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10:05 PM ET, March 1, 2020

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New York Times:
Pete Buttigieg to Quit Democratic Presidential Race  —  The first openly gay major presidential candidate, Mr. Buttigieg rose to the primary's top tier, but was unable to build a broad coalition of voters, and lost badly in South Carolina Saturday.  —  SELMA, Ala. — Pete Buttigieg …
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Chelsea JanesAmy B Wang / Washington Post:
Pete Buttigieg is ending his presidential bid  —  Pete Buttigieg, the 38-year-old former mayor of South Bend, Ind., who saw a meteoric rise from virtual unknown to top-tier contender and became the first gay candidate to make a high-profile presidential run, is ending his campaign.
Thomas Beaumont / Associated Press:
AP sources: Buttigieg ending his presidential campaign
Discussion: Granite Grok
San Francisco Chronicle:
Bernie Sanders: My running mate will back Medicare for All
Discussion: The B|E note and The Week
Elena Schneider / Politico:
Buttigieg drops out of presidential race
Discussion: The Federalist and Fox News
E.J. Dionne / Washington Post:
Super Tuesday's viral politics
Discussion: The Guardian and CNBC
Anya van Wagtendonk / Vox:
Near-record turnout in South Carolina sets stage for Super Tuesday battles
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Bernie Sanders has the advantage on Super Tuesday as rivals jockey to hold down his delegate count
Jenna Portnoy / Washington Post:   Rep. Wexton endorses Joe Biden before Virginia primary
Nihar Kabinittal / ABC News:
Pete Buttigieg ends 2020 White House bid
Discussion: FiveThirtyEight and Vox
Philip Wegmann / Real Clear Politics:   Hold the Autopsy: S.C. Win Breathes Life Into Biden Campaign
New York Times:
Coronavirus May Have Spread in U.S. for Weeks, Gene Sequencing Suggests  —  Two cases detected weeks apart in Washington State had genetic links, suggesting that many more people in the area may be infected.  —  Researchers who have examined the genomes of two coronavirus infections …
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Neil Irwin / New York Times:
Why a Coronavirus Recession Would Be So Hard to Contain  —  A supply shock is not a problem our usual economic tools are particularly good at solving.  But it's the one we face.  —  It looks more and more likely that the novel form of coronavirus will do meaningful economic damage to the United States.
New York Times:
Avoiding Coronavirus May Be a Luxury Some Workers Can't Afford  —  A sick day?  Remote work?  Not so easy if your job is at a restaurant, a day care center or a construction site.  —  Stay home from work if you get sick.  See a doctor.  Use a separate bathroom from the people you live with.
Hannah Beech / New York Times:   He Drove Her to the Hospital. She Gave Him the Coronavirus.
Ben Smith / New York Times:
Why the Success of The New York Times May Be Bad News for Journalism  —  In his debut, our new media columnist says The Times has become like Facebook or Google — a digital behemoth crowding out the competition.  —  The first time I met A.G. Sulzberger, the publisher of The New York Times, I tried to hire him.
Melanie Grayce West / Wall Street Journal:
First Case of Coronavirus Confirmed in New York State  —  Patient, who traveled to Iran, is isolated in her home; health officials say risk still low  —  A woman who recently traveled to Iran is New York's first confirmed case of the novel coronavirus, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said on Sunday night.
Discussion: Fox News
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Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Federal judge rules Ken Cuccinelli unlawfully ran immigration agency  —  Policies that were put in place under Cuccinelli are now void.
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA and Blue Virginia
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Hamed Aleaziz / BuzzFeed News:
A Judge Ruled Trump's USCIS Director Wasn't Legally Appointed  —  A federal judge in Washington DC ruled Sunday that Ken Cuccinelli, the head of US Citizenship and Immigration Services, had not been lawfully appointed to his job and a policy directive speeding up initial screenings …
Elizabeth Cohen / CNN:
CDC hasn't revealed information to doctors that would help coronavirus patients  —  (CNN)As new cases of coronavirus arise daily in the United States — including several announced over the weekend and one death — the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has failed …
CNN:
Obama tells Biden he won't endorse anybody yet  —  (CNN)In former President Barack Obama's conversation with Joe Biden after the South Carolina primary — the first congratulatory call the former president has been able to make to his former vice president during the 2020 campaign …
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Daniel McCarthy / Spectator USA:
Biden's Pyrrhic victory
Discussion: New York Post
New York Times:
We Represented the Whistle-Blower.  The Law Needs Urgent Help.  —  Future whistle-blowers must be persuaded that while there are always risks, the system can protect them.  —  Mr. Bakaj and Mr. Zaid represented the intelligence community whistle-blower.  —  Whistle-blowers are needed now more than ever.
Washington Post:
Live updates: Coronavirus was probably spreading for six weeks in Washington state, study says; first deaths confirmed in U.S., Australia and Thailand  —  The novel coronavirus has probably been spreading undetected for about six weeks in Washington state, where the first U.S. death was reported this weekend.
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Wall Street Journal:
Coronavirus Spreads in U.S., as Rhode Island Confirms State's First Case
Discussion: Vox
Tampa Bay Times:
As it built an armored truck empire, GardaWorld took dangerous shortcuts.  Its workers and unsuspecting motorists suffered the consequences.  —  The armored truck full of money barreled down a two-lane road until it encountered a stopped SUV.  The truck didn't brake.
Todd Frankel / Washington Post:
Coronavirus rumors and chaos in Alabama point to big problems as U.S. seeks to contain virus  —  Rumor mill, lack of communication by federal officials undermines trust in plan to relocate quarantined patients  —  ANNISTON, Ala. — Not long before local leaders decided, in the words of one of them …
George Conway / Washington Post:
Trump made a baseless attack on two Supreme Court justices.  Here's why he did it.  —  President Trump is treating the judiciary the way he treats the media.  But the harm created by these attacks could be far greater.  —  In 2016, CBS “60 Minutes” correspondent Lesley Stahl asked Trump off camera …
Discussion: Raw Story
The Times of Israel:
Netanyahu aide in leaked recording: ‘Hate is what unites our camp’  —  Natan Eshel heard saying negative campaigning works well with ‘non-Ashkenazi’ voters and that the ‘animal’ Miri Regev is particularly effective at it  —  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's senior aide Natan Eshel said that …
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Paige Fry / Chicago Tribune:
3rd case of coronavirus confirmed in Illinois, officials announce; Loyola students in Italy told to return home  —  A third confirmed case of coronavirus has been announced in Illinois, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health.  —  A test conducted in Illinois …
Discussion: Breitbart
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Andrew O'Reilly / Fox News:
HHS Secretary Azar says new coronavirus case appears in Chicago
Discussion: Politico, fox8.com and The Hill
 
 
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David Martin / CBS News:
Eddie Gallagher, Navy SEAL acquitted of stabbing wounded ISIS prisoner to death, tells his story
Hayley Miller / HuffPost:
Susan Collins Won't Say If She Voted For Trump In 2020 Republican Primary
Devan Cole / CNN:
John Lewis urges attendees of Selma's ‘Bloody Sunday’ commemorative march to ‘redeem the soul of America’ by voting
Discussion: The Hill
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
AOC, Science Whiz
Discussion: Instapundit
New York Times:
Fewer Soldiers, Fewer Veterans
Nicholas Kristof / New York Times:
Is This Coronavirus ‘the Big One’?
Bonchie / Redstate:
Report: Two of CNN's Most Self-Righteous ‘Journalists’ Partied With Katie Hill After Covering for Her
Discussion: Twitchy
 Earlier Items: 
Stephanie McCrummen / Washington Post:
Miranda's rebellion
Tristan Cork / bristolpost:
The abuse and threats made to Greta Thunberg by people from Bristol
Kathy Gannon / Associated Press:
Afghan peace deal hits first snag over prisoner releases
Discussion: NPR
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Trump is pushing a dangerous, false spin on coronavirus — and the media is helping him spread it