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1:10 PM ET, March 8, 2020

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Mike Stobbe / Associated Press:
Official: White House didn't want to tell seniors not to fly  —  NEW YORK (AP) — The White House overruled health officials who wanted to recommend that elderly and physically fragile Americans be advised not to fly on commercial airlines because of the new coronavirus, a federal official told The Associated Press.
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Dan Diamond / Politico:
Trump's mismanagement helped fuel coronavirus crisis  —  On Friday, as coronavirus infections rapidly multiplied aboard a cruise ship marooned off the coast of California, health department officials and Vice President Mike Pence came up with a plan to evacuate thousands of passengers …
Washington Post:
Coronavirus continues its rapid spread, confounding efforts by global leaders  —  Washington DC confirms its first case while U.S., global death toll rises  —  Efforts to contain the coronavirus outbreak showed signs of faltering on Saturday as Florida reported the U.S.'s first deaths outside …
The Hill:
CDC has tested 1,583 people for coronavirus
Discussion: Shero, Washington Post and Politico
Brie Stimson / Fox News:
Klobuchar ‘ticket’ slip-up at Biden event in Michigan sparks speculation she'll be his VP pick  —  Is her “ticket” punched for a ride on the Biden train?  —  Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., sparked vice-presidential speculation Saturday when she said she was joining Joe Biden's “ticket” …
Discussion: Althouse
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Sarah Mucha / CNN:
Kamala Harris endorses Joe Biden
David Cohen / Politico:
Hillary Clinton: Sanders wouldn't be our strongest candidate
Discussion: The Hill and Associated Press
Zack Budryk / The Hill:
Kamala Harris endorses Biden's presidential bid
Discussion: NBC News, Reuters and Daily Kos
New York Times:
Failures on the Diamond Princess Shadow Another Cruise Ship Outbreak  —  An alert about a coronavirus infection sat in an unmonitored inbox.  A cruise doctor saw “no point” in disinfecting the ship.  And Japan disregarded medical guidelines to contain an outbreak.
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David French / The French Press:
Mike Pence, a Picture, a Prayer, and a Healthy Dose of Perspective  —  As I travel around the country, I'm often asked whether 2016 and the rise of Donald Trump changed me in any way.  In some quarters of the pro-Trump right, there's often a narrative that Trump broke his critics' brains.
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Victoria Guida / Politico:
Maryland governor criticizes Trump's statements on coronavirus  —  Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan on Sunday criticized President Donald Trump's communication around the coronavirus outbreak but praised Vice President Mike Pence and the rest of his team.  —  The Republican governor said on NBC's …
Nihar Kabinittal / ABC News:
‘Plan will be in place’ by Grand Princess docking: HUD Secretary Ben Carson  —  Carson is a member of the White House's coronavirus task force.  —  Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson said ABC's “This Week,” that the Trump administration would have a plan to deal with the passengers …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and The Hill
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Nihar Kabinittal / ABC News:
‘This Week’ Transcript 3-8-20:​ Sen. Bernie Sanders, Dr. Ben Carson
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
Chicago Tribune:
Rev. Jesse Jackson endorses Bernie Sanders for president  —  A day after Bernie Sanders rallied supporters in Chicago, the Rev. Jesse Jackson endorsed the Vermont senator's bid for the 2020 Democratic nomination, his campaign announced.  —  Jackson's endorsement came shortly after California …
Discussion: The Intercept and Common Dreams
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Nihar Kabinittal / ABC News:
Jesse Jackson to endorse Bernie Sanders at Michigan rally
Discussion: The Hill
Holly Otterbein / Politico:
Sanders backed by Justice Democrats
Discussion: The Hill
Jason Horowitz / New York Times:
Italy Locks Down Much of the Country's North Over the Coronavirus  —  The restrictions affect Milan and the regions that serve as Italy's economic engine and are the most sweeping measures outside China.  —  ROME — Italy's government early Sunday took the extraordinary step of locking …
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Julia Davis / The Daily Beast:
Russian Media Freak Over Joe Biden's Election Resurrection  —  The Kremlin-controlled media hoped and, it would seem, believed that Bernie Sanders would get the Democratic nomination, paving the way to victory for Donald Trump.  —  Former Vice President Joe Biden's Super Tuesday victories …
Discussion: Raw Story
MSNBC:
Experts explain allegations of nepotism in the Trump White House  —  Do Donald Trump's children and in-laws benefit financially from his presidency?  Experts explain the many allegations of Trump family favoritism in the Trump White House in conversation with Joy Reid.
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Darlene Superville / Associated Press:
Trump ‘not concerned’ as coronavirus cases rise in DC area
Discussion: Politico
Mike Baker / New York Times:
Nursing Home Hit by Coronavirus Says 70 Workers Are Sick  —  As a federal team arrived to help, a spokesman for the Kirkland, Wash., center said 70 staff members were out with symptoms that resembled coronavirus.  —  SEATTLE — A week after a deadly coronavirus outbreak was reported inside …
Juliette Kayyem / The Atlantic:
The U.S. Isn't Ready for What's About to Happen  —  For the professionals who try to manage homeland-security threats, reassuring the public after a natural disaster or terrorist attack—or amid a coronavirus outbreak like the one the world now faces—is just part of the job.
Discussion: New York Times and CNBC
Andrew Joseph / STAT:
At Harvard forum, three who know warn of ‘most daunting virus’ in half a century  —  CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — For a veteran epidemiologist, an authority on homeland security, and a global health reporter, the outbreak of the novel coronavirus is the type of emergency they had long anticipated.
Gabriel Schoenfeld / USA Today:
Trump & Sanders drove me to become a Democrat.  Other disgusted Republicans should join me.  —  I registered Democratic this year to vote against Bernie in a primary.  In many states it's not too late for other Never-Trump conservatives to join me.  —  For many years I've loathed the Democratic Party.
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
The media is blowing its chance to head off an Election Day debacle  —  If Election Day 2020 turns into a full-blown disaster, no one can say there weren't plenty of warning signs.  —  There were the Iowa caucuses, when glitches with an untested new app delayed the state's election results for havoc-filled days that turned into weeks.
 
 
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Alexander C. Kaufman / HuffPost:
Pro-Trump Climate Denial Group Lays Off Staff Amid Financial Woes, Ex-Employees Say
Josh Kraushaar / National Journal:
Mitch McConnell's Senate majority is in danger
New York Times:
Roundup of Saudi Royals Expands With Detention of a 4th Prince
Jazz Shaw / Hotair:
Major Crimes In NYC Unexpectedly Surge After Bail Reform Law
Matthew Boyle / Breitbart:
Exclusive — Rod Blagojevich Explains Why He Is a ‘Trumpocrat’: Democrats Have 'Abandoned …
Natasha Bertrand / Politico:
Trump's intel power play spooks the spooks
Francesca Giuliani-Hoffman / CNN:
A malfunction causes red wine to flow from faucets in an Italian town
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Anita Kumar / Politico:
Are Trump's MAGA rallies a hotbed of ‘hidden voters’?
Discussion: CBS News
 Earlier Items: 
Jack Montgomery / Breitbart:
PICTURES: Greek Border in Flames as Migrants Keep Trying to Break Through
Discussion: Jihad Watch
Martyn McLaughlin / Scotsman:
Revealed: Blow for Trump Organisation in obscure legal fight as member numbers fall at Turnberry
The Boston Globe:
Prayers in Vegas, slumped shoulders in N.H. — inside the final days of Warren's campaign
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
The Coronavirus Is Coming for Trump's Presidency
Michael Levenson / New York Times:
Florida Woman Changed Voters' Party Affiliations, Officials Say
Discussion: The Hill
Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
When an emergency room suspected I had coronavirus, things got serious fast
Gillian Brockell / Washington Post:
Trump 'didn't know people died from the flu.' It killed his grandfather.
 

 
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