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1:40 PM ET, February 12, 2020

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CNN:
First on CNN: Deval Patrick ends 2020 presidential campaign  —  (CNN)Deval Patrick, the former Massachusetts governor who in November made a late entrance into the Democratic 2020 race, ended his campaign on Wednesday, according to a statement provided to CNN.
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Politico:
‘Blood in the water’: Biden campaign reels after New Hampshire trouncing  —  MANCHESTER, N.H. — Joe Biden limped away from New Hampshire with a devastating fifth-place finish, zero delegates and the viability of his campaign in question.  —  It's a precipitous fall for the former vice president …
Cameron Joseph / VICE:
EXCLUSIVE: Harry Reid Says It's Time to Kill Off the Iowa Caucus  —  LAS VEGAS — Harry Reid is done with Iowa.  —  The former senate majority leader, who remains a powerful force in the Democratic Party, led off a lengthy interview with VICE News by declaring the end of the Iowa Caucuses.
Discussion: The Hill
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Joe Biden's Campaign Was a Disaster For Liberalism and the Democratic Party  —  Candidates who flame out early in presidential primaries, almost by definition, do not make history.  But Joe Biden may be an exception.  Biden's presidential campaign is now almost certain to fail …
Discussion: The Intercept, VodkaPundit and Reason
Ebony Bowden / New York Post:
The spectacular collapse of Joe Biden as Democratic frontrunner  —  MANCHESTER, NH — He was once the presumptive Democratic nominee, but on Tuesday, Joe Biden fled New Hampshire with his tail between his legs — and headed to South Carolina where he watched his dismal results come in.
Discussion: Power Line and Althouse
Alexandra Jaffe / Associated Press:
Deval Patrick, last black candidate in 2020 race, drops out  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, the last remaining African American candidate in a Democratic presidential field once defined by its diversity, ended his 2020 campaign Wednesday after his late bid failed to catch fire or resonate with voters.
New York Times:
Democratic Candidates Hire South Carolina Lawmakers to Help Build Support  —  As the 2020 campaigns vie for endorsements, Tom Steyer has been criticized for putting influential black lawmakers on his payroll.  Records show that Bernie Sanders's campaign has done so, too.
Jack Shafer / Politico:
Joe Biden's Campaign About Nothing
Discussion: Breitbart
Nick Corasaniti / New York Times:
How Amy Klobuchar Pulled Off the Big Surprise of the New Hampshire Primary
John Judis / Talking Points Memo:   Requiem for Elizabeth Warren's Campaign
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Klobuchar's bronze is gold as Democrats awaken to a scrambled field
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:   Amy Klobuchar is the thinking moderate Democrat's electability candidate
Julio Rosas / Townhall:
Warren Brags About a College Student Donating Half of What's Left in Her Bank Account to Her Failing Campaign
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
As Trump openly corrupts DOJ, a former insider sounds the alarm  —  With the Justice Department in turmoil over the decision by higher-ups to downscale a sentencing recommendation for longtime Trump confidant Roger Stone, Trump tweeted: … This is a straight-up celebration of the fact …
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Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
Lindsey Graham shuts down calls to investigate DOJ's Roger Stone reversal  —  Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) has little interest in investigating the Justice Department's abrupt reversal on a sentencing recommendation for Roger Stone — rebuffing a Democratic demand sparked …
Catherine Garcia / The Week:
In Twitter rampage, Trump attacks federal judge set to sentence Roger Stone  —  President Trump on Tuesday night attacked the judge presiding over his friend and adviser Roger Stone's criminal case.  —  Stone was found guilty last year of lying to Congress, witness tampering, and obstructing a House investigation.
Discussion: Reason, Bloomberg, NPR, Axios and HuffPost
NBC News:
Barr takes control of legal matters of interest to Trump, including Stone sentencing  —  Barr's intervention in Roger Stone's case wasn't the first time senior political appointees reached into a case involving ab ex-Trump aide, officials say.  —  WASHINGTON — The U.S. attorney who had presided …
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Trump just made the DOJ's Roger Stone intervention look even worse
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Harris demands Barr testify over Roger Stone sentence recommendation
Axios:
Scoop: Trump pulls nomination for former U.S. attorney for D.C. to Treasury post
Nihar Kabinittal / ABC News:
Trump congratulates Barr on ‘taking charge’ of Roger Stone sentencing recommendation
Discussion: Politico, The Hill and Raw Story
Todd Stacy / Alabama Daily News:
New Alabama poll shows tight race for U.S. Senate  —  MONTGOMERY, Ala. - With less than three weeks to go until the primary election on March 3, a new Alabama Daily News poll shows a tight race among Republican contenders for the U.S. Senate.  —  According to the survey of likely Republican voters …
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Joe.My.God.
The Daily Beast:
Accused Yovanovitch ‘Stalker’ Robert Hyde Now Supplying Documents to Congress  —  When asked what he gave the Hill, Robert Hyde told The Daily Beast: “Everything that I had between Lev Parnas and I.”  —  Not long ago, he was accused of tracking a U.S. ambassador from the shadows.
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The Daily Beast:
‘The Gloves Are Off’: Trump Pushes Revenge Operations
Discussion: Raw Story
Andrew J. Tobias / Plain Dealer:
Jim Jordan's name comes up during Statehouse testimony on OSU abuse victims bill  —  COLUMBUS, Ohio — ​U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan's name came up Tuesday during a Statehouse hearing on a bill that would pave the way for victims of former Ohio State University doctor Richard Strauss to sue the university for damages.
Kevin Roose / New York Times:
A Thorn in YouTube's Side Digs In Even Deeper  —  Carlos Maza, a socialist who calls YouTube “deeply unethical and reckless,” is trying to bolster the video site's left wing.  —  Carlos Maza believes that YouTube is a destructive, unethical, reckless company that amplifies bigots and profits off fascism.
Becket Adams / Washington Examiner:
CNN goes full conspiracist on Twitter user who posted viral Bloomberg audio  —  CNN's Cristina Alesci warned viewers Tuesday to be wary of recently surfaced audio of 2020 Democratic candidate Mike Bloomberg bragging about the oppressive stop-and-frisk policies he championed as mayor of New York City.
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CNN:
This should disqualify Michael Bloomberg
Discussion: Redstate
Megan Messerly / The Nevada Independent:
In new flyer, Culinary Union warns members Sanders would ‘end’ their health care if elected president  —  Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks during a Culinary Union town hall in Las Vegas on Monday, Dec. 9, 2019.  (Jeff Scheid/The Nevada Independent)  —  Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders would …
Fox News:
What is the Senate Intelligence Committee?  —  The Obama administration was “frozen” in combating 2016 Russian election meddling, according to a new report released on Feb. 6 by the Senate Intelligence Committee.  —  The panel released the third volume of its five-part report …
Discussion: Politico
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Yossi Klein Halevi:
The Jewish nightmare of Bernie vs. Trump  —  In his first months in office, President Trump emboldened the far-right fringe.  President Sanders would do the same with the far left  —  Ask British Jews what advice they would offer to American Jews, based on their experience fighting Corbynism …
Discussion: The Federalist
Richard Ruelas / Arizona Republic:
QAnon follower who blocked bridge near Hoover Dam pleads guilty to terrorism charge  —  A man who, motivated by his belief in the wide-ranging conspiracy theory known as QAnon, blocked the bridge near the Hoover Dam with a homemade armored vehicle, has pleaded guilty to making a terrorist threat.
Discussion: Raw Story and Joe.My.God.
John McCormick / Wall Street Journal:
Buttigieg Faces Tough Path in Coming Democratic Contests  —  He has struggled to win over nonwhite Democrats ahead of votes in more diverse states  —  NASHUA, N.H.—Even as Pete Buttigieg savors a second-place finish just shy of a win in New Hampshire's presidential primary, the road ahead looks much more challenging.
Yancey Roy / Newsday:
Amid uproar, Senate Democrats to offer compromise on bail law  —  ALBANY — Under public pressure, State Senate Democrats are set to propose an overhaul to the state's freshly minted and controversial bail law.  —  The Democrats this week will recommend abolishing bail altogether while increasing …
 
 
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Mike Allen / Axios:
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Stephen Gandel / CBS News:
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Discussion: Politico
CNN:
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Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
Paging Michael Bloomberg
Discussion: Washington Post and Althouse