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10:30 AM ET, February 11, 2020

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Ryan Lizza / Politico:
This Democratic field is so flawed that even Biden still has a chance  —  MANCHESTER, N.H. — The final Joe Biden event in New Hampshire took place at a church in Manchester, the state's biggest city.  Over the weekend I saw two of his opponents, Pete Buttigieg and Amy Klobuchar …
Axios:
Mike Bloomberg's 2020 chances rise while Joe Biden crashes  —  MANCHESTER, N.H.— The political market is rendering two unambiguous trend lines: Mike Bloomberg's TV monopoly is fueling his surge into the top tier of Democratic presidential rivals, and cash-strapped Joe Biden is crashing.
New York Times:
What's at Stake in the New Hampshire Primary  —  PLYMOUTH, N.H. — Iowa, for all its problems counting its caucus results, also failed in its traditional role of winnowing the presidential field.  For the first time since 2004, nobody dropped out after Iowa, sending the full field of candidates on to New Hampshire.
Clay Aiken / USA Today:
Clay Aiken on 2020 primary: Why I'm changing my vote from Joe Biden to Amy Klobuchar  —  It was difficult for me to move my support from Joe Biden.  But Amy Klobuchar is simply a better candidate for the 2020 race against Donald Trump.  —  For 2020, for Democrats, for America, Amy Klobuchar is the answer.
Discussion: Althouse and Redstate
Eli Yokley / Morning Consult:
Sanders Takes the Lead, but Bloomberg and Buttigieg Reap Spoils of Biden's Decline  —  Vermont senator is the national front-runner for first time following Biden's stumble in Iowa  —  Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) speaks during a stop at the Coffee Coffee roasters on Feb. 10 in Salem …
QU Poll:
Release Detail  —  February 10, 2020 - Sanders Takes Top Spot …
Travis Pittman / WUSA:   With 8 votes, Amy Klobuchar takes early lead in New Hampshire primary
Associated Press:   The Latest: Biden calls himself ‘underdog’ in New Hampshire
Natasha Korecki / Politico:
Biden super PAC warns of ‘doomsday scenario’
Discussion: The Hill
Petra Cahill / NBC News:
It's showtime in New Hampshire, coronavirus death toll tops 1,000 and who will win ‘Best in Show?’:
Axios:
Bloomberg's Super Tuesday splurge
Dartunorro Clark / NBC News:
Buttigieg: Sanders would have difficulty defeating Trump because of ‘labels’ and his ‘approach’
Discussion: Washington Times, Fox News and COURIER
Igor Bobic / HuffPost:   Trump Rallygoers Confident He Can Beat Any Democrat This November
CNN:
Amy Klobuchar leads midnight vote in New Hampshire
Discussion: Redstate, The Week and KTLA
Greg Miller / Washington Post:
For decades, the CIA read the encrypted communications of allies and adversaries.  —  For more than half a century, governments all over the world trusted a single company to keep the communications of their spies, soldiers and diplomats secret.  —  The company, Crypto AG …
Sarah N. Lynch / Reuters:
Exclusive: Justice Department anti-human trafficking grants prompt whistleblower complaint  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Justice Department anti-human trafficking grant program is facing internal complaints, after two nonprofits were denied funding in favor of two less established groups whose applications …
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Matt Keeley / Newsweek:
DOJ gave $500K grant to ‘Hookers for Jesus’ instead of established anti-trafficking groups: Report
Discussion: The Root
Jim Gomez / Associated Press:
Philippines notifies US of intent to end major security pact  —  MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines notified the United States on Tuesday it would end a major security pact allowing American forces to train in the country, in the most serious threat under President Rodrigo Duterte to their 69-year treaty alliance.
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Jason Gutierrez / New York Times:   Philippines Tells U.S. It Will End Military Cooperation Deal
Norimitsu Onishi / New York Times:
A Pedophile Writer Is on Trial.  So Are the French Elites.  —  For decades, Gabriel Matzneff wrote openly of his pedophilia, protected by powerful people in publishing, journalism, politics and business.  Now cast out, he attacks their “cowardice” in a rare interview.
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
Government Recommends Up To 9 Years In Prison For Roger Stone  —  Federal prosecutors in Washington, D.C., on Monday recommended that longtime Trump confidant Roger Stone serve up to nine years in prison following his conviction on false statements and witness tampering charges related to the Russia investigation.
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The Daily Beast:
The FBI Makes a Bizarre Claim About Pro-Choice Terrorism  —  The bureau revamped its homegrown-terror efforts to include “people on either side” of the abortion debate.  But there's almost no evidence of pro-choice violence.  —  The FBI is expanding its focus on domestic terrorism …
Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Socialism and Atheism Still U.S. Political Liabilities  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — More than nine in 10 Americans say they would vote for a presidential candidate nominated by their party who happened to be black, Catholic, Hispanic, Jewish or a woman.  Such willingness drops to eight in 10 …
Discussion: The Hill
Megan Messerly / The Nevada Independent:
Nevada Democrats to use scannable ballot for early voting, iPad with Google Forms for check in  —  A Washoe County Democratic Party button as seen at a rally at the University of Nevada, Reno on Thurs., Oct. 25, 2018.  (David Calvert/The Nevada Independent)
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Megan Messerly / The Nevada Independent:
With five days until early voting begins, top Democratic presidential campaigns still in the dark …
Discussion: Mediaite
Bob Cesca / Salon:
How should Democrats fight back against Trump's billion-dollar “Death Star”?  —  Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale has built a $1 billion disinformation machine.  Here's how to beat it  —  They're calling it the “Death Star.”  While supporters of the various Democratic candidates …
David Choi / Business Insider:
‘I would trust Alex with my life’: Trump's decision to boot Lt. Col. Vindman was ‘designed to humiliate,’ his former Army commander says  — President Donald Trump's early dismissal of US Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman from the National Security Council staff on Friday came as a shock …
Tina Nguyen / Politico:
Trump world's latest attack on Romney: Tie him to Burisma  —  The MAGA machine is attempting to turn President Donald Trump's latest nemesis — Sen. Mitt Romney — into the next Hunter Biden.  —  Trump in recent days took a new turn in his attacks on the Utah senator, veering from assailing …
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Politico:
Trump's GOP guardrails obliterated after impeachment
Discussion: The Hill and Raw Story
Paul D. Shinkman / Associated Press:
Trump Proposes 25 Percent Drop in Fund Designed to Deter Russia  —  The president's skepticism of the European Deterrence Initiative has prompted widespread criticism in the past and formed part of the argument for his impeachment.  —  PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP has proposed a 25 percent cut …
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
BBC:
Native burial sites blown up for US border wall  —  Native American burial sites in Arizona have been blown up by construction crews building the US-Mexico border wall, according to lawmakers and tribal leaders.  —  Authorities confirmed that “controlled blasting” has begun …
Discussion: Raw Story
Grace Panetta / Business Insider:
‘Fear and chaos’: Andrew Yang staffers are furious over sudden layoffs and a campaign near collapse  — Yang's staff said they were blindsided by the layoffs.  Many found out something was amiss when they suddenly lost their email accounts or heard about it from the rumor mill.
Discussion: Politico, New York Times and NBC News
Scott Johnson / Power Line:
Flynn sentencing delayed (again)  —  We have closely followed developments in the prosecution of former Trump National Security Advisor Michael Flynn, set up by James Comey and others in the early days of the Trump administration.  Having pleaded guilty to one count of making false statements to the FBI …
Quin Hillyer / Washington Examiner:
As Louisiana GOP censures Mitt Romney, David Duke laughs  —  The same Louisiana Republican Party that 30 years ago refused to censure former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke decided last Saturday to censure Sen. Mitt Romney.  —  The mind reels.  The stomach sickens.
Discussion: his vorpal sword
Associated Press:
Virus storytellers challenge China's official narrative  —  BEIJING (AP) — After nearly a week of roaming China's epidemic-struck city, filming the dead and the sickened in overwhelmed hospitals, the strain of being hounded by both the new virus and the country's dissent-quelling police started to tell.
Michael Gerson / Washington Post:
By any measure, Buttigieg is Trump's proven superior  —  The remarkable rise of Pete Buttigieg is a tribute to the role of raw talent in presidential politics.  There is little that distinguishes the former mayor of South Bend from 10,000 similar local officials — except for being a prodigy at politicking.
Discussion: VTDigger
 
 
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Discussion: Wired
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