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Mark Murray / NBC News:
NBC News polls: Sanders has the edge in Texas, is tied with Biden in North Carolina — The two states award a combined 338 delegates on Super Tuesday. — WASHINGTON — Bernie Sanders holds a double-digit lead over his closest Democratic rival in Texas, while he's essentially tied …
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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
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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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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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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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.
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The Guardian and Vox
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 past year.
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New York Magazine
Politico:
Biden's surprise ray of hope in California — SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Despite his weak polling in California, there's a silver lining emerging for Joe Biden in the biggest delegate prize on the board next week. — Biden's weakness after a distant second finish in Nevada could have compelled Californians …
Marc Caputo / Politico:
Biden romps to victory in South Carolina
Biden romps to victory in South Carolina
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Nihar Kabinittal / ABC News:
Bernie Sanders says he thinks he has an ‘excellent chance’ to win some of the larger states
Bernie Sanders says he thinks he has an ‘excellent chance’ to win some of the larger states
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NBC News, The Week, The Hill, Politico and Associated Press
Will Weissert / Associated Press:
Sanders says he raised impressive $46.5M in February alone
Sanders says he raised impressive $46.5M in February alone
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Politico and Talking Points Memo
Rick Wilson / The Daily Beast:
It's Time for Obama to Man Up and Back Biden
Kaelan Deese / The Hill:
Professor with history of correctly predicting elections says it's 'the incumbent's election to lose'
Professor with history of correctly predicting elections says it's 'the incumbent's election to lose'
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Politico, Washington Post, ABC News, NBC News, The Independent and Breitbart
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Joe Biden bundlers see surge of pledges from new big money donors after he wins South Carolina
Joe Biden bundlers see surge of pledges from new big money donors after he wins South Carolina
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Politico, Washington Post and Washington Monthly
New York Times:
Winning South Carolina, Biden Makes Case Against Sanders: ‘Win Big or Lose’
Winning South Carolina, Biden Makes Case Against Sanders: ‘Win Big or Lose’
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PJ Media Home, The Hill, The Guardian, Washington Post, The Boston Globe and Mediaite
Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Joe Biden's victory in South Carolina has reset the Democratic race
Joe Biden's victory in South Carolina has reset the Democratic race
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Outside the Beltway
CBS News:
South Carolina primary election live updates
South Carolina primary election live updates
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John Cassidy / New Yorker:
Joe Biden Finds His Voice After a Blowout Victory in South Carolina
Joe Biden Finds His Voice After a Blowout Victory in South Carolina
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The Federalist
Joseph R. Biden Jr / New York Times:
South Carolina 2020 Primary: Live Results
South Carolina 2020 Primary: Live Results
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Caitlin Byrd / Post and Courier:
Joe Biden wins South Carolina primary, momentarily stopping Bernie Sanders' rise
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
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, Vanity Fair and Politico
Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
Tom Steyer drops out of presidential race
Tom Steyer drops out of presidential race
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VICE, The Federalist, Vox and Breitbart
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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Andrew O'Reilly / Fox News:
HHS Secretary Azar says new coronavirus case appears in Chicago — EXCLUSIVE: Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said Sunday that a new case of the coronavirus appeared in Chicago overnight, marking the latest spread of the outbreak in the United States.
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The Guardian:
Coronavirus: Pence defends Trump Jr claim Democrats want ‘millions’ to die — When Donald Trump Jr said Democrats hope coronavirus “kills millions of people” in the US because they want to bring his father down, he was merely “pushing back” at politicisation of the viral outbreak by Trump opponents …
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Washington Post, The Daily Beast and CNBC
The Times of Israel:
Israel's UN ambassador tells AIPAC Bernie Sanders is an ‘ignorant fool’ — 'We don't want Sanders at AIPAC. We don't want him in Israel,' declares Danny Danon of US Democratic frontrunner, who had called Netanyahu a ‘reactionary racist’ — Israel's ambassador to the United Nations …
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Breitbart and Palestine DeepDive
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Matthew Choi / Politico:
Sanders defends attacks on Israel's Netanyahu
Sanders defends attacks on Israel's Netanyahu
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Jerusalem Post and The Hill
Tristan Cork / bristolpost:
The abuse and threats made to Greta Thunberg by people from Bristol — By grown men, many who appear to have children of their own — When teenage environmental activist Greta Thunberg announced she would be coming to Bristol more than a week ago, it created a huge buzz in the city.
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Trump is pushing a dangerous, false spin on coronavirus — and the media is helping him spread it — Among the many outlandish statements President Trump has made since taking office, one in particular stands out for me. — Speaking in Kansas City, Mo., in the summer of 2018 …
Kathy Gannon / Associated Press:
Afghan peace deal hits first snag over prisoner releases — KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan's president said Sunday that he will not free thousands of Taliban prisoners ahead of all-Afghan power-sharing talks set for next week, publicly disagreeing with a timetable for a speedy prisoner release laid …
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Stephanie McCrummen / Washington Post:
Miranda's rebellion — The reckonings of one of the South's white suburban women, whose loyalty is key to whether Trump is reelected — It was Sunday, the day that Miranda Murphey always took long hikes in the woods with her best friend. She looked forward to them …
Roger Lau / Team Warren:
Super Tuesday and Beyond — I wanted to give you an update on where our campaign stands since my last memo earlier this month. Since Elizabeth's historic debate performance in Nevada, we've seen an incredible burst of momentum and outpouring of grassroots support.