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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 …
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Raw Story, Outside the Beltway, Breitbart, Bloomberg and The Guardian
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 …
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POLITICUSUSA, The Hill, Townhall and New York Post
New York Times:
Inside Trump Administration, Debate Raged Over What to Tell Public
Inside Trump Administration, Debate Raged Over What to Tell Public
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The Hill and Talking Points Memo
The Hill:
CDC has tested 1,583 people for coronavirus
CDC has tested 1,583 people for coronavirus
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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” …
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Althouse
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Politico:
Sanders, Biden camps clash over Arizona debate format
Sanders, Biden camps clash over Arizona debate format
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Washington Post, Associated Press, The Daily Caller and NBC News
Maggie Astor / New York Times:
Kamala Harris Endorses Joe Biden for President
Kamala Harris Endorses Joe Biden for President
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Redstate, Mother Jones, ABC News and Townhall
Sarah Mucha / CNN:
Kamala Harris endorses Joe Biden
Kamala Harris endorses Joe Biden
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Outside the Beltway, The Daily Caller and The Week
David Cohen / Politico:
Hillary Clinton: Sanders wouldn't be our strongest candidate
Hillary Clinton: Sanders wouldn't be our strongest candidate
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The Hill and Associated Press
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Why Bernie Sanders may be Joe Biden's best surrogate
Why Bernie Sanders may be Joe Biden's best surrogate
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Associated Press, Washington Post, Politico, Fox News, The Daily Beast, MSNBC and Breitbart
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 …
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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
‘This Week’ Transcript 3-8-20: Sen. Bernie Sanders, Dr. Ben Carson
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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 …
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The Intercept and Common Dreams
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Nihar Kabinittal / ABC News:
Jesse Jackson to endorse Bernie Sanders at Michigan rally
Jesse Jackson to endorse Bernie Sanders at Michigan rally
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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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Lorenzo Tondo / The Guardian:
Italy set to quarantine whole of Lombardy due to coronavirus
Italy set to quarantine whole of Lombardy due to coronavirus
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Bloomberg, Mother Jones, Wall Street Journal and New York Post
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 …
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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
Trump ‘not concerned’ as coronavirus cases rise in DC area
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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.
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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.