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Robinson Meyer / The Atlantic:
Exclusive: The Strongest Evidence Yet That America Is Botching Coronavirus Testing  —  It's one of the most urgent questions in the United States right now: How many people have actually been tested for the coronavirus?  —  This number would give a sense of how widespread the disease is …
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Emily Baumgaertner / Los Angeles Times:
Chaos at hospitals due to shortage of coronavirus tests  —  As COVID-19 cases spike, the test kits needed to help stem the spread of the disease remain in short supply, with healthcare workers across the state reporting widespread failings in the federal government's response to the growing crisis.
Discussion: The Verge
Justin Sink / Bloomberg:
Trump Aides Respond to Rising Infections: Virus Is ‘Contained’  — The number of U.S. cases exceeds 200, death count at 14  — CDC hasn't said how many Americans have been tested for virus  —  Two of President Donald Trump's top aides each described the coronavirus outbreak as …
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA and KTLA
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
What Went Wrong?  —  Thomas Frieden, CDC Director from 2009 to 2017 …
Discussion: Balloon Juice and YouTube
Hanna Trudo / The Daily Beast:
Dems Pounce After Trump Says He Intends to Cut Entitlements  —  Any cuts would represent a change of direction, as Trump has generally maintained that he won't trim programs like Social Security and Medicare.  —  President Donald Trump said he intends to cut entitlement programs during …
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Wall Street Journal:   Behind Biden's Rise, a Boost From Centrists—and Trump
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
After Super Tuesday, Joe Biden Is A Clear Favorite To Win The Nomination
Discussion: The Week
Michelle L. Price / Associated Press:
New threshold for next debate likely rules out Tulsi Gabbard
Discussion: Vox and KRON4
Mark Murray / NBC News:
President Trump plays on Sanders' supporters dislike of Joe Biden
Discussion: New York Times and The Hill
Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:   Michigan's primary winners in past presidential contests
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Bernie Sanders Might Have a Michigan Problem
Alex Roarty / McClatchy Washington Bureau:   Citing concern over Sanders' challenges in Florida, Democratic super PAC postpones ad blitz
Joanna Walters / The Guardian:
Trump campaign sues CNN for ‘false’ statements about Russia and 2020 election - live
Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
Elizabeth Warren's exit interview is a warning for the dirtbag left  —  Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders onstage at the Democratic primary debate in South Carolina on February 25, 2020.  Win McNamee/Getty Images  —  Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders supporters, and how online meanness backfires.
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Fred Barbash / Washington Post:
Warren calls out Sanders for ‘organized nastiness’ and ‘bullying’ by his supporters  —  Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) called out Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) for not taking steps to control the “organized nastiness” of some of his supporters during the presidential campaign.
Chantal Da Silva / Newsweek:   Warren Urged by National Organization for Women Not to Endorse Sanders: He Has ‘Done Next to Nothing for Women’
Ken Klippenstein / The Nation:
‘This Was a Grift’: Bloomberg Staffers Explain Campaign's Demise  —  When Elizabeth Warren embarrassed Bloomberg on the debate stage, his lackluster campaign was effectively over.  —  Michael Bloomberg ended his presidential campaign on Wednesday after being walloped on Super Tuesday.
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Alex Thompson / Politico:
‘Bailey’ vs. ‘blood and teeth’: The inside story of Elizabeth Warren's collapse
Discussion: Reason and CNN
Allyson Chiu / Washington Post:
‘This is absolutely abhorrent’: Nazi flag at Sanders rally sparks outcry, concerns about safety  —  Moments after Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) took the stage at his campaign rally in Phoenix Thursday night, the crowd was on its feet cheering madly for the Democratic presidential candidate.
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Helen Chernikoff / The Forward:
I saw a Nazi flag at a Sanders rally and I had to act — for my Jewish dad  —  Editor's note: A teenaged boy and a friend tore down the Nazi flag a protestor unfurled at Thursday's Bernie Sanders rally in Phoenix.  This is the teenager's account of the event, lightly edited for clarity.
Nihar Kabinittal / Associated Press:
Nazi flag display at Sanders rally sparks broad condemnation
Discussion: Common Dreams and The Hill
Anita Kumar / Politico:
Trump cancels, then re-reschedules trip to CDC after coronavirus scare  —  President Donald Trump abruptly canceled and then re-scheduled a Friday visit to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta as the coronavirus outbreak escalates.  —  Trump told reporters early Friday morning …
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Mark Hemingway / Real Clear Politics:
Media Can't Keep Politics Out of Coronavirus Coverage
Discussion: The Guardian
CNN:
Six former wrestlers say Rep. Jim Jordan knew about abusive OSU doctor  —  Watch Drew Griffin's report on what Jim Jordan knew about the OSU abuse allegations at 5 p.m. ET, on CNN's “The Situation Room” with Wolf Blitzer.  —  (CNN)Tito Vazquez says he still remembers the day three decades ago when …
Fox News:
Trump campaign sues CNN over ‘false and defamatory’ statements, seeks millions in damages  —  EXCLUSIVE: President Trump's re-election campaign filed a libel lawsuit against CNN on Friday for publishing “false and defamatory” statements about seeking Russia's help in the 2020 election.
Marcus Kolga / Toronto Sun:
Is Toronto under the sway of Kremlin propaganda?  —  Last Spring, an application was made to the City of Toronto to have a street named in honour of a respected Russian pro-democracy opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, who was assassinated five years ago just steps away from the Kremlin.
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Greg Olear / PREVAIL:   Bern & Rave at Close of Day / Rage, Rage Against the Dying of the Campaign
Anton Troianovski / New York Times:
As Bernie Sanders Pushed for Closer Ties, Soviet Union Spotted Opportunity
Brad Heath / Reuters:
Americans divided on party lines over risk from coronavirus: Reuters/Ipsos poll  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Americans who now find themselves politically divided over seemingly everything are now forming two very different views of another major issue: the dangers of the new coronavirus.
NBC News:
Officials: U.S. has ‘persuasive’ intel Taliban do not intend to abide by terms of peace deal  —  “They have no intention of abiding by their agreement,” one official said.  Trump said Friday, “Countries have to take care of themselves.”  —  WASHINGTON — The U.S. government …
U.S. Department of Justice:
Former Acting Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Indicted on Theft of Government Property and Scheme to Defraud the United States Government  —  A federal grand jury in the District of Columbia returned a 16-count indictment against a former Acting Inspector General …
Discussion: The Federalist
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Matt Naham / Law & Crime:   Former Obama Admin Acting DHS Inspector General Indicted on Theft, Fraud Charges
Steven Nelson / New York Post:
How the White House protects Trump and his staff from coronavirus … WASHINGTON — The White House is holding meetings on how to reduce the threat of coronavirus infecting President Trump and his staff after quietly tightening visitor rules last month, The Post has learned.
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Judiciary Committee says McGahn ruling leaves only extreme options — such as arrests — to get White House info
Discussion: The Hill
New York Times:
First U.S. Colleges Close Classrooms as Virus Spreads.  More Could Follow.  —  The University of Washington said it would move to online classes for its 50,000 students.  With colleges nationwide about to empty for spring break, students fear they might not be coming back.
Discussion: The Verge, VICE and Daily Kos
New York Times:
The Bernie Sanders Personality Test  —  Bernie Sanders was several takes into a video delivering a message he desperately needed to convey last fall — that he was healthy enough to soldier on after his heart attack — when his team realized something was not clicking.
Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
Romney to vote for subpoena seeking records on Hunter Biden's Ukraine work  —  Sen. Mitt Romney will vote in favor of a subpoena seeking records about the work Joe Biden's son Hunter did for the Ukrainian energy firm Burisma, a spokeswoman for the Utah Republican said on Friday.
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
Louie Gohmert And Steve King Take To House Floor to Suggest The Deep State Killed a Man  —  Former DHS official Philip Haney's death, which police have described as ‘self-inflicted’ has fueled right-wing conspiracies.  Now, members of Congress are getting in on the act.
 
 
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Geoff Pender / The Clarion Ledger:
Former Gov. Deval Patrick endorses Biden, plans to join him in Mississippi with Vivica Fox
Kate Sullivan / CNN:
DNC announces criteria to qualify for Arizona Democratic debate
Discussion: Raw Story and The Wrap
Associated Press:
Florida woman charged with changing party affiliations of voters
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA and Raw Story
New York Times:
Coronavirus in N.Y.: City Pleads for More Tests as Cases Rise
Discussion: Gothamist
Cathy Young / Arc Digital:
Come the Revolution  —  The “Principles First” conservative summit …
Juana Summers / NPR:
Bernie Sanders' Call For Young Voters Isn't Working Out The Way He Planned
 Earlier Items: 
Nicole Lafond / Talking Points Memo:
Congressional Democrats Exhibit Symptoms Of A Spinelessness Pandemic
USA Today:
Former FDA chief & Harvard professor: Take smart steps to slow spread of the coronavirus
Discussion: Snopes.com and Raw Story
Jeremy Page / Wall Street Journal:
How It All Started: China's Early Coronavirus Missteps
Graeme Wood / The Atlantic:
The Upside to Having an Old President
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Leslie M. Harris / Politico:
I Helped Fact-Check the 1619 Project. The Times Ignored Me.
Discussion: Reason
 

 
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