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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Joe Biden Is Now the Only Democrat Who Can Stop Bernie Sanders — After Joe Biden finished as astonishing 4th place in Iowa and then 5th place in New Hampshire, I wrote a post-mortem for his campaign. It now looks like one of the most wrong things I have ever written.
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Outside the Beltway and New York Times
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Washington Post:
Early exit polls from the 2020 South Carolina Democratic primary … Who's winning each group — Groups that candidates are winning by six or more percentage points — Preliminary exit poll results will be updated as vote tallies are reported. — Former vice president Joe Biden …
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The Daily Beast, WIS-TV, Outside the Beltway, The Guardian, Vox, Breitbart, Spectator USA and Mother Jones
NBC News:
Billionaire Tom Steyer quits Democratic primary race — The announcement came after an underwhelming finish in the South Carolina Democratic primary. — Tom Steyer, the California activist billionaire who has largely been a nonfactor in the Democratic primary campaign, dropped out of the race on Saturday night.
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Maxwell Tani / The Daily Beast:
Embattled Chris Matthews Left Out of MSNBC's S.C. Primary Coverage — The MSNBC host was nowhere to be found on air a day after he was accused of sexual harassment. — A day after he was accused of sexual harassment by a journalist, MSNBC decided to keep host Chris Matthews off …
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Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
Bernie Sanders raises $46 million in February, a huge sum — The haul could help sustain him in a lengthy battle for the nomination. — NORFOLK, Va. - Sen. Bernie Sanders raised $46.5 million in February, his presidential campaign said Sunday, a huge sum that could help sustain him in a lengthy battle for the nomination.
Marc Caputo / Politico:
Biden romps to victory in South Carolina — COLUMBIA, S.C. — Joe Biden notched his first election win Saturday in this first-in-the-South state on the strength of widespread support from black voters — a triumph that he's hoping will propel him on Super Tuesday and then into a one-on-one race against Bernie Sanders.
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Ryan Lizza / Politico:
The resurrection of Joe Biden — COLUMBIA, S.C. — The Biden campaign has always had a healthy sense of impending doom running through it. Maybe it's the Catholic sensibility of many of the senior staffers, but it's been noticeable in conversations over the last year.
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New York Magazine
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Joe Biden bundlers see surge of pledges from new big money donors after he wins South Carolina — Bundlers backing Joe Biden's campaign told CNBC that they are seeing a surge in big money commitments in the wake of Saturday's apparent blowout victory in the South Carolina primary.
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Washington Monthly
Kaelan Deese / The Hill:
Professor with history of correctly predicting elections says it's 'the incumbent's election to lose' — A professor in political science with a history of accurately predicting the outcome of U.S. presidential elections said either Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) would win the primary election …
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Washington Post, ABC News, The Independent, NBC News and Breitbart
Julie Pace / Associated Press:
Analysis: Biden buys time with emphatic South Carolina win — Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during his primary election night rally in Columbia, S.C., Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020, after winning the South Carolina primary. (Tom Gralish/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)
Will Weissert / Associated Press:
Sanders says he raised impressive $46.5M in February alone — VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign said it raised more than $46.5 million in February, a show of financial strength announced Sunday, after the Vermont senator finished a distant second behind Joe Biden in South Carolina's primary.
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Politico and Talking Points Memo
New York Times:
Biden Wins in South Carolina, Adding New Life to His Candidacy — Joseph R. Biden Jr. drew on his decades-long relationships and leveraged his close bond with black voters to try to wrap up a state long considered his stronghold. — COLUMBIA, S.C. — Joseph R. Biden Jr. scored a decisive victory …
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Alex Thompson / Politico:
Warren comes out swinging after South Carolina drubbing — Elizabeth Warren responded to her fourth straight loss Saturday night by taking direct aim at her rivals — including Bernie Sanders. — “This crisis demands more than a senator who has good ideas, but whose 30-year track record shows …
CBS News:
South Carolina primary election live updates
South Carolina primary election live updates
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Caitlin Byrd / Post and Courier:
Joe Biden wins South Carolina primary, momentarily stopping Bernie Sanders' rise
Joseph R. Biden Jr / New York Times:
South Carolina 2020 Primary: Live Results
South Carolina 2020 Primary: Live Results
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FiveThirtyEight, American Prospect, Carl Beijer, Slate, Reason and TalkLeft
Rick Wilson / The Daily Beast:
It's Time for Obama to Man Up and Back Biden
Nihar Kabinittal / ABC News:
Billionaire, liberal activist Tom Steyer ends presidential bid
Billionaire, liberal activist Tom Steyer ends presidential bid
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FiveThirtyEight
Henry J. Gomez / BuzzFeed News:
Joe Biden's South Carolina Victory Has Him Back In The Running — But For How Long?
Joe Biden's South Carolina Victory Has Him Back In The Running — But For How Long?
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CNN, HuffPost and The Gateway Pundit
Joe DePaolo / Mediaite:
‘Two Person Race’: Ex-Obama Adviser Says 2020 Fight is Now Down to Bernie and Biden
‘Two Person Race’: Ex-Obama Adviser Says 2020 Fight is Now Down to Bernie and Biden
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NPR and Vanity Fair
Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
South Carolina polls set to close as Biden hopes to rebound in 2020 primary
South Carolina polls set to close as Biden hopes to rebound in 2020 primary
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Politico, ABC News, The Hill, One America News Network, Associated Press, MSNBC, The Week, UPI and Breitbart
Andrew Prokop / Vox:
Tom Steyer drops out of the presidential race
Tom Steyer drops out of the presidential race
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BuzzFeed News and New York Times
Sam Dorman / Fox News:
Trump jokes Biden won't be governing as president: 'He'll be in a home'
Trump jokes Biden won't be governing as president: 'He'll be in a home'
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NBC News
Meg Kinnard / Associated Press:
Billionaire Tom Steyer ends 2020 Democratic presidential bid
Billionaire Tom Steyer ends 2020 Democratic presidential bid
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The Hill, The Daily Caller and NBC News
Washington Post:
Inside Trump's frantic attempts to minimize the coronavirus crisis — Minutes before President Trump was preparing Wednesday to reassure a skittish nation about the coronavirus threat, he received a piece of crucial information: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had identified …
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The Guardian and Raw Story
New York Times:
Coronavirus Live Updates: New Fears in Washington State, and a Murder Inquiry in Korea — The coronavirus may have been in Washington State for weeks, and 150 to 1,500 may have been infected. — RIGHT NOW South Korean officials are seeking an inquiry into leaders of a church at the center of the country's outbreak on murder charges.
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Washington Post:
Live updates: New coronavirus cases indicate virus is spreading in U.S.; FDA expands testing
Live updates: New coronavirus cases indicate virus is spreading in U.S.; FDA expands testing
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Ted Hesson / Reuters:
Exclusive: U.S. weighs restrictions at border with Mexico over coronavirus threat
Exclusive: U.S. weighs restrictions at border with Mexico over coronavirus threat
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Raw Story
Andrew Selsky / Associated Press:
Wash. state sees 1st virus death in US, declares emergency
Wash. state sees 1st virus death in US, declares emergency
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NBC News, The Verge, Talking Points Memo, governor.wa.gov and Mediaite
David Cohen / Politico:
Pence: It's OK for local schools to shut down over the coronavirus — Vice President Mike Pence said the Trump administration will defer to local officials on their decisions on the coronavirus. — “I think the president would respect any decisions that are made at the state and local level …
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The Hill
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Riley Beggin / Vox:
Trump expands Iran travel ban in the wake of the first US coronavirus death
Trump expands Iran travel ban in the wake of the first US coronavirus death
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Politico, New York Times, One America News Network and Breitbart
Robert Burns / Associated Press:
Pentagon sees Taliban deal as allowing fuller focus on China — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration's peace deal with the Taliban opens the door for an initial American troop withdrawal that Defense Secretary Mark Esper sees as a step toward the broader goal of preparing for potential future war with China.
TMZ.com:
Bernie Sanders Boards the Wrong Private Jet, Campaign Brain Fart — BERNIE SANDERS BOARDS THE WRONG PRIVATE JET ... Case Of Campaign Brain — Bernie Sanders is on the go all the time — which seems to have given him a momentary case of a campaign brain fart as he accidentally boarded the wrong jet.
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