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Ryan Saavedra / The Daily Wire:
Dershowitz: I Have Proof Obama Ordered FBI Investigation At Request Of George Soros  —  Harvard Law School professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz revealed in an interview on Sunday that he has proof that former Democrat President Barack Obama ordered the FBI to investigate someone …
Mary Papenfuss / HuffPost:
Barr Aimed To Block Turkish Bank Indictment After Erdogan Asked Trump For Help: Report
Discussion: Raw Story, The Dispatch and KTLA
Raw Story / Salon:
More than 1,100 former Justice Department officials demand William Barr's ouster in scathing letter
Vivian Salama / CNN:
Bolton issues plea that his upcoming book isn't ‘suppressed’ by White House  —  Durham (CNN)John Bolton issued a plea that his upcoming book isn't “suppressed” by the White House in his first public remarks since the impeachment inquiry into Trump wrapped.  —  “I hope it's not suppressed …
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Axios:
Top NSC official may be moved after “Anonymous” rumor fallout  —  Top Trump administration officials are in discussions to reassign deputy national security adviser Victoria Coates to the Department of Energy from the National Security Council, per two sources familiar with the planning.
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Raw Story
Asawin Suebsaeng / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Top Trade Adviser Peter Navarro Has a Side Project: Secretly Hunting for ‘Anonymous’  —  The search is on for the alleged insider who has been raising concerns about the president's acumen and ineptitude.  —  As President Donald Trump moves to purge his administration of perceived disloyalty …
Discussion: Mediaite
Rebecca Ballhaus / Wall Street Journal:
John Bolton Won't Discuss Trump and Ukraine in Public Appearance  —  President's former aide, who almost upended impeachment trial, reiterates criticisms of foreign policy toward Iran, North Korea
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Bolton Hints at Further Revelations if He Overcomes White House ‘Censorship’  —  In his first public appearance since the impeachment trial, the president's former national security adviser said he was fighting efforts to suppress his unpublished book.  —  DURHAM, N.C. — John R. Bolton …
Carol E. Lee / NBC News:
Bolton book remains stuck in White House classification review
Discussion: The Hill and Mediaite
Clare Foran / CNN:
Pelosi warns Democrats ‘must be unified’ to ensure Trump isn't reelected
Discussion: Mediaite
New York Times:
Bloomberg Campaign Opens First Attack on a Democratic Rival: Bernie Sanders  —  Michael R. Bloomberg's campaign mounted a direct offensive against a Democratic opponent for the first time, as Bernie Sanders shot back by accusing the billionaire of trying to buy the presidency.
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Sean McElwee / Memos:
Memo: Sanders has Strong Lead in Nevada  —  Authors: Sean McElwee, Executive Director of Data for Progress, Jason Ganz, CTO of Data for Progress, Ryan O'Donnell, Senior Polling Advisor, Data for Progress, Ethan Winter, Senior Adviser  —  Key Findings:  — Senator Bernie Sanders …
Discussion: The Hill
Thomas Beaumont / Associated Press:
Pete Buttigieg's next test: Winning over minority voters
Discussion: Breitbart
New York Times:   Biden, Seeking Revival, Is Counting on at Least Second Place in Nevada
Gabriel Debenedetti / New York Magazine:
What Obama Is Saying in Private About the Democratic Primary  —  Democratic leaders, whose two primary concerns these days are trying to keep Donald Trump in check and maintaining their own party's unity, have had ample reason for concern in the first seven weeks of 2020.
Michael Gerson / Washington Post:
Republicans owe Vindman a public apology  —  In the large category of things that justice demands but will never come to pass: The elected Republicans who voted against the impeachment and removal of President Trump owe Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman a public apology.
Discussion: Raw Story
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
The descent of the GOP into authoritarian know-nothingism  —  When Ivy League-educated, formerly sane politicians spew conspiracy theories, debunked talking points and contempt for science, the question often arises: Do they believe this nonsense (i.e. have they become thickheaded by listening …
Discussion: Raw Story and Mediaite
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Lee Brown / New York Post:
Woman brings mini-service horse onto plane, into first class  —  This flyer wasn't horsing around.  —  A Michigan woman startled other passengers on a recent series of flights when she brought aboard a mini-service horse and traveled with him in first class to California.
David Mikkelson / Snopes.com:
Is This ‘God Bows Down to Trump’ Sign Real?  —  Claim  —  A photograph shows a real a Trump 2020 campaign sign bearing the legend “God Bows Down to President Donald J Trump — Declares ‘He Is Perfect.’”  —  Rating  —  What's True  —  A photograph of a Trump campaign sign bearing the legend …
Washington Post:
The EPA is about to change a rule cutting mercury pollution.  The industry doesn't want it.  —  For more than three years, the Trump administration has prided itself on working with industry to unshackle companies from burdensome environmental regulations.  But as the Environmental Protection …
Steve Contorno / Tampa Bay Times:
The Republican Party asked Florida tax collectors for millions of email addresses.  Why?  —  The request was ultimately denied but it demonstrated the massive data effort behind President Donald Trump's reelection campaign.  —  A curious request arrived in the inboxes of Florida tax collectors …
George Soros / Financial Times:
Letter: Remove Zuckerberg and Sandberg from their posts  —  Mark Zuckerberg should stop obfuscating the facts by piously arguing for government regulation ("We need more regulation of Big Tech", February 17).  —  Mr Zuckerberg appears to be engaged in some kind of mutual assistance arrangement …
Emma Goldberg / New York Times:
She Didn't Want a Pelvic Exam.  She Received One Anyway.  —  Medical schools and students are grappling with an unsettling practice: Performing pelvic exams on unconscious, non-consenting patients.  —  Janine, a nurse in Arizona, checked into the hospital for stomach surgery in 2017.
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
Hunter Biden Was On Board Of Trade Coalition Lobbying Obama Admin On Ukraine Aid  — Hunter Biden served on the board of a trade group that lobbied for increased spending on international aid, including for Ukraine.  — Biden's association with the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition …
Samuel Lovett / Yahoo News:
Smugglers helping migrants scale Trump's border wall ‘using $5 ladders’  —  Smugglers are reportedly helping migrants scale sections of  —  Donald Trump's multi-billion border wall using $5 ladders.  —  US Border Patrol has seen a rise in camouflage “hook-and-ladders” within the far south-west region of
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Raw Story
Hunter Lamirande / Point Blank Political:
2020 Nevada Democratic Caucus Poll  —  Tom Steyer leads a tight race in the Nevada Democratic Caucus with a slim 2-point lead, according to a poll commissioned and conducted by Point Blank Political; however, the top five candidates are all within the poll's 5.6 percent margin of error.
Discussion: Power Line and The Daily Caller
Alan Suderman / Associated Press:
Virginia lawmakers reject assault weapon ban  —  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam's push to ban the sale of assault weapons failed on Monday after some of his fellow Democrats balked at the proposal.  —  Senators voted to shelve the bill for the year and ask the state crime commission …
LoveBreedsAccountability:
Two More Tactics Media Will Use To Meddle In America's 2020 Election  —  The disgraced and discredited corporate media (NBC, ABC, CBS, CNN, NYT, WaPo, the Jeanne Cummings wing of WSJ, to name a few) have long been exposed as nothing more than Democrat propagandists masquerading as impartial news organizations.
New York Times:
Katie Waldman and Stephen Miller Wed at Trump Hotel  —  Katie Rose Waldman and Stephen Miller, who both work in the Trump White House, were married Feb. 16 at Trump International Hotel in Washington.  Rabbi Aryeh Lightstone, who is a senior adviser to David Friedman, the United States ambassador to Israel, officiated.
Susan Fowler / TIME:
I Spoke Out Against Sexual Harassment at Uber.  The Aftermath Was More Terrifying Than Anything I Faced Before  —  Susan Fowler is the author of Whistleblower: My Journey to Silicon Valley and Fight for Justice at Uber.  —  In February 2017, I published a blog post about my experiences …
 
 
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Corporations are working with the Trump administration to control online speech
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First ‘misfit’ to join UK government resigns over alleged racism
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