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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
Bloomberg:
Trump and CDC Director Insist Coronavirus Tests Are Working  — The number of U.S. cases exceeds 200, death count at 14  — CDC hasn't said how many Americans have been tested for virus  —  President Donald Trump and the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention defended …
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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Mark Murray / NBC News:
President Trump plays on Sanders' supporters dislike of Joe Biden
Discussion: Politico, New York Times and The Hill
Chantal Da Silva / Newsweek:   Warren Urged by National Organization for Women Not to Endorse Sanders: He Has ‘Done Next to Nothing for Women’
Kurt Bardella / USA Today:
Dear Bernie, black voters propelled Biden comeback, and they're not elite or establishment
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
After Super Tuesday, Joe Biden Is A Clear Favorite To Win The Nomination
Wall Street Journal:   Behind Biden's Rise, a Boost From Centrists—and Trump
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 …
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
Wall Street Journal:
WSJ News Exclusive |  Top Saudi Royal Family Members Detained  —  Saudi Arabian authorities took into custody two of the kingdom's most prominent figures, clearing away key rivals to the throne for Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and further consolidating his power.
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
Nihar Kabinittal / Associated Press:
Nazi flag display at Sanders rally sparks broad condemnation
Discussion: Breitbart, Common Dreams and The Hill
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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Geoff Pender / The Clarion Ledger:   Former Gov. Deval Patrick endorses Biden, plans to join him in Mississippi with Vivica Fox
Michelle L. Price / Associated Press:
New threshold for next debate likely rules out Tulsi Gabbard
Discussion: Vox and KRON4
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.
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:
Coronavirus in N.Y.: City Pleads for More Tests as Cases Rise  —  The city told the federal government that a shortage of tests for the virus had “impeded our ability to beat back this epidemic.”  —  New York City officials pleaded in a letter to the federal government on Friday to send …
Discussion: Gothamist
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Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:   21 people on Grand Princess cruise ship test positive for coronavirus, Pence says
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 …
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Matt Naham / Law & Crime:   Former Obama Admin Acting DHS Inspector General Indicted on Theft, Fraud Charges
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 …
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump Says Coronavirus Will Help the Economy by Stopping All Travel  —  Last night, President Trump made an attempt to reassure the public on the state of the economy.  It was not very reassuring.  His answer implied that, however low your assessment of his grasp of the economy beforehand …
Discussion: Political Wire
Anita Kumar / Politico:
Trump's back-and-forth day: A rebooked CDC trip and a coronavirus false alarm  —  President Donald Trump wanted to spend Friday heaping praise on officials at the epicenter of the government's fight against the coronavirus.  —  But surprise over a potential coronavirus scare at agency Trump …
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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.
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.
Greg Olear / PREVAIL:
Bern & Rave at Close of Day / Rage, Rage Against the Dying of the Campaign  —  Old age should burn and rave at close of day;  —  Rage, rage against the dying of the light.  —Dylan Thomas  —  THREE DAYS AGO, Joe Biden registered a resounding victory in the Super Tuesday primaries.
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Marcus Kolga / Toronto Sun:   Is Toronto under the sway of Kremlin propaganda?
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.
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
White House hires another college senior for sensitive administration post  —  The White House has placed another college senior in an influential administration position, according to four people familiar with the matter.  —  Anthony Labruna, who starts on Monday, is not slated to graduate …
Discussion: The Hill
 
 
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Angela Fortuna / NBC Connecticut:
First Case of Coronavirus in Connecticut, Reported in Danbury
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Washington Examiner's top editor orders staff not to write negative stories about Fox News
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Leslie M. Harris / Politico:
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Discussion: Reason
 

 
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