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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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The Rush Limbaugh Show and New York Times
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Andy Kroll / Rolling Stone:
Democrats Have a Turnout Problem — The Democrats need to replicate their historic 2008 voter mobilization — but they keep falling short — WASHINGTON — At his final rally in South Carolina last Friday, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) made a plea to the boisterous crowd gathered to see him.
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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New York Post, Breitbart and IJR
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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Twitchy
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, National Review, Breitbart, The Hill, No More Mister Nice Blog, Slate, CBS News, PJ Media Home, USA Today, Associated Press, Washington Post and Morning Consult
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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The Daily Beast, Daily Kos and Washington Post
Brett T. / Twitchy:
‘You know ... you know the thing’: Watch Joe Biden try to quote the Declaration of Independence and cringe
‘You know ... you know the thing’: Watch Joe Biden try to quote the Declaration of Independence and cringe
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Washington Times
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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CNN, TalkLeft, Mediaite, Rolling Stone, The Federalist, Althouse and Lawyers, Guns & Money, more at Mediagazer »
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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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Fox News, Associated Press, American Greatness, ABC News and Slate
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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Talking Points Memo, The Week and Fox News
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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CNBC:
New York City high school closes after suspected coronavirus case in its community — A New York City high school is closing Tuesday after a suspected case of the COVID-19 coronavirus in the community. — SAR Academy and SAR High School said in a statement that it was a precautionary measure …
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New York Post
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 …
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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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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New York Post, The Hill, CNN, Raw Story and ABC News
Bernard Condon / Associated Press:
Kushner sells stake in firm using tax breaks he lobbied for
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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The Hill, Daily Kos and Denver Post
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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Dan Cobb / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
BREAKING: Officials confirm Georgia's first 2 cases of coronavirus — Two people who live in the same household in Atlanta's Fulton County are the first in Georgia to test positive for the new coronavirus, Gov. Brian Kemp and state officials announced Monday evening at a hastily arranged press conference.
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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Slate, Raw Story, Marginal REVOLUTION, Daily Kos and Talking Points Memo
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 …
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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Townhall, Mother Jones and NPR
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
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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The Intellectualist
FBI.gov — FBI:
Joint Statement from DOS, DOJ, DOD, DHS, ODNI, FBI, NSA, and CISA on Preparations for Super Tuesday — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, U.S. Attorney General William Barr, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf, Acting Director of National Intelligence …
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Associated Press, Raw Story and Talking Points Memo
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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Raw Story, Vox and Lawyers, Guns & Money
John Daniel Davidson / The Federalist:
Yes, A Border Wall Will Help Contain The Coronavirus — If the coronavirus begins to spread in Mexico, we're going to wish we had secured the border. Suggesting we do so isn't racist, it's realistic. — You might think Democrats and the media would have quickly realized that the rapid spread …
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Reuters and New York Times
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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National Review
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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Raw Story
Joe Concha / The Hill:
CNN's Begala: Trump will ‘dump Pence’ for Haley on day of Democratic nominee's acceptance speech — Longtime CNN political analyst Paul Begala predicted on Monday that President Trump is “gonna dump [Vice President] Mike Pence in favor of former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley” …
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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Raw Story
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 …