
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Zach Montellaro / Politico:
Biden announces ‘six figure’ Super Tuesday ad campaign
Discussion: NBC News
Kirk Brown / Greenville News:   Joe Biden has big lead in South Carolina primary, per Clemson University's Palmetto Poll
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.
Discussion: VICE and The Verge
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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
Discussion: Fox News
John Harwood / CNN:   The government had a model for handling Ebola. Trump has ditched it
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.
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Mona Charen / National Review:   The Moral Failing of Bernie Sanders
James Kirchick / Tablet Magazine:   The 11% Majority  —  Hardly a Democratic presidential debate …
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 …
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 …
Discussion: Daily Kos and The Atlantic
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Ken Dilanian / NBC News:
U.S. intel officials worry their latest findings about Russian election interference are being distorted
Discussion: National Review and IJR
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 …
Discussion: The Mary Sue, The Week and Daily Kos
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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.
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 …
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 …
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.
Discussion: Mediaite
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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.
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%.
Adam Elmahrek / Los Angeles Times:
Elizabeth Warren again is pressed on past claims of Native American heritage  —  More than 200 Cherokees and other Native Americans have signed a letter urging Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren to fully retract her past claims to being Native and help dispel false beliefs held …
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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.
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 …
Discussion: Reason
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.
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.
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 …
Discussion: National Review and TheBlaze
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.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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 …
 
 
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Pew Research Center:
Naturalized Citizens Make Up Record One-in-Ten U.S. Eligible Voters in 2020
Discussion: NBC News and CNN
Bailey Lipschultz / Bloomberg:
FDA Official Warns Coronavirus on Path to Becoming Pandemic
Anne Barnard / New York Times:
After Trump Mocks a Sea Wall in New York, Plan Is Abruptly Shelved
Discussion: Gothamist
Vogue:
A Bernie Bro and His Mom Try to Cross Their Political Divide
Jonathan Bernstein / Bloomberg:
How to Make the Debates Less Terrible
Discussion: The Hill
Jeffrey Gottfried / Pew Research Center:
Americans' news fatigue isn't going away - about two-thirds still feel worn out
Julia Carrie Wong / The Guardian:
Mike Bloomberg's campaign is polluting the internet
Discussion: Townhall and Washington Post
 Earlier Items: 
Thomas B. Edsall / New York Times:
Does Anyone Have a Clue About How to Fight Back Against Trump's Racism?
Discussion: Raw Story and Althouse
Lolita C. Baldor / Associated Press:
Congress warns Pentagon not to move money to fund Trump wall
Discussion: The Hill
Wall Street Journal:
Wealthy Americans Already Pay Their Share
Brian Linville / The Federalist:
Why Bernie Sanders As Democrats' Nominee Would Be Best For The Country
Li Yuan / New York Times:
Coronavirus Weakens China's Powerful Propaganda Machine
Discussion: National Review
Arizona Republic:
The Arizona Republic will no longer make candidate endorsements. Here's why
Anthony Man / Sun-Sentinel:
Wilton Manors Mayor Justin Flippen dies at age 41
 

 
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Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A New York judge finds Sirius XM liable for a difficult subscription cancellation process; Sirius says it will appeal but abide by a new “click-to-cancel” rule

Peter Kafka / Business Insider:
A Q&A with Chris Balfe, CEO of Red Seat Ventures, which has helped Tucker Carlson and Megyn Kelly set up their podcast and streaming businesses and sell ads

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
A growing number of podcasters, including Tim Ferriss, are moving away from interviews to monologues or co-hosts, as some well-known guests can be overexposed

 
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