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Washington Post:
U.S. workers without protective gear assisted coronavirus evacuees, HHS whistleblower says — Officials at the Department of Health and Human Services sent more than a dozen workers to receive the first Americans evacuated from Wuhan, China, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak …
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New York Times:
U.S. Health Workers Responding to Coronavirus Lacked Training and Protective Gear, Whistle-Blower Says — Team members were not properly trained, lacked necessary gear and moved freely around and off military bases where Americans were quarantined, a complaint says.
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New York Times:
Pence Will Control All Coronavirus Messaging From Health Officials — Government health officials and scientists will have to clear statements with the vice president's office, one of three people designated as the administration's primary coronavirus official.
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Dan Vergano / BuzzFeed News:
New York Is Making Its Own Coronavirus Test After The CDC's Tests Have Repeatedly Failed — Washington, D.C. — Federal health officials met with state and city public health labs on Wednesday to fix a crippling lack of options to diagnose the novel coronavirus, a shortfall driven by botched CDC testing kits.
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Silencing Fauci? — I've been watching the mix of very worrisome …
Silencing Fauci? — I've been watching the mix of very worrisome …
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Balloon Juice
Geoff Earle / Daily Mail:
White House GAGS government health experts from speaking about coronavirus saying they must …
White House GAGS government health experts from speaking about coronavirus saying they must …
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Washington Post, POLITICUSUSA and Mediaite
Monmouth University Polling Institute:
Biden Maintains Lead — Sanders and Steyer jockey for second — West Long Branch, NJ - Joe Biden stays well atop the field in South Carolina, according to the third Monmouth ("Mon-muth") University Poll of likely Democratic primary voters there. Tom Steyer and Bernie Sanders are fighting for the second spot.
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Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Sanders knocks Biden out of first, majority thinks Trump wins — Bernie Sanders pushes Joe Biden out of the frontrunner spot for the Democratic nomination, capturing a record 31 percent support among primary voters in a new Fox News Poll. This is the first 2020 Fox national poll …
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Raw Story, The Hill and Political Wire
Eugene Robinson / Washington Post:
In South Carolina, a determination to oust Trump
In South Carolina, a determination to oust Trump
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Associated Press
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
What The Race Looks Like If Biden Wins — Or Wins Big, Or Loses — In South Carolina
What The Race Looks Like If Biden Wins — Or Wins Big, Or Loses — In South Carolina
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Washington Post, Patterico's Pontifications, Raw Story, ABC News, Daily Kos, Brutal South, TheBlaze, The Independent and Mediaite
Andy Shain / Post and Courier:
New SC 2020 polls show Biden continues to lead over Sanders and Steyer
New SC 2020 polls show Biden continues to lead over Sanders and Steyer
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Power Line, FiveThirtyEight, The Hill and POLITICUSUSA
The Daily Beast:
Trump Spends 45 Minutes With ‘Deep State’ Play Actors Amid Coronavirus Mayhem — Meanwhile, the man he tapped to run point on the virus, VP Pence, took to a conservative activists conference and had meetings with pro-Trump media luminaries. — NATIONAL HARBOR, MD — One day after briefing …
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New York Times:
Democratic Leaders Willing to Risk Party Damage to Stop Bernie Sanders — Interviews with dozens of Democratic Party officials, including 93 superdelegates, found overwhelming opposition to handing Mr. Sanders the nomination if he fell short of a majority of delegates.
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Steve Contorno / Tampa Bay Times:
What's on Mike Pence's schedule as coronavirus point man? A fundraiser in Florida. — The $25,000-per-plate GOP event featuring the vice president is in Longboat Key. — The country's new point man on coronavirus response, Vice President Mike Pence, is expected to travel to Florida on Friday — but not on a public health mission.
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The Intellectualist, The Hill and Daily Kos
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Gail Collins / New York Times:
Let's Call It Trumpvirus
Let's Call It Trumpvirus
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Wall Street Journal:
Michael Bloomberg's Campaign Sought Andrew Yang's Backing, Floated Vice- Presidential Slot — Yang didn't commit to join forces — Michael Bloomberg's presidential campaign has made overtures to Democrat Andrew Yang, courting the former candidate's endorsement and floating the possibility …
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Baltimore Sun:
Former Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh sentenced to 3 years for ‘Healthy Holly’ children's book fraud scheme — Former Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh, who held elected offices in Baltimore for two decades and was elevated by voters to lead the city following the upheaval of 2015 …
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Martyn McLaughlin / Scotsman:
Scots ministers told to seek ‘unexplained wealth order’ for Donald Trump resorts — The Scottish Government has been urged to apply for an unexplained wealth order to investigate Donald Trump's deals to acquire his Scottish properties. — Patrick Harvie MSP, co-leader of the Scottish Greens …
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The Intellectualist
Washington Post:
Pence seizes control of coronavirus response amid criticism of his qualifications — Vice President Pence tried to project a sense of steady control over the government's response to the coronavirus Thursday, even as he faced fresh questions about his qualifications for the role and criticism …
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Associated Press, Raw Story and Mediaite
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Jeffery Martin / Newsweek:
Mike Pence's ‘Pray On It’ Plan To Combat Indiana HIV Outbreak Resurfaces After Trump Taps VP …
Mike Pence's ‘Pray On It’ Plan To Combat Indiana HIV Outbreak Resurfaces After Trump Taps VP …
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Raw Story, Washington Post, The Intellectualist, IJR, Mediaite, NB Blog and New York Times
Jasper Scherer / Houston Chronicle:
Bloomberg says he would close campaign offices if Sanders wins nomination and rejects his support — Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg said Thursday he would shutter his presidential campaign operation if someone else wins the nomination and rejects his support …
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Allan Smith / NBC News:
Bloomberg says he will run ‘right to the bitter end,’ to convention if nomination not locked up
Bloomberg says he will run ‘right to the bitter end,’ to convention if nomination not locked up
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The Hill
Zachary Petrizzo / Mediaite:
‘You Guys Are Total A**holes’: Dan Bongino Berates Mediaite Writer at CPAC — Fox News contributor Dan Bongino gave this writer an earful in the empty hallways of the Conservative Political Action Conference after it closed up for the night on Wednesday. — After Bongino's Fox News hit …
Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
Senate Intel chair privately warned that GOP's Biden probe could help Russia — The top Republican on the Senate Intelligence Committee has privately expressed concerns about his colleagues' corruption investigation into former Vice President Joe Biden, further exposing divisions within …
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Raw Story
Los Angeles Times:
California grapples with growing coronavirus threat as businesses pull out of state events — California is coming to terms with the growing threat posed by coronavirus, as two communities issued emergency orders and a patient in Northern California was described by authorities as potentially …
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San Francisco Chronicle, PJ Media Home, UC Davis, The Seattle Times and National Review
Bermet Talant / KyivPost:
Ukraine opens probes into Biden after ex-prosecutor Shokin's court appeals — Ukrainian courts opened criminal probes against Joe Biden (R) after former Prosecutor General Viktor Shokin (L), central to spreading disinformation about Biden to the U.S., filed multiple appeals.
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Talking Points Memo
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Ryan Lizza / Politico:
Coming to a podcast near you: Hillary Clinton — Hillary Clinton is starting a podcast. — The former first lady, secretary of State, and 2016 Democratic presidential nominee is planning to launch a new audio program in late spring, just in time for her to have a powerful new megaphone during the 2020 election.
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New York Post, Mediaite and The Hill
Lindsay Crouse / New York Times:
My Ex-Boyfriend's New Girlfriend Is Lady Gaga — How do you compare yourself with one of the most famous women in the world? — Ms. Crouse is a senior staff editor in Opinion. — I was eating bodega grapes at my desk on a recent Monday morning, gearing up to wrangle my inbox, when my phone started buzzing:
Fred Imbert / CNBC:
Dow set to drop 400 points as worst week since the financial crisis continues — Wall Street set for more losses at open — U.S. stock futures on Thursday morning pointed to declines at the day's open amid concerns the coronavirus may be spreading in the U.S.
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Jake Thomas / The Intellectualist:
The Head Of Trump's CDC Believes AIDS Was God Judgement Against Homosexuals — Dr. Robert Redfield has held controversial opinions regarding AIDS throughout his lengthy career. — Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Direct Robert Redfield has come under increased scrutiny from inside …
Corey Brettschneider / Politico:
Why President Trump Can't Pardon Roger Stone — Speculation that President Donald Trump might pardon Roger Stone has reached a fever pitch after Stone's sentencing by a federal judge and the president's repeated hints that he thinks the verdict unfair. But fortunately, the Constitution's framers imagined …
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Reason, Sentencing Law and Policy and Raw Story
Allan Smith / NBC News:
'I can't even': Emails reveal EPA officials' reaction to Trump rant on toilets, showers — The president's claims about water pressure caught the attention of his environmental agency. — When the top EPA official overseeing its WaterSense program first heard President Donald Trump's rant …
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Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Trump campaign lawsuit against New York Times exposes honesty of New York Times — As a presidential candidate, Donald Trump declared, “No media is more corrupt than the failing New York Times.” That claim followed an exposé in the Times documenting the stories of women who'd claimed that Trump had groped them.
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Controversial Trump Fed nominee may be confirmed after all — Judy Shelton's nomination to the Federal Reserve isn't dead yet. In fact, it's showing new signs of life. — After absorbing a number of body blows at her confirmation hearing over her support for the gold standard and past writings …
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