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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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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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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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Vox, Breitbart, The Guardian, Spectator USA, Mother Jones and Bloomberg
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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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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Washington Monthly
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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Big League Politics, Washington Free Beacon, The Hill and New York Post
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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The Guardian, PJ Media Home, Mediaite and The Hill
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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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?
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HuffPost, The Gateway Pundit and Politico
Joseph R. Biden Jr / New York Times:
South Carolina 2020 Primary: Live Results
South Carolina 2020 Primary: Live Results
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American Prospect, Carl Beijer, Reason, Slate and TalkLeft
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
Nihar Kabinittal / ABC News:
Billionaire, liberal activist Tom Steyer ends presidential bid
Alex Thompson / Politico:
Warren comes out swinging after South Carolina drubbing
Warren comes out swinging after South Carolina drubbing
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NBC News, One America News Network, The Hill, Redstate and MSNBC
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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NBC News, The Hill and The Daily Caller
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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Raw Story
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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Breitbart, The Seattle Times, Fox News, Daily Kos and New York Post
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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Los Angeles Times, The Talking Dog, Big League Politics, Vox, Townhall, The Week and Deadline
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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