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The State:
The State endorses Pete Buttigieg in the South Carolina Democratic Party primary  —  The Democratic Party's presidential nominee will face a formidable general election opponent in Republican President Donald Trump, an incumbent armed with a strong economic record and a force of personality …
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FiveThirtyEight:
Who Will Win The South Carolina Democratic Debate?  —  We're partnering with Ipsos to poll voters before and after the candidates take the stage.  —  At this point in the primary season, the field has usually started to shrink, but no such luck here in 2020: There will be seven candidates …
Discussion: Washington Post
Politico:
Bloomberg internal poll claims Bernie would sink downballot Dems  —  Bernie Sanders' nomination could drag down vulnerable House Democrats trying to hold onto their competitive districts, according to a new poll conducted for Mike Bloomberg's campaign that is circulating among members …
Discussion: The Guardian
Associated Press:
Democrats unload on Sanders in likely debate preview  —  CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Bernie Sanders is facing the greatest test of his presidential campaign as his Democratic rivals prepare to launch a series of attacks on the Vermont senator during what could be a pivotal debate on the eve of the South Carolina primary.
Discussion: CNN, Fox News, Redstate, NBC News and Politico
Sally Goldenberg / Politico:
Bloomberg's debate strategy: Nuke Bernie
Discussion: CNBC
Luke Darby / GQ:
Bloomberg's Paid “Volunteers” Are Telling Voters to Support Other Candidates
Discussion: NOQ Report
Elena Schneider / Politico:   Buttigieg launching Super Tuesday TV ads
Scott Bixby / The Daily Beast:
Bernie Staffer Mocked Warren's Looks, Pete's Sexuality on Private Twitter Account  —  The private Twitter account of a newly promoted campaign staffer indicates that at least some of Sen. Bernie Sanders' most toxic support is coming from inside the house.  —  During the most recent presidential …
Quinta Jurecic / The Atlantic:
Trump's Most Dangerous Destruction Yet  —  During the 2016 presidential campaign, many observers worried about what Donald Trump might do with the U.S. intelligence apparatus.  These organizations kill people, after all, with scary flying robots.  They have the ability to spy on huge numbers of people all over the world.
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Is the Intelligence Community planning to meddle in 2020 election?
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Susan Collins breaks with Trump over Grenell
Discussion: The Hill
Tyler Olson / Fox News:
Trump takes aim at Sotomayor, Schiff, CNN and more at New Delhi press conference  —  President Trump sounded off Tuesday on liberal Supreme Court justices, on CNN's coverage of his administration, on disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein's former allies and more at a lively press conference held …
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Eli Okun / Politico:
Trump calls for Sotomayor, Ginsburg to recuse themselves from cases dealing with his administration
Lee Smith / Just The News:
Declassified FBI memos undercut Mueller team claims that Papadopoulos hindered Russia probe  —  Prosecutor who recently resigned from Roger Stone case signed court filings omitting evidence of witness cooperation  —  Newly declassified FBI memos directly conflict with court filings …
Discussion: Redstate and The Gateway Pundit
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Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
Here's What The Lead Roger Stone Juror Wrote In Her Jury Questionnaire
Discussion: Redstate and TheBlaze
John Solomon / Just The News:
House Republicans considering criminal referrals against Mueller prosecutors
Discussion: NOQ Report and The Gateway Pundit
Politico:
Trump faces ‘black swan’ threat to the economy and reelection  —  Stock markets tumbled around the world.  The number of coronavirus cases mushroomed in advanced nations like Italy, Japan and South Korea.  And travel bans expanded as leaders confronted the nightmarish prospect of a spreading virus swallowing their nations.
George Prayias / The Rush Limbaugh Show:
Overhyped Coronavirus Weaponized Against Trump  —  RUSH: Folks, this coronavirus thing, I want to try to put this in perspective for you.  It looks like the coronavirus is being weaponized as yet another element to bring down Donald Trump.  Now, I want to tell you the truth about the coronavirus.
Patricia Mazzei / New York Times:
Sanders's Comments on Fidel Castro Provoke Anger in Florida  —  Bernie Sanders told “60 Minutes” that it would be “unfair” to say “everything is bad” about Cuba's Communist revolution.  —  MIAMI — Comments from Senator Bernie Sanders praising aspects of the Communist Cuban revolution drew …
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Marc Caputo / Politico:
Florida Dems in uproar after Sanders' Cuba comments
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
If Democrats Aren't Terrified of Bernie, They're Not Paying Attention  —  Watching the Brexit debacle from afar, it seemed impossible to understand how the Labour Party could know full well it needed to win a national election in order to prevent an irreversible setback, yet harness itself to Jeremy Corbyn …
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Victor Davis Hanson / National Review:   'Gray Matter'-Deficient Americans
Bloomberg:
Trump Says Markets Are Down Over Bernie Sanders Worries  — President remarks on domestic politics while overseas in India  — Markets fell sharply on Monday on concern about coronavirus  —  President Donald Trump said Democratic presidential front runner Bernie Sanders is advocating …
Discussion: Political Wire
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Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:   A socialist is likely to win the 2020 election. No, not Bernie Sanders.
New York Times:
With Weinstein Conviction, Jury Delivers a Verdict on #MeToo  —  The criminal case against Harvey Weinstein was a long shot.  —  Many of his accusers were bracing for an acquittal.  Fellow prosecutors across the country were quietly questioning whether the New York district attorney …
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Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:   Making Sense of the Harvey Weinstein Verdict
NBC News:
Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has died aged 91  —  Mubarak ruled Egypt with an iron fist until he was overthrown during the so-called Arab Spring, uprisings that toppled leaders throughout the region.  —  Hosni Mubarak, Egypt's former president who ruled the country from 1981 until …
Joseph Cox / VICE:
Internal Docs Show Why the U.S. Military Publishes North Korean and Russian Malware  —  Newly released and previously secret documents explain in greater detail how, and why, a section of the U.S. military decides to publicly release a steady stream of adversarial countries' malware, including hacking tools from North Korea and Russia.
Jess Bravin / Wall Street Journal:
Clemency for Rod Blagojevich Came After Long Campaign Tailored to Trump  —  Republican consultant enlisted Fox News, Rudy Giuliani and Jesse Jackson to help get ex-governor out of prison  —  Rod Blagojevich's release from federal prison last week culminated a nearly two-year campaign to put …
Discussion: Raw Story
William Saletan / Slate:
The Voters Freaked Out by Socialism  —  Socialism doesn't freak out Democratic voters the way it freaks out other Americans.  That's a problem.  —  For the past month, the centrist Democrats running against Sen. Bernie Sanders have begged Democratic voters not to nominate him.
The Markup:
Suckers List: How Allstate's Secret Auto Insurance Algorithm Squeezes Big Spenders  —  Insurers are supposed to price based on risk, but Allstate's algorithm put a thumb on the scale  —  Seven years ago, Allstate Corporation told Maryland regulators it was time to update its auto insurance rates.
James Hamblin / The Atlantic:
You're Likely to Get the Coronavirus  —  In May 1997, a 3-year-old boy developed what at first seemed like the common cold.  When his symptoms—sore throat, fever, and cough—persisted for six days, he was taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Hong Kong.  There his cough worsened, and he began gasping for air.
Tyler Cowen / Bloomberg:
How Fast Can a Virus Destroy a Supply Chain?  —  Just-in-time networks are very efficient but extremely fragile.  —  The global supply chain, already under pressure from President Donald Trump's trade war, now faces further strain from the coronavirus.  And while cross-national supply chains …
Gene Maddaus / Variety:
Harvey Weinstein Taken to Bellevue Hospital With Chest Pains  —  Harvey Weinstein was taken to Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan on Monday after complaining of chest pains, according to his representative.  —  Weinstein was supposed to be transferred to the jail on Rikers Island, but was diverted to Bellevue.
Politico:
Why Senate Dems aren't freaking out about Bernie  —  House Democrats are warning of a down-ballot bloodbath and centrists are freaking out.  But Bernie Sanders' colleagues have a more placid take on the rise of democratic socialist: Bernie can beat Donald Trump.
Discussion: The Hill, Breitbart and Washington Post
Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
Two Senate Iran hawks are pushing a new nuclear deal  —  U.S. nuclear diplomacy with Iran has reached a stalemate.  So two Iran hawks from different parties have teamed up to promote a new scheme they think could result in a new and better nuclear deal.  If they can just convince their colleagues …
 
 
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Republican Cynicism May Win Trump Re-election
Discussion: HuffPost
BBC:
Belgian city of Aalst says anti-Semitic parade ‘just fun’
Discussion: Althouse
Nihar Kabinittal / ABC News:
Minnesota man seeks to toss his murder conviction Sen. Amy Klobuchar stood behind for 17 years
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Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
These are the popular ideas progressives can win with (and some unpopular ones to avoid)
Discussion: Raw Story
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
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New York Times:
Sanders Says He'll Attract a Wave of New Voters. It Hasn't Happened.
Michael Gerson / Washington Post:
A Trump-Sanders election would destroy our politics
Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair:
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