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Ryan Lizza / Politico:
Super Tuesday heralds an epic Democratic Party clash — LOS ANGELES — On Sunday night, Bernie Sanders was endorsed by Chuck D in Los Angeles and Joe Biden was endorsed by Terry McAuliffe in Norfolk, Virginia. Chuck D is the 59 year-old founder of Public Enemy, self-described raptivist, and longtime supporter of left causes.
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Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
Bernie Sanders Can't Count on New Voters
Bernie Sanders Can't Count on New Voters
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Reuters:
In a Texas chicken joint, Biden and onetime rival Buttigieg unite to stop Sanders
In a Texas chicken joint, Biden and onetime rival Buttigieg unite to stop Sanders
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Tyler Olson / Fox News:
Super Tuesday miracle? Everything is suddenly going right for Biden after near-collapse of campaign
Super Tuesday miracle? Everything is suddenly going right for Biden after near-collapse of campaign
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Nihar Kabinittal / ABC News:
On Super Tuesday eve, Biden gets boost from 2 former rivals
On Super Tuesday eve, Biden gets boost from 2 former rivals
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Politico:
Trump loyalist installed in top intelligence post on National Security Council — A White House lawyer and former counsel to the House Intelligence Committee under Devin Nunes has been named senior director for intelligence on the National Security Council, the latest instance …
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Ellen Nakashima / Washington Post:
Lawmakers want the DNI to make public the intelligence community's assessment of who's responsible for killing Jamal Khashoggi — Senior lawmakers want the intelligence community to make public what its officials have been willing to say only in classified settings: that Saudi Arabian Crown …
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Connor O'Brien / Politico:
White House withdraws nomination of Defense official who questioned Ukraine aid freeze
White House withdraws nomination of Defense official who questioned Ukraine aid freeze
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Chris Matthews Out at MSNBC — Mr. Matthews's show, “Hardball,” has been on the air since 1997. — Chris Matthews, the veteran political anchor and voluble host of the long-running MSNBC talk show “Hardball,” resigned his position at the network on Monday night, an abrupt departure …
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Robby Soave / Reason:
Chris Matthews, MSNBC's Least Woke Host, Retires Amid #MeToo Allegations
Chris Matthews, MSNBC's Least Woke Host, Retires Amid #MeToo Allegations
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Tiana Lowe / Washington Examiner:
Chris Matthews survived #MeToo — until he angered Bernie Bros and Warren fans
Chris Matthews survived #MeToo — until he angered Bernie Bros and Warren fans
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Sarah Owermohle / Politico:
'You don't want to go to war with a president' — Anthony Fauci might be the one person everyone in Washington trusts right now. — But at 79, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases is in the thick of one of the biggest battles of 35 years in the role …
NBC News:
At least 9 dead after tornado rips through Nashville and central Tennessee — Besides those confirmed to have died, a number of people are missing, officials said. At least 45 buildings collapsed in Nashville. — At least nine people were killed, others were injured and 50,000 households …
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Adam Tamburin / The Tennessean:
Super Tuesday voting to start an hour late in Nashville and Wilson County due to tornado damage; alternate sites announced — Super Tuesday voting will start an hour late in Nashville and Wilson County due to extensive tornado damage across the region. — Polls in those locations will now open …
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New York Times:
Defense Secretary Warns Commanders Not to Surprise Trump on Coronavirus — Mark T. Esper directed overseas officers not to run afoul of the White House's messaging and asked them to clear decisions on protecting their troops. — WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper …
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Emily Singer / The American Independent:
Defense secretary warns military not to challenge Trump on coronavirus — Defense Secretary Mark Esper told officers not to take efforts against coronavirus that don't fit into Trump's public relations messaging. — The secretary of defense last week warned overseas military commanders …
Jesse McKinley / New York Times:
Coronavirus in N.Y.: Cuomo Confirms Second Case in the State — The case in Westchester County indicates that community transmission is likely underway in the state. — ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced on Tuesday morning a second confirmed case of coronavirus in New York …
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New York Times:
As Coronavirus Numbers Rise, C.D.C. Testing Comes Under Fire — Federal health officials botched an initial diagnostic test and restricted widespread screening. Missteps may have raised the risks to Americans, critics say. — The coronavirus has found a crack in the nation's public health armor …
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New York Times:
Close to a Million Coronavirus Tests Could Be Ready in U.S. This Week
Close to a Million Coronavirus Tests Could Be Ready in U.S. This Week
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Carla K. Johnson / Associated Press:
More testing sheds light on how virus is spreading in US
More testing sheds light on how virus is spreading in US
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The Daily Beast
Sean McElwee / Memos:
Memo: Final Super Tuesday Polling — Authors: Sean McElwee, Executive Director of Data for Progress, Jason Ganz, CTO of Data for Progress — The three days between South Carolina and Super Tuesday have been perhaps the most eventful of the race. Billionaire Tom Steyer …
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Carlos R. Munoz / Sarasota Herald-Tribune:
Coronavirus Florida: Mother and son at Sarasota Military Academy under quarantine — By Carlos R. Munoz By Timothy Fanning By Zac Anderson — They are not showing any symptoms of COVID-19 but came in contact with a patient who the CDC now says tested “positive,” the schools says.
Mark Niesse / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Case closed: No evidence of hacking alleged by Georgia Gov. Kemp — Georgia investigators found no evidence to support Gov. Brian Kemp's allegation just before Election Day in 2018 that the Democratic Party tried to hack election information, according to a report released Tuesday by the attorney general's office.
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
The Daily Caller uses status as Facebook fact-checker to boost Trump — In April 2019, Facebook announced it was adding The Daily Caller, the right-wing site founded by Fox News host Tucker Carlson, to its fact-checking program. The move was made in response to conservatives who complained …
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BuzzFeed News:
Remembering This Election's Strangest Friendship: Bernie Sanders And Amy Klobuchar — Running for president is a weird and lonely experience. At least Bernie Sanders and Amy Klobuchar, two salty candidates, had their own kind of friendship. — For a brief moment last Tuesday …
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Oriana Pawlyk / Military.com:
White House Nominates Nation's 1st African American Military Service Chief — The White House has nominated Gen. Charles “CQ” Brown to be the next top general to lead the U.S. Air Force. The nomination, announced by the Defense Department Monday afternoon, would make him the first African American officer …
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CBS Miami:
Coronavirus Confusion: Miami Woman Allegedly Denied Proper Testing — MIAMI (CBSMiami) - In what may be the first case of coronavirus in South Florida, a woman who recently returned home from Italy says she was told by doctors at Jackson Memorial Hospital that she “likely” has COVID-19 …
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Politico:
CDC abruptly postpones coronavirus press briefing — The postponement comes after a number of states reported new cases over the weekend. — The Center for Disease Control headquarters in Atlanta. — The CDC today abruptly postponed a press briefing on the coronavirus response.
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Raw Story
Quinta Jurecic / The Atlantic:
Trump's Playbook Is Terribly Ill-Suited to a Pandemic — President Trump rode out the Mueller investigation. He survived impeachment. He has waved away dozens of lesser scandals as though they were nothing more than gnats. — But now he faces a challenge unlike any he has confronted before …
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Rep. Val Demings / Orlando Sentinel:
Why we impeached Trump — and what's next | Commentary — Last year, the president illegally withheld U.S. military assistance from an ally at war while pressuring them to announce bogus investigations into his most feared political rival. These facts were verified by documents …
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Niles Francis / Sabato's Crystal Ball:
Super Tuesday Down the Ballot: AL-SEN & CA-25 — KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE — In Alabama, the three-way Republican primary for Senate will be one of Super Tuesday's marquee primaries; former Attorney General Jeff Sessions and former Auburn football coach Tommy Tuberville are polling competitively …
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Paranoid Politics Goes Viral — When everything is a liberal media conspiracy. — We still don't know how much damage Covid-19 — the coronavirus disease — will do, but it's reasonable to be very concerned. After all, it appears to be highly transmissible, and it is probably a lot more lethal than ordinary flu.
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