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1:55 PM ET, March 1, 2020

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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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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 …
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 …
Daniel McCarthy / Spectator USA:
Biden's Pyrrhic victory … Bernie Sanders just lost his first primary of 2020.  He'll lose a few more on Tuesday.  But as of now, in terms of delegates and polling alike, Bernie Sanders remains the Democratic front-runner.  And Joe Biden has wound up, ironically, not as the frontrunner but as the ‘Stop Bernie!’ candidate.
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Joe Biden Is Now the Only Democrat Who Can Stop Bernie Sanders
Maxwell Tani / The Daily Beast:
Embattled Chris Matthews Left Out of MSNBC's S.C. Primary Coverage
Anya van Wagtendonk / Vox:
Near-record turnout in South Carolina sets stage for Super Tuesday battles
Ryan Lizza / Politico:
The resurrection of Joe Biden
Discussion: Mediaite and PJ Media Home
Jamie Lovegrove / Post and Courier:   How Joe Biden won South Carolina — and how his 2020 rivals made him fight for it
Rick Wilson / The Daily Beast:   It's Time for Obama to Man Up and Back Biden
Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Joe Biden's victory in South Carolina has reset the Democratic race
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
Bernie Sanders raises $46 million in February
John Cassidy / New Yorker:
Joe Biden Finds His Voice After a Blowout Victory in South Carolina
Discussion: The Federalist
CNN:   6 takeaways from Biden's South Carolina win and what it means for Super Tuesday
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Joe Biden bundlers see surge of pledges from new big money donors after he wins South Carolina
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:
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 …
Discussion: HuffPost, CNBC and The Daily Beast
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.
Washington Post:
Live updates: Coronavirus was probably spreading for six weeks in Washington state, study says; first deaths confirmed in U.S., Australia and Thailand  —  The novel coronavirus has probably been spreading undetected for about six weeks in Washington state, where the first U.S. death was reported this weekend.
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 …
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 …
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.
Matthew Choi / Politico:
Sanders defends attacks on Israel's Netanyahu  —  Israel's ambassador suggested Sanders is “an ignorant fool.”  —  Sen. Bernie Sanders.  Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders defended himself Sunday against attacks by the Israeli Ambassador to the U.N. Danny Danon …
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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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Robert Burns / Associated Press:
Pentagon sees Taliban deal as allowing fuller focus on China
Wall Street Journal:
Coronavirus Spreads in U.S., as Rhode Island Confirms State's First Case  —  The Rhode Island patient, the 25th confirmed local case in the U.S., is a person in their 40s who had traveled to Italy in mid-February  —  Rhode Island health officials confirmed the state's first case of coronavirus on Sunday …
Nicholas Kristof / New York Times:
Is This Coronavirus ‘the Big One’?  —  For decades, experts' warnings to prepare have gone unheeded.  —  Alice Wolowitz, a student nurse, began her shift at a hospital one morning in Philadelphia.  She fell sick during the shift, rapidly declined and was dead that night.
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.
Discussion: Vox, CNN and The Hill
 
 
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Bonchie / Redstate:
Report: Two of CNN's Most Self-Righteous ‘Journalists’ Partied With Katie Hill After Covering for Her
Discussion: Twitchy
Nihar Kabinittal / ABC News:
HHS Secretary Azar criticizes politicization of novel coronavirus: 'It's unnecessary'
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and The Hill
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Trump to visit CDC in Atlanta to highlight U.S. response to coronavirus
Ahmad Al-Atrash / Crisis Group:
Deadly Clashes in Syria's Idlib Show Limits of Turkey's Options
Yuri Pérez / NBC News:
Yes, Bernie Sanders, Castro's literacy program was ‘a bad thing.’ I was indoctrinated by it.
Discussion: Washington Post and The Atlantic
 Earlier Items: 
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Dems tread cautiously on Trump investigations after impeachment
Discussion: Fox News
Nihar Kabinittal / ABC News:
Some election officials scrambling to address coronavirus concerns ahead of Super Tuesday
Anna Fifield / Washington Post:
China compels Uighurs to work in shoe factory that supplies Nike
New York Times:
Coronavirus Live Updates: New Fears in Washington State, and a Murder Inquiry in Korea
Discussion: New York Post
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