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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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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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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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CBS News:
South Carolina primary election live updates — Voting is underway in South Carolina's pivotal primary, the last primary before Super Tuesday. Joe Biden is hoping for his first 2020 win and Bernie Sanders has momentum from his victories in New Hampshire and Nevada, and his popular vote lead in Iowa.
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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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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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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 Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
South Carolina polls set to close as Biden hopes to rebound in 2020 primary — Bernie Sanders has pulled into the lead nationally, but the former VP is hoping his strength with black voters could give him a boost. — CHARLESTON, S.C. - Voting is underway in South Carolina's Democratic presidential primary …
New York Times:
South Carolina Primary Forecast — A forecast uses partial returns to estimate an election's final result. — We plan to make estimates starting after 7 p.m., Eastern time. — Estimate of the Final Vote — Who will win? — Expected margin — The candidate with the most votes …
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Marc Caputo / Politico:
Biden romps to victory in South Carolina
Biden romps to victory in South Carolina
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Caitlin Byrd / Post and Courier:
Joe Biden wins South Carolina primary, momentarily stopping Bernie Sanders' rise
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?
Joseph R. Biden Jr / New York Times:
South Carolina 2020 Primary: Live Results
South Carolina 2020 Primary: Live Results
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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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Nihar Kabinittal / ABC News:
Billionaire, liberal activist Tom Steyer ends presidential bid
Andrew Prokop / Vox:
Tom Steyer drops out of the presidential race
Tom Steyer drops out of the presidential race
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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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Meg Kinnard / Associated Press:
Billionaire Tom Steyer ends 2020 Democratic presidential bid
Billionaire Tom Steyer ends 2020 Democratic presidential bid
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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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Andrew Selsky / Associated Press:
Wash. state sees 1st virus death in US, declares emergency — The governor of Washington declared a state of emergency Saturday after a man died there of COVID-19, the first such reported death in the United States. More than 50 people in a nursing facility are sick and being tested for the virus.
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Ted Hesson / Reuters:
Exclusive: U.S. weighs restrictions at border with Mexico over coronavirus threat — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration is considering imposing entry restrictions at the U.S.-Mexico border to control the spread of the coronavirus in the United States, according to two U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials.
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KIRO:
Department of Health confirms first coronavirus death in Washington state
Department of Health confirms first coronavirus death in Washington state
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Nicole Acevedo / NBC News:
First coronavirus death in the U.S. happens in Washington state
First coronavirus death in the U.S. happens in Washington state
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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 …
Tina Nguyen / Politico:
Trump rallies conservatives — and drops charges of a coronavirus ‘hoax’ — Just hours after he somberly confirmed the first coronavirus-related death in the United States, President Donald Trump boasted to a packed room of conservatives that he was responsible for keeping them safe.
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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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