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3:35 PM ET, February 28, 2020

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Anthony Brooks / WBUR:
WBUR Poll: Sanders Opens Substantial Lead In Mass., Challenging Warren On Her Home Turf  —  With Super Tuesday just days away, a new WBUR poll finds Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders well ahead of Sen. Elizabeth Warren in her home state of Massachusetts.  —  The poll shows Sanders is the choice …
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CNN:
CNN polls: Bernie Sanders holds big leads in California and Texas ahead of critical Super Tuesday vote  —  (CNN)Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders holds substantial leads in the two largest states to vote in next week's Super Tuesday lineup of primaries, according to new CNN polls conducted by SSRS in California and Texas.
David Lauter / Los Angeles Times:
Bernie Sanders holds 2-1 lead in California, poll shows  —  Sen. Bernie Sanders has taken a commanding lead in California's Democratic presidential race, ahead of his nearest rival by 2 to 1 and on track to win a majority of the huge trove of delegates at stake in the state's March 3 primary …
Discussion: Breitbart and The Hill
Joe Cunningham / Redstate:
Even in Massachusetts, It's Clear Elizabeth Warren Is Done
Discussion: WBUR
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Elizabeth Warren Gets Giant Lift From Persist PAC
Adam Edelman / NBC News:
Sanders overtakes Warren in her home state, new 2020 poll shows
Discussion: Washington Post, NPR and The Hill
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Bloomberg:
Coronavirus Could Disrupt U.S. Schools and Transportation, Mulvaney Says  — Comments come as markets continue global stock sell-off  — Coronavirus cases expand in Europe, Asia and Latin America  —  Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney said that the coronavirus is likely …
Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
With coronavirus, Trump's lies and his reassurances backfire  —  It mattered when the White House press secretary, in his first day on the job, lied about President Trump's inaugural crowd size.  —  It mattered when Trump said that wind turbines cause cancer.
Discussion: Reuters and Daily Kos
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Media's coronavirus stories trying to hurt Trump, Mick Mulvaney says as he urges public to turn off TV
Discussion: Politico and POLITICUSUSA
Maria Sacchetti / Washington Post:
President Trump's ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy blocked in federal court  —  A federal appeals court in California halted the Trump administration's “Remain in Mexico” immigration policy on Friday, a blow to the president's restrictive immigration agenda that cripples one of the government's approaches …
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Nihar Kabinittal / Associated Press:
Court temporarily halts Trump's ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy
Discussion: Politico
Priscilla Alvarez / CNN:
Appeals court blocks Trump administration from sending asylum seekers to Mexico to await hearings
Discussion: National Review
Christina Maxouris / CNN:
California patient with unknown origin of coronavirus is in serious condition, official says  —  (CNN)The California patient who tested positive for the coronavirus days after being hospitalized is in serious condition and intubated, California Rep. John Garamendi told CNN's Erin Burnett.
Discussion: The Week and New York Post
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ABC News:
Coronavirus live updates: WHO raises global risk from ‘high’ to ‘very high’
Discussion: Breitbart
David Brooks / New York Times:
No, Not Sanders, Not Ever  —  He is not a liberal, he's the end of liberalism.  —  A few months ago, I wrote a column saying I would vote for Elizabeth Warren over Donald Trump.  I may not agree with some of her policies, but culture is more important than politics.  She does not spread moral rot the way Trump does.
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
When a Pandemic Meets a Personality Cult  —  The Trump team confirms all of our worst fears.  —  So, here's the response of the Trump team and its allies to the coronavirus, at least so far: It's actually good for America.  Also, it's a hoax perpetrated by the news media and the Democrats.
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Alexander Heffner / USA Today:
Trump's terrible coronavirus response hands 2020 Democrats a chance to show they can lead
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Nadler seeks interviews with prosecutors who quit Roger Stone case  —  House Democrats are seeking interviews with the four career prosecutors who quit the case of Roger Stone, a longtime confidant of President Donald Trump, after Trump and Justice Department leaders intervened to demand a lighter jail sentence.
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Mary Clare Jalonick / Associated Press:   Dems launch Justice Department probe, seek Stone interviews
Carlotta Gall / New York Times:
Airstrike Hits Turkish Forces in Syria, Raising Fears of Escalation  —  The Turkish Army suffered mass casualties in an airstrike, officials said, an attack that could set off a direct conflict between Turkey and Russia.  —  ISTANBUL — The Turkish Army suffered mass casualties in an airstrike …
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Daily Sabah:
Turkey will no longer stop Syrian migrant flow to Europe, official says
Matthew Bodner / NBC News:
Russia deploys warships to Syria coast after Turkey loses 33 soldiers in attack
Discussion: UPI
Ben Jacobs / GEN:
Michael Bloomberg's North Carolina Game Is Seriously Unlike Anything Else  —  The Super Tuesday state is the former New York mayor's best shot at primary delegates — and he knows it  —  eeing the Bloomberg presidential campaign up close, there is no easy way to describe it.
Discussion: Fox News and NewNowNext
Civitas Institute:
Biden takes the lead in latest Civitas Poll  —  SANDERS AND BLOOMBERG FALL BACK; CUNNINGHAM STILL LEADS SENATE PRIMARY  —  RALEIGH - The second Civitas Poll tracking the North Carolina Democratic presidential primary shows former vice president Joe Biden has taken the lead outside of the margin …
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Washington Post:
Terry McAuliffe considers endorsing Joe Biden on Sunday
Discussion: Politico and The National Interest
ProPublica:
The RNC Stopped Paying a Data Firm After A Serious Breach.  Then It Paid A Mysterious LLC With the Same Address.  —  Three years after the Republican National Committee publicly sidelined the sullied firm, it paid an LLC with the same address $900,000 for “data services.”
Hannah Dreier / ProPublica:
When the Billionaire Family Behind the Opioid Crisis Needed PR Help, They Turned to Mike Bloomberg  —  Bloomberg gave media advice to the Sacklers and recommended his longtime mayoral spokesman to them.  The relationship could shadow his presidential bid.  —  Long celebrated …
Politico:
Republicans storm out of coronavirus briefing after Democrat rips Trump's response  —  Several House Republicans walked out of a closed-door coronavirus briefing Friday with Trump health officials in protest after a senior Democrat blasted the Trump administration's handling of the response effort.
Discussion: TheBlaze and The CT Mirror
Associated Press:
Sanders-linked group entered into racial discrimination NDA  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — A political advocacy group founded by Bernie Sanders entered into a nondisclosure agreement with an African American political consultant that bars her from discussing a lawsuit alleging racial discrimination …
Discussion: Twitchy
Sporting News:
People mad online at Garth Brooks because they don't know Barry Sanders from Bernie Sanders  —  Barry Sanders — the Detroit Lions Hall of Fame running back — and Bernie Sanders — the U.S. senator from Vermont and Democratic Party candidate for president — are different people.
Laura Bassett / GQ:
Like Warren, I Had My Own Sexist Run-In with Chris Matthews  —  The Hardball anchor frequently demeans women guests, with objectifying and belittling comments, both on and off air.  —  MSNBC host Chris Matthews, whose long history of sexist comments and behavior have somehow not yet gotten him fired …
Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
The Real Objective of Mob Violence Against Muslims in India  —  During the past several days, more than thirty people have been killed in mob violence primarily targeting Muslims in the Indian capital of New Delhi.  At the center of the conflict is the Citizenship Amendment Act (C.A.A.) …
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Rana Ayyub / TIME:   Narendra Modi Looks the Other Way as New Delhi Burns
Michael Harriot / The Root:
Every Democratic Candidates' ‘Black Agenda,’ Ranked  —  On Saturday, voters in South Carolina will sound the starting gun for the race to the Democratic nomination for president of the United States.  After giving white America a head start on selecting the party's nominee, the Democratic Party now turns to South Carolina.
Discussion: American Prospect
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
GOP scramble is on to succeed Donald Trump in 2024  —  NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — President Donald Trump is locked in a tough reelection battle, yet the Republicans looking to succeed him are already circling.  —  They're visiting early primary states, reaching out to major donors, and …
Discussion: Breitbart
Jewish Electorate Institute:
National Survey of Likely Jewish Voters in 2020  —  On behalf of the non-partisan Jewish Electorate Institute (JEI), Garin-Hart-Yang conducted an online survey of 1,001 Jewish voters nationally who self-identify as Jewish and indicate that they are likely to vote in the November 2020 election.
Discussion: BuzzFeed News and Jewish Insider
 
 
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Bloomberg:
MP Suggested U.K. Could Put Morgue in Hyde Park if Virus Hits
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
For the first time, there are fewer registered Republicans than independents
Discussion: Breitbart
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Jerk, liars and the inexperienced: How voters describe the 2020 candidates
Discussion: Mother Jones and The Daily Beast
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Can Bernie Sanders Get Away With Hiding His Medical Records?
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Ken Dilanian / NBC News:
U.S. intel agencies warned of rising risk of outbreak like coronavirus
Discussion: Raw Story
Zeynep Tufekci / Scientific American Blog Network:
Preparing for Coronavirus to Strike the U.S.
Patrick Marley / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Wisconsin appeals court rules voters targeted for purge will remain on the rolls
Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
Inside the U.S. military's historic week in Afghanistan ahead of a possible peace deal with the Taliban
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Broad anti-tobacco bill narrowly passes House
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump advisor Larry Kudlow urges calm on coronavirus: ‘Stocks look pretty cheap to me’
Discussion: CCN.com and Raw Story
Peter Nicholas / The Atlantic:
Donald Trump, Bernie Bro
CNN:
A high school student created a fake 2020 candidate. Twitter verified it
Peggy Noonan / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Isn't Easing Coronavirus Forebodings
Discussion: Raw Story
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Roger Stone lashes out in Florida testimony
Discussion: Mediaite
 

 
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