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7:55 AM ET, February 16, 2020

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Washington Post:
Barr's internal reviews and re-investigations feed resentment, suspicion inside Justice Dept.  —  The Justice Department in the Trump era has repeatedly tasked U.S. attorneys from far-flung offices to parachute into politically explosive cases in Washington, raising concerns among current …
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George Conway / Washington Post:
There is no one to stop Trump now  —  When the subject of Attorney General William P. Barr comes up these days, it's hard not to think of John S. McCain.  Not the late senator, mind you, but the USS John S. McCain, the naval destroyer named after his father and grandfather.
New York Times:
Fearful of Trump's Attacks, Justice Dept. Lawyers Worry Barr Will Leave Them Exposed  —  After a week of tumult, some career prosecutors expressed concerns about political interference and the attorney general's response to the president weighing in on the prosecution of an associate.
Discussion: American Greatness
Associated Press:
Sanders attacks moderate rivals as voting begins in Nevada  —  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Progressive firebrand Bernie Sanders jabbed his more moderate rivals on Saturday for taking campaign cash from billionaires as Democratic officials at some sites across Nevada were overwhelmed by long lines …
Discussion: Washington Post
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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
The Democratic nomination contest doesn't look like any from the past  —  Halfway through the early state primaries and caucuses, Democrats are no closer to clarifying their nominating contest than they were at the turn of the New Year.  In the coming two contests — Nevada's caucuses next Saturday …
Discussion: NBC News
Garrett Haake / NBC News:
Klobuchar declines to set expectations for New Hampshire
Discussion: Fox News
Trevor Hunnicutt / Reuters:
Sanders says presidential rival Bloomberg will not excite voters
Discussion: The Hill
Associated Press:   Sanders' bond with Latinos gets first test of many in Nevada
Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
Why D.C.'s Mayor Endorsed Michael Bloomberg  —  Michael Bloomberg, who will enter the Democratic Presidential primaries on Super Tuesday, on March 3rd, and has already spent more than three hundred million dollars on his campaign, has risen to third place in an average of national polls of Democratic primary voters.
Discussion: Fox News and Washington Post
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Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Bloomberg should face a reckoning on his treatment of women  —  When it comes to dealing with race relations, former New York City mayor Mike Bloomberg wants us to believe that he has grown and changed.  —  In November, just days before he officially made his late entry into the 2020 presidential race …
Discussion: TheBlaze
Zeeshan Aleem / Vox:
A new report raises more questions about Bloomberg's alleged sexism and sexual harassment  —  Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg speaks at an event at Texas' Buffalo Soldier National Museum.  Mark Felix/AFP /AFP via Getty Images  —  Bloomberg faces these questions …
Washington Post:
The Portable Bloomberg: The Wit & Wisdom of Michael Bloomberg
Evan Semones / Politico:
Drudge floats the implausible: A Bloomberg-Clinton ticket  —  Matt Drudge, the famous news aggregator and internet provocateur, shattered the lull of an otherwise calm Saturday morning with a big-if-true bombshell: “EXCLUSIVE: BLOOMBERG CONSIDERS HILLARY RUNNING MATE.”
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Mike Memoli / NBC News:
Biden calls on Sanders to take accountability for supporters' threats  —  The message comes after the powerful Culinary Workers Union said supporters of the Vermont senator had “viciously attacked” its members.  —  LAS VEGAS — Joe Biden called on Bernie Sanders to accept greater accountability …
Discussion: Newsweek, The Hill, Politico and Axios
Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
Ted Cruz once called Trump ‘utterly amoral’ and a ‘sniveling coward.’ Then he worked to save his presidency.  —  Donald Trump called him “Lyin' Ted” Cruz, mocked his wife's appearance and falsely suggested his father was involved in President John F. Kennedy's assassination.
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
Killing of ISIS leader has not hurt group's operations, says Iraqi Kurdish prime minister  —  MUNICH — Iraqi Kurdistan's prime minister says the U.S. killing of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has not affected the extremist group's ability to operate and is warning that the militants are resurgent.
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
The Bloomberg Temptation  —  Will the Democrats try to replace Donald Trump with a power-hungry plutocrat?  —  For a long time the notion of a Michael Bloomberg presidential candidacy seemed like a Manhattan fancy, a conceit with elite appeal but no mass constituency, a fantasy for Acela riders …
Discussion: Jacobin
Amy Qin / New York Times:
China's Leader, Under Fire, Says He Led Coronavirus Fight Early On  —  Xi Jinping was aware of the outbreak nearly two weeks before he first spoke publicly about it.  It could draw him directly into questions about whether officials did too little, too late.
Discussion: The Week and Bloomberg
New York Times:
A Presidency Increasingly Guided by Suspicion and Distrust  —  Presidential paranoia is not a new phenomenon but Mr. Trump, burned by impeachment, seems to have elevated it to a governing philosophy of his White House.  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump suggested in recent days that he had …
 
 
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Jonah Engel Bromwich / New York Times:
Lots of Rich Men Tweet Like the President Now
Adam Shaw / Fox News:
Joe Biden, grilled on Obama-era record of putting children in ‘cages,’ argues ‘we kept them safe’
Discussion: The Hill and The Daily Caller
Colby Itkowitz / Washington Post:
Trump eliminates funding for program honoring Ambassador Stevens, who was killed in Benghazi
David Knowles / Yahoo News:
Trump budget zeroes out funding for Stars and Stripes, the military's newspaper
Minyvonne Burke / NBC News:
Black college swimmer on team trip had gun pointed at his head by police
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Pete Buttigieg's Dash for Cash: 10 Fund-Raisers in Two Weeks
Discussion: The Hill
Pat Rynard / Iowa Starting Line:
Mark Smith Elected As New Chair Of Iowa Democrats
 Earlier Items: 
Donald Judd / CNN:
After saying Keegan-Michael Key supports Buttigieg, the former mayor's campaign says the actor …
Maya Gebeily / Agence France-Presse:
Irked US squeezes Iraq with cash delays, short waivers
Tal Axelrod / The Hill:
GOP governor endorses Weld in Vermont primary
Discussion: New York Post, TheBlaze and Politico
Christopher Caldwell / New York Times:
Bloomberg Is Right About the 2008 Financial Crash
Discussion: The Week
John McWhorter / The Atlantic:
Bloomberg Flunks the Wokeness Test
Discussion: Slate
USA Today:
This college was accredited by a DeVos-sanctioned group.  We couldn't find evidence of students or faculty.
Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
This One Chart Explains Why the Kids Back Bernie
Maya King / Politico:
Deep cracks emerge in Biden's firewall
Discussion: The Hill, Associated Press and The Week
 

 
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New York Times:
The NBC News-Ronna McDaniel saga highlights the perks and perils of partisan talk TV; a source says McDaniel is now seeking $600K+ for her two year deal

New York Times:
Karlie Kloss' Bedford buys Life publication rights from Dotdash Meredith and plans to resume regular print publication in 2025; Josh Kushner will be publisher

Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
The Atlantic is profitable, has 1M subscribers, and revenue grew 10% in 2023 thanks to a 50% price hike, a harder paywall, and a shift to in-depth reporting

 
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