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Joanna Walters / The Guardian:
Bernie Sanders heads to Michigan after canceling rally in the south - live — Bernie Sanders is heading today to campaign in Michigan, canceling a rally he had planned to hold in Jackson, Mississippi. — The ultra-progressive is suddenly once again in the fight of his career …
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Eli Yokley / Morning Consult:
Biden Boasts 16-Point Lead Over Sanders in Democratic Presidential Race
Associated Press:
Inside the 3 days that remade the Democratic primary
Inside the 3 days that remade the Democratic primary
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Fox News and Bangor Daily News
Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
Elizabeth Warren's exit interview is a warning for the dirtbag left
Elizabeth Warren's exit interview is a warning for the dirtbag left
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Fox News, POLITICUSUSA and The Week
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Bernie Sanders Might Have a Michigan Problem
Bernie Sanders Might Have a Michigan Problem
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FiveThirtyEight, The Week and Outside the Beltway
David Brooks / New York Times:
Biden's Rise Gives the Establishment One Last Chance
NBC News:
Looking back at a week that upended American politics
Looking back at a week that upended American politics
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Politico, Washington Post and The Week
Eugene Robinson / Washington Post:
Black voters just rescued the Democratic Party
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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Talking Points Memo, Washington Post and ProPublica
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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Politico:
A presidency of two for coronavirus: Trump hands his sidekick the job of a savior — Donald Trump is finally securing the presidency he's always wanted: He rallies the people. Mike Pence governs them. — As Trump prepares to decamp to his oceanfront club in West Palm Beach this weekend …
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Associated Press, The Hill, Breitbart, Florida Politics and No More Mister Nice Blog
CNN:
Trump muddles coronavirus message as response team struggles to match ‘wishful thinking’
Trump muddles coronavirus message as response team struggles to match ‘wishful thinking’
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FOX31 Denver
Alan Ryland / POLITICUSUSA:
Trump Slammed for Canceling CDC Visit as Coronavirus Death Toll Rises
Trump Slammed for Canceling CDC Visit as Coronavirus Death Toll Rises
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The American Independent, The Intellectualist and Talking Points Memo
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.
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The Moderate Voice, Associated Press, Outside the Beltway and The Sun
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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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BuzzFeed News:
A Man Unfurled A Nazi Flag And Shouted Jewish Slurs At A Bernie Sanders Rally — PHOENIX — A man waving a Nazi flag and shouting “Heil Hitler” was kicked out of a rally for Bernie Sanders on Thursday, a shocking incident targeting the man running to be the first Jewish president.
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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National Review and Raw Story
Anton Troianovski / New York Times:
As Bernie Sanders Pushed for Closer Ties, Soviet Union Spotted Opportunity — Previously unseen documents from a Soviet archive show how hard Mr. Sanders worked to find a sister city in Russia when he was a mayor in the 1980s. Moscow saw a chance for propaganda.
Politico:
Trump loses another White House ‘original’ — Adam Kennedy, who led the White House's rapid response efforts on impeachment and other crises, including Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation battle, is leaving the government later this month, according to two White House officials.
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The Hill
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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.
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The Verge
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.
Jeremy Page / Wall Street Journal:
How It All Started: China's Early Coronavirus Missteps — China's errors, dating back to the very first patients, were compounded by political leaders who dragged their feet to inform the public of the risks and to take decisive control measures — WUHAN—It was on Dec. 10 that Wei Guixian …
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Judge Calls Barr's Handling of Mueller Report ‘Distorted’ and ‘Misleading’ — The judge said the attorney general lacked credibility on the matter and said he would review the report to decide whether to make its redacted portions public. — WASHINGTON — A federal judge …
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The Root, Politico, The Gateway Pundit, Raw Story, Lawyers, Guns & Money and The Week
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Politico:
GOP Rep. Steve Watkins' woes mount with FEC probe into his father — The Federal Election Commission is investigating potentially improper “straw man donations” to Rep. Steve Watkins' 2018 campaign that were paid for by his father — the latest political headache for the embattled Kansas Republican.
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Raw Story
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Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Job growth smashes expectations for February as unemployment falls back to 3.5% — By Jeff Cox@JEFF.COX.7528@JEFFCOXCNBCCOM — Nonfarm payrolls rose by 273,000 in February vs. a 175,000 estimate, while the unemployment rate edged lower to 3.5%. — Job gains were widespread, with health care adding 57,000 to lead the way.
TIME:
‘Doomed from the Start.’ Experts Say the Trump Administration's Coronavirus Response Was Never Going to Work — The Trump Administration's strategy to combat COVID-19, the novel coronavirus, began with a relatively simple focus: keep it out of the United States.
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Vox, Washington Post, Daily Kos and Rolling Stone
Neil Vigdor / New York Times:
Bill Clinton Explains Monica Lewinsky Affair as ‘Managing My Anxieties’ — Mr. Clinton was asked about the scandal for the Hulu documentary series “Hillary.” — Former President Bill Clinton, recalling the sex scandal that led to his impeachment in 1998, says in a new documentary series …
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Althouse
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Daniel Bates / Daily Mail:
Hillary calls herself ‘the most investigated innocent person in America’ …
Hillary calls herself ‘the most investigated innocent person in America’ …
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Breitbart, Washington Free Beacon, WayneDupree.com and The Gateway Pundit
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.
May Warren / Toronto Star:
Person who travelled to Vegas tests positive for coronavirus; Toronto Public Health monitoring — A person who travelled to Las Vegas for an international conference has tested positive for COVID-19. This brings the total number of infections in Ontario to 24.
Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
The ‘Million Dollars Per Person’ Affair Is Telling — Herewith, a good example of why the Democratic Party is stuck in its current mode. … Obviously, the math here is spectacularly off. If Michael Bloomberg had divided the money he spent on his presidential run evenly among Americans, we would each have got $1.53, not $1 million.
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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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Raw Story, ABC News, The Intellectualist and The American Independent
USA Today:
Former FDA chief & Harvard professor: Take smart steps to slow spread of the coronavirus — Small steps like hand-washing and covering coughs can not only reduce our risks of infection but also have a big impact on the scope of an epidemic. — It's been only two months since the novel coronavirus …
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Snopes.com and Raw Story