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9:05 PM ET, March 1, 2020

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New York Times:
Pete Buttigieg to Quit Democratic Presidential Race  —  The first openly gay major presidential candidate, Mr. Buttigieg rose to the primary's top tier, but was unable to build a broad coalition of voters, and lost badly in South Carolina Saturday.  —  SELMA, Ala. — Pete Buttigieg …
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Chelsea JanesAmy B Wang / Washington Post:
Pete Buttigieg is ending his presidential bid  —  Pete Buttigieg, the 38-year-old former mayor of South Bend, Ind., who saw a meteoric rise from virtual unknown to top-tier contender and became the first gay candidate to make a high-profile presidential run, is ending his campaign.
Thomas Beaumont / Associated Press:
AP sources: Buttigieg ending his presidential campaign
Discussion: Granite Grok
Elena Schneider / Politico:
Buttigieg drops out of presidential race
Discussion: Fox News and The Federalist
Nihar Kabinittal / ABC News:
Pete Buttigieg to end 2020 White House bid: Sources
Discussion: FiveThirtyEight and Vox
Anya van Wagtendonk / Vox:
Near-record turnout in South Carolina sets stage for Super Tuesday battles
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Bernie Sanders has the advantage on Super Tuesday as rivals jockey to hold down his delegate count
Discussion: NBC News and Vox
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Biden's alive. In a survival contest, will that be enough?
Discussion: ABC News and MSNBC
New York Times:
Coronavirus May Have Spread in U.S. for Weeks, Gene Sequencing Suggests  —  Two cases detected weeks apart in Washington State had genetic links, suggesting that many more people in the area may be infected.  —  Researchers who have examined the genomes of two coronavirus infections …
Discussion: Breitbart
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Neil Irwin / New York Times:
Why a Coronavirus Recession Would Be So Hard to Contain  —  A supply shock is not a problem our usual economic tools are particularly good at solving.  But it's the one we face.  —  It looks more and more likely that the novel form of coronavirus will do meaningful economic damage to the United States.
New York Times:
Avoiding Coronavirus May Be a Luxury Some Workers Can't Afford  —  A sick day?  Remote work?  Not so easy if your job is at a restaurant, a day care center or a construction site.  —  Stay home from work if you get sick.  See a doctor.  Use a separate bathroom from the people you live with.
Hannah Beech / New York Times:   He Drove Her to the Hospital. She Gave Him the Coronavirus.
New York Times:
Coronavirus Live Updates: New Fears in Washington State, and a Murder Inquiry in Korea
Discussion: New York Post
Ben Smith / New York Times:
Why the Success of The New York Times May Be Bad News for Journalism  —  In his debut, our new media columnist says The Times has become like Facebook or Google — a digital behemoth crowding out the competition.  —  The first time I met A.G. Sulzberger, the publisher of The New York Times, I tried to hire him.
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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Jenna Portnoy / Washington Post:   Rep. Wexton endorses Joe Biden before Virginia primary
Daniel McCarthy / Spectator USA:
Biden's Pyrrhic victory
Discussion: New York Post
Philip Wegmann / Real Clear Politics:   Hold the Autopsy: S.C. Win Breathes Life Into Biden Campaign
Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Federal judge rules Ken Cuccinelli unlawfully ran immigration agency  —  Policies that were put in place under Cuccinelli are now void.
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA and Blue Virginia
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Hamed Aleaziz / BuzzFeed News:   A Judge Ruled Trump's USCIS Director Wasn't Legally Appointed
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.
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Wall Street Journal:
Coronavirus Spreads in U.S., as Rhode Island Confirms State's First Case
Discussion: Vox
Tampa Bay Times:
As it built an armored truck empire, GardaWorld took dangerous shortcuts.  Its workers and unsuspecting motorists suffered the consequences.  —  The armored truck full of money barreled down a two-lane road until it encountered a stopped SUV.  The truck didn't brake.
Elizabeth Cohen / CNN:
CDC hasn't revealed information to doctors that would help coronavirus patients  —  (CNN)As new cases of coronavirus arise daily in the United States — including several announced over the weekend and one death — the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has failed …
Todd Frankel / Washington Post:
Coronavirus rumors and chaos in Alabama point to big problems as U.S. seeks to contain virus  —  Rumor mill, lack of communication by federal officials undermines trust in plan to relocate quarantined patients  —  ANNISTON, Ala. — Not long before local leaders decided, in the words of one of them …
George Conway / Washington Post:
Trump made a baseless attack on two Supreme Court justices.  Here's why he did it.  —  President Trump is treating the judiciary the way he treats the media.  But the harm created by these attacks could be far greater.  —  In 2016, CBS “60 Minutes” correspondent Lesley Stahl asked Trump off camera …
Discussion: Raw Story
The Times of Israel:
Netanyahu aide in leaked recording: ‘Hate is what unites our camp’  —  Natan Eshel heard saying negative campaigning works well with ‘non-Ashkenazi’ voters and that the ‘animal’ Miri Regev is particularly effective at it  —  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's senior aide Natan Eshel said that …
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New York Times:
We Represented the Whistle-Blower.  The Law Needs Urgent Help.  —  Future whistle-blowers must be persuaded that while there are always risks, the system can protect them.  —  Mr. Bakaj and Mr. Zaid represented the intelligence community whistle-blower.  —  Whistle-blowers are needed now more than ever.
Devan Cole / CNN:
John Lewis urges attendees of Selma's ‘Bloody Sunday’ commemorative march to ‘redeem the soul of America’ by voting  —  John Lewis returns to Selma on 55th anniversary of march  —  Washington (CNN)Civil rights icon and US Democratic Rep. John Lewis of Georgia made a surprise appearance at this year's …
Discussion: The Hill
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Tia Mitchell / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:   Selma Notebook: John Lewis will meet marchers on Pettus Bridge
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 …
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.
Discussion: Politico, fox8.com and The Hill
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Paige Fry / Chicago Tribune:
3rd case of coronavirus confirmed in Illinois, officials announce; Loyola students in Italy told to return home
Discussion: Breitbart
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: Vox, Mother Jones, Mediaite, CNN and HuffPost
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
AOC, Science Whiz
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New York Times:
Fewer Soldiers, Fewer Veterans
Nicholas Kristof / New York Times:
Is This Coronavirus ‘the Big One’?
Bonchie / Redstate:
Report: Two of CNN's Most Self-Righteous ‘Journalists’ Partied With Katie Hill After Covering for Her
Discussion: Twitchy
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Trump to visit CDC in Atlanta to highlight U.S. response to coronavirus
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The abuse and threats made to Greta Thunberg by people from Bristol
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Dems tread cautiously on Trump investigations after impeachment
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Kathy Gannon / Associated Press:
Afghan peace deal hits first snag over prisoner releases
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