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1:30 PM ET, February 29, 2020

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Steven Nelson / New York Post:
Trump urges South Carolina Republicans to vote for Bernie Sanders  —  President Trump is urging Republicans to vote in South Carolina's Democratic primary on Saturday for the weakest candidate — determining that is Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.  —  Trump, hosting a rally in South Carolina on Friday night …
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Maggie Severns / Politico:
Biden gets a late burst of cash at a key moment
Discussion: Axios and Washington Post
David Siders / Politico:
Empty stadiums and no more selfie lines? Coronavirus becomes 2020 X-factor.
Li Zhou / Vox:   Live results for the South Carolina Democratic primary
ABC News:   Bloomberg campaign plans 2,400 events in 30 states ahead of Super Tuesday
Astead W. Herndon / New York Times:   'We're the Base': Black Democrats in South Carolina Want to Send a Message
Marc Caputo / Politico:
‘Too much detail’: South Carolina holds firm for Biden despite rambling, graphic speeches
New York Times:   Joe Biden's Last Stand
Nu Wexler / New York Times:
Joe Biden Needs a Win in South Carolina. Will He Get It?
Discussion: FiveThirtyEight
Politico:
Trump rallies his base to treat coronavirus as a ‘hoax’  —  NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — President Donald Trump on Friday night tried to cast the global outbreak of the coronavirus as a liberal conspiracy intended to undermine his first term, lumping it alongside impeachment and the Mueller investigation.
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Thomas Franck / CNBC:
Trump says the coronavirus is the Democrats' ‘new hoax’  — President Trump says that Democrats are using the virulent coronavirus as a “hoax” to damage him and his administration.  — “The Democrats are politicizing the coronavirus,” he said from a campaign rally in North Charleston, South Carolina.
Ashe Schow / The Daily Wire:
Media Claims Trump Called Coronavirus A ‘Hoax.’ Here's What He Actually Said.  —  While speaking at a rally in Charleston, South Carolina, President Donald Trump brought up the coronavirus and Democrats' attempts to politicize the issue.  —  Trump called those attempts a new hoax …
Discussion: Redstate, Politico, Slate and NBC News
The Guardian:
Trump calls coronavirus criticism Democrats' ‘new hoax’ and links it to immigration
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
Does Trump Know Senate Republicans Can't Make the Coronavirus Go Away?
Washington Post:
Live updates: New coronavirus cases indicate virus is spreading in U.S.; FDA expands testing  —  More coronavirus infections were reported from South Korea to France to Qatar on Saturday after health officials in Washington state, Oregon and California on Friday reported a worrying development …
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Associated Press:
Person in Washington state first in US to die from new virus  —  Officials in Washington state say a person has died of COVID-19, the first such death in the United States.  —  BREAKING NEWS UPDATE  —  Health officials in California, Oregon and Washington state worried …
New York Times:
Coronavirus Updates: First Death in U.S. Confirmed In Seattle Area  —  The death comes as unexplained new cases in Washington State, Oregon and California suggest local, person-to-person spread of the virus in the United States.  —  RIGHT NOW A person in King County, Washington, near Seattle …
Discussion: Mother Jones
New York Times:
Coronavirus Live Updates: New Unexplained Cases Reported in Oregon and California
Discussion: COVID-19 Daily
Bloomberg:   U.S. Reports First Death in Washington State: Virus Update
Mujib Mashal / New York Times:
U.S. Strikes Deal With Taliban to Withdraw Troops From Afghanistan  —  After more than a year of talks, the agreement lays out the beginning of the end of the United States' longest war.  But many obstacles remain.  —  DOHA, Qatar — The United States signed a deal with the Taliban on Saturday …
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Rebecca Kheel / The Hill:
US, Taliban sign deal to withdraw troops from Afghanistan
Discussion: Reuters
Washington Post:
U.S. signs peace deal with Taliban agreeing to full withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan
Discussion: Mother Jones and New York Times
Spencer Ackerman / The Daily Beast:
The Taliban Peace Deal Might Have Been Had Many Years and Thousands of Lives Ago
Discussion: NPR
Associated Press:
US, Taliban sign deal aimed at ending war in Afghanistan
Discussion: Slate and The Week
Los Angeles Times:
U.S. and the Taliban sign accord to end war in Afghanistan, draw down American forces
Discussion: Washington Post and Task & Purpose
Nellie Bowles / New York Times:
The Pied Pipers of the Dirtbag Left Want to Lead Everyone to Bernie Sanders  —  Many listeners would never repeat what these podcast hosts say.  So why do they desperately want to hear from them?  —  IOWA CITY — The people in the crowd were angry, and “Chapo Trap House” wanted them to stay that way.
Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Republican mega-donor buys stake in Twitter and seeks to oust Jack Dorsey - report  —  Billionaire Paul Singer's Elliott Management has taken a ‘sizable state’ and intends to ‘push for changes’, reports Bloomberg News  —  A major Republican donor has purchased a stake in Twitter …
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Carl Goldman / Washington Post:
I have the coronavirus.  So far, it isn't that bad.  —  My treatment has largely consisted of drinking gallons and gallons of Gatorade  —  I have the coronavirus.  And it hasn't been that bad.  —  I am in my late 60s, and the sickest I've ever been was when I had bronchitis several years ago.
Discussion: The Daily Caller, TheBlaze and Twitchy
Gillian Brockell / Washington Post:
Trump is ignoring the lessons of 1918 flu pandemic that killed millions, historian says  —  The first wave wasn't that bad.  In the spring of 1918, a new strain of influenza hit military camps in Europe on both sides of World War I. Soldiers were affected, but not nearly as severely as they would be later.
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Washington Post:
Trump administration tries to play down the health and economic risks of the coronavirus
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
Jim Geraghty / National Review:
The End of Elizabeth Warren?  —  On the menu today: The end is in sight for Elizabeth Warren's campaign, David Brooks desperately tries to wave Democrats away from a critical error, and the mainstream media finally finds the coronavirus scary in a particular context.  —  The End of Elizabeth Warren's Campaign Is Near
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Washington Post:
New NOAA Hurricane Dorian emails show how tenuous scientific credibility is in the Trump era  —  The documents come just as the CDC and NIH go to battle against coronavirus.  —  New emails released from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) show how much concern …
Tina Nguyen / Politico:
CPAC exiles grapple with the new devotion to Trump  —  NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — In 2011, Rep. Joe Walsh was a tea party darling, a harsh critic of the Obama administration who brought the house down at the Conservative Political Action Conference.  In 2020, he was at CPAC again …
Discussion: Raw Story
Vanessa Grigoriadis / New York Magazine:
Nevertheless, He Persists The ego and the altruism of Mike Bloomberg.  —  The morning after President Trump delivered his self-congratulatory State of the Union speech while still in the midst of impeachment, several reporters are waiting in a Providence, Rhode Island, vegan café for Michael Bloomberg.
Chris Eggertsen / Billboard:
Flavor Flav Blasts Bernie Sanders LA Rally: ‘There Is No Public Enemy Without Flavor Flav’  —  The rapper is accusing the Democratic presidential candidate of using his “likeness, image and trademarked clock in promotional materials” without his permission.  —  With Public Enemy slated …
Amanda Teuscher / American Oversight:
“Final decision rests with POTUS”: Newly Released Defense Department Emails Show Esper, Pompeo and Bolton Thought Ukraine Aid Should Have Continued  —  Senior members of the Trump administration, including Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Defense Secretary Mark Esper, and then-National Security …
 
 
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Laura Bassett / GQ:
Like Warren, I Had My Own Sexist Run-In with Chris Matthews
New York Post:
Democrats' disgraceful dissembling only increases coronavirus threat
New York Times:
Steyer in South Carolina: He Came, He Spent, but Did He Conquer?
Discussion: New York Times
Justin Wingerter / Denver Post:
Mitt Romney receives standing ovation in Denver for impeachment vote
Discussion: The Hill
Samantha Beattie / HuffPost Canada:
Disgusting Sticker Of ‘Greta Thunberg’ Linked To Alberta Oil Company Shocks Canadians
Andrew Sullivan / New York Magazine:
Is Bernie Sanders the American Version of Jeremy Corbyn? Gulp.
Alex Marshall / New York Times:
Actors Walk Out After Roman Polanski Wins Best Director at France's Oscars
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 Earlier Items: 
Nick Miroff / Washington Post:
DHS employee told to report to work in Newark after China travel, in violation of coronavirus quarantine, complaints say
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Court Rules Congress Cannot Sue to Force Executive Branch Officials to Testify
New York Times:
Right-Wing Media Says Virus Fears Were Whipped Up to Hurt Trump
CNN:
Impersonator posing as Sanders campaign official attempted to arrange calls with Democratic candidates
Hilary Russ / Reuters:
Just one American with coronavirus still in hospital: Vice President Pence
 

 
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