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1:55 PM ET, March 11, 2020

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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Bernie's Whole Campaign Was Based On a Misreading of the 2016 Election  —  Four years ago, Bernie Sanders put up a surprisingly strong fight against Hillary Clinton on the strength of his support among white working-class voters, who proceeded to desert Clinton in November.
Discussion: Washington Monthly
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New York Times:
Bernie Sanders Will Remain in Race and Attend Sunday's Debate  —  Mr. Sanders said he was not dropping out despite a series of stinging defeats on Tuesday night, as Joseph R. Biden Jr. took command of the Democratic primary.  —  BURLINGTON, Vt. — Senator Bernie Sanders said on Wednesday …
Discussion: Raw Story
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Sanders divided Democrats and handed Biden the lion's share  —  Analysis: Democrats wanted someone to unify their party to take on Donald Trump.  Bernie Sanders decided to split it — and ended up with the smaller piece.  —  WASHINGTON — Bernie Sanders is running the wrong campaign at the wrong time …
Discussion: NPR, Fox News, The Hill and Washington Post
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
This Is Not the Moment for Progressives to Despair  —  Disappointed supporters of Bernie Sanders can actually get a lot of what they want through the medium of Joe Biden.  —  If South Carolina was make or break for Joe Biden, then so was Michigan for Bernie Sanders.
Tom Perkins / The Guardian:   ‘Hard to comprehend’: Sanders' loss in Michigan crushes staff and supporters
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Bernie Sanders's biggest problem in the delegate race
Discussion: Politico
Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
2 winners and 3 losers from Tuesday's Democratic primaries
Discussion: New Yorker, HuffPost and Raw Story
Reuters:
Exclusive: White House told federal health agency to classify coronavirus deliberations - sources  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House has ordered federal health officials to treat top-level coronavirus meetings as classified, an unusual step that has restricted information and hampered …
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Dr. Fauci Schools Hannity on Dangers of Coronavirus  —  “But even if it's one, it's ten times more lethal than the seasonal flu.  You gotta make sure that people understand that!” the top infectious disease expert said.  —  Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top expert on infectious diseases …
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Bill Chappell / NPR:
Coronavirus: 1,000 Cases Now In U.S. And 'It's Going To Get Worse,' Fauci Says  —  The COVID-19 coronavirus has now infected more than 1,000 people in the U.S., where it's been found in nearly 40 states — and the country's top authority on infectious diseases says thing will only get worse.
CNBC:   Top US health official says the coronavirus is 10 times ‘more lethal’ than the seasonal flu
Associated Press:
Weinstein sentenced to 23 years for sexual assaults  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein was sentenced Wednesday to 23 years in prison for rape and sexual assault, a sight the disgraced Hollywood mogul's multitude of accusers thought they would never see.  —  Weinstein, who has been accused …
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Variety:
Harvey Weinstein Sentenced to 23 Years in Prison
Shayna Jacobs / Washington Post:
Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 23 years in prison for sexually assaulting two women in New York
New York Times:
'It's Just Everywhere Already': How Delays in Testing Set Back the U.S. Coronavirus Response  —  A series of missed chances by the federal government to ensure more widespread testing came during the early days of the outbreak, when containment would have been easier.
New York Times:
Coronavirus Live Updates: Merkel Warns That Two-Thirds of Germans Could Become Infected  —  Chancellor Angela Merkel foresees two-thirds of Germans being infected.  The U.S., with more than 1,000 cases and business disruptions, weighs possible responses.  —  RIGHT NOW “All countries …
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Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Treasury Likely to Push Back April 15 Tax Filing Deadline, Sources Say
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Biden closes in on nomination as Pelosi wields coronavirus leverage
Discussion: The Hill and New York Post
Alexi C. Cardona / Miami New Times:
Leaked Emails: Norwegian Pressures Sales Team to Lie About Coronavirus … Cruise ships have long been called floating petri dishes.  And COVID-19, the illness caused by the novel coronavirus, means rough seas ahead for the cruise industry.  —  The State Department over the weekend warned …
The Daily Beast:
Most Americans Will Likely Be Exposed to Coronavirus, Republicans Told  —  A member of Congress who attended the closed-door briefing where the assessment was made called the prediction “sobering.”  —  Last week, Republican members of Congress heard a sober warning in a closed-door briefing on Capitol Hill …
Tim Alberta / Politico:
Michigan Romp Shows Biden Could Rebuild Democrats' ‘Blue Wall’ vs. Trump  —  Maybe you've never heard of Livingston County, Michigan.  It's not Oakland County, the vote-rich behemoth located next door; nor is it Macomb County, the much-mythologized home of the culturally conservative …
BBC:
Coronavirus: Up to 70% of Germany could become infected - Merkel  —  German Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned that up to 70% of the country's population - some 58 million people - could contract the coronavirus.  —  Mrs Merkel made the stark prediction at a news conference on Wednesday alongside Health Minister Jens Spahn.
Fred Barbash / Washington Post:
‘Assault on Democracy’: A sitting federal judge takes on John Roberts, Trump and Republicans  —  Lynn S. Adelman, a U.S. district judge in Milwaukee, has riled conservatives by publishing a blistering critique of the Supreme Court's record under Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. …
Discussion: Raw Story and Reason
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Greg B. Smith / The City:
The Cost of Not Getting Tested for Coronavirus: a $10K ER Bill  —  First Brooklyn public school teacher Erin McCarthy began experiencing potential coronavirus symptoms after returning from Italy.  —  Then a doctor — wearing a hazmat suit — told her she couldn't be tested because she didn't fit the criteria at the time.
Discussion: Chalkbeat
David Welch / Bloomberg:
Coronavirus Conference Gets Canceled Because of Coronavirus  —  We're tracking the latest on the coronavirus outbreak and the global response.  Sign up here for our daily newsletter on what you need to know.  —  So much for keeping business rolling during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Yaron Steinbuch / New York Post:   Coronavirus conference canceled in New York because of coronavirus
Axios:
Congressional doctor predicts 70-150 million U.S. coronavirus cases  —  Congress' in-house doctor told Capitol Hill staffers at a close-door meeting this week that he expects 70-150 million people in the U.S. — roughly a third of the country — to contract the coronavirus, two sources briefed on the meeting tell Axios.
Discussion: New York Times and TheBlaze
Stu Cvrk / Redstate:
Joe Biden Is Not Qualified to Be President, and the Democrats Know It  —  What do we expect in a US president?  Here's a shortlist of characteristics: a complex problem-solver, a good communicator, a good negotiator and deal-maker, someone who easily connects with people, consistency, in control, confident leadership, visionary, etc.
Discussion: CNN, NBC News, NB Blog and Twitchy
Antonia Farzan / Washington Post:
‘We must not stop living’: French mayor defends Smurf rally that drew thousands amid coronavirus fears  —  A looming sense of unease spread across Europe over the weekend as once-bustling cities were placed on lockdown, officials worried about shortages of face masks, and the number …
Farhad Manjoo / New York Times:
Everyone's a Socialist in a Pandemic  —  Companies and lawmakers are suddenly realizing the value of a strong social safety net.  Let's hope they don't forget when the crisis passes.  —  All it took was a global epidemic of potentially unprecedented scale and severity and suddenly it's like we're turning into Denmark over here.
Discussion: Denver Post and Washington Post
Megan McArdle / Washington Post:
When a danger is growing exponentially, everything looks fine until it doesn't  —  There's an old brain teaser that goes like this: You have a pond of a certain size, and upon that pond, a single lilypad.  This particular species of lily pad reproduces once a day, so that on day two, you have two lily pads.
Jennifer Levitz / Wall Street Journal:
Coronavirus Patient Recounts Coming ‘One Inch From Death’  —  Rhode Island vice principal in intensive care unit after chaperoning school trip to Italy  —  Marc Thibault was groggy and surrounded by beeping machines, but he was alert enough to know what it meant when he looked up and saw a priest …
Fred Imbert / CNBC:
Dow plunges 600 points as Wall Street's wild trading streak continues  —  BlackRock strategist talks fixed income market amid coronavirus-driven uncertainty  —  Stocks plummeted on Wednesday in another volatile session as Wall Street worried about a possible fiscal stimulus package aimed …
Bloomberg:
Aboard Air Force One, Trump Was Shaken Into Action on Virus  — Cratering markets, a possible infection aboard Air Force One  — President made up his mind by Monday to pursue stimulus  —  We're tracking the latest on the coronavirus outbreak and the global response.
Discussion: Raw Story
Linnaea Honl-Stuenkel / CREW:
Special interest paid Trump's resort $700K while lobbying him.  Then they got something they wanted.  —  The Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI), a trade group that lobbies on behalf of heating and cooling product manufacturers, paid President Trump's Trump National …
Discussion: Law & Crime
 
 
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CNN:
Schumer, other senators to ask Trump to issue national emergency declaration for coronavirus
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
France 24:
Vowing to keep border open, Turkey's Erdogan compares Greeks to Nazis
William La Jeunesse / Fox News:
Hundreds of Chinese migrants detained at US border amid coronavirus-tied travel ban
Discussion: Breitbart
Adrian Wojnarowski / ESPN:
Sources: NBA mulls moving games due to coronavirus
Brandon Morse / Redstate:
Major Networks Caught Blatantly Editing Out Biden Threatening Autoworker
Discussion: Instapundit and NB Blog
Samuel Chamberlain / Fox News:
Brit Hume warns Biden's gaffes suggest former VP ‘is losing his memory and is getting senile’
Discussion: Washington Post and Townhall
Madison Gesiotto / The Hill:
Coronavirus shows Donald Trump was right all this time about China
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Douglas MacKinnon / Townhall:
America Needed Melania Trump to Talk About the White House Tennis Pavilion
Ana Swanson / New York Times:
Coronavirus Spurs U.S. Efforts to End China's Chokehold on Drugs
Discussion: Townhall, The Atlantic and The Week
Tal Axelrod / The Hill:
Three TSA employees in California test positive for coronavirus
Discussion: Politico, Twitchy and New York Post
Eric Hananoki / Media Matters for America:
Newsmax is telling its older-leaning audience to avoid a future coronavirus vaccine and instead give …
Melissa Healy / Los Angeles Times:
True number of U.S. coronavirus cases is far above official tally, scientists say
Discussion: Vox, CalMatters and The Mahablog
New York Times:
Live Primary Election Results: Michigan, Washington and More
Rodney Smith / Team Warren to Sanders:
Team Warren for Bernie Sanders