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11:30 AM ET, March 11, 2020

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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Bernie's Whole Campaign Was Based On a Misreading of the 2016 Election  —  Four years ago, Bernie Sanders put up a surprisingly strong fight against Hillary Clinton on the strength of his support among white working-class voters, who proceeded to desert Clinton in November.
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New York Times:
Live Primary Election Results: Michigan, Washington and More  —  Six states are holding presidential primaries today.  Michigan and Washington State have the largest numbers of delegates.  —  NO ELECTION NO RESULTS  —  Primary Results By State … Delegates Won So Far
Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
Joe Biden Is Winning the Primary But Losing His Party's Future
Discussion: VICE, Raw Story and New York Times
Dylan Matthews / Vox:
Bernie Sanders wins the North Dakota caucuses
Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
2 winners and 3 losers from Tuesday's Democratic primaries
Discussion: New Yorker, NBC News and HuffPost
New York Times:
'It's Just Everywhere Already': How Delays in Testing Set Back the U.S. Coronavirus Response  —  A series of missed chances by the federal government to ensure more widespread testing came during the early days of the outbreak, when containment would have been easier.
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Treasury Likely to Push Back April 15 Tax Filing Deadline, Sources Say  —  Tax filing extension would be part of broader fiscal stimulus effort  —  WASHINGTON—The Trump administration is likely to extend the April 15 tax deadline as part of an effort to mitigate the effects …
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Bloomberg:
Aboard Air Force One, Trump Was Shaken Into Action on Virus  — Cratering markets, a possible infection aboard Air Force One  — President made up his mind by Monday to pursue stimulus  —  We're tracking the latest on the coronavirus outbreak and the global response.
Discussion: Raw Story
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Biden closes in on nomination as Pelosi wields coronavirus leverage
The Daily Beast:
Most Americans Will Likely Be Exposed to Coronavirus, Republicans Told  —  A member of Congress who attended the closed-door briefing where the assessment was made called the prediction “sobering.”  —  Last week, Republican members of Congress heard a sober warning in a closed-door briefing on Capitol Hill …
BBC:
Coronavirus: Up to 70% of Germany could become infected - Merkel  —  German Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned that up to 70% of the country's population - some 58 million people - could contract the coronavirus.  —  Mrs Merkel made the stark prediction at a news conference on Wednesday alongside Health Minister Jens Spahn.
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David Welch / Bloomberg:
Coronavirus Conference Gets Canceled Because of Coronavirus  —  We're tracking the latest on the coronavirus outbreak and the global response.  Sign up here for our daily newsletter on what you need to know.  —  So much for keeping business rolling during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Yaron Steinbuch / New York Post:   Coronavirus conference canceled in New York because of coronavirus
Greg B. Smith / The City:
The Cost of Not Getting Tested for Coronavirus: a $10K ER Bill  —  First Brooklyn public school teacher Erin McCarthy began experiencing potential coronavirus symptoms after returning from Italy.  —  Then a doctor — wearing a hazmat suit — told her she couldn't be tested because she didn't fit the criteria at the time.
Discussion: Chalkbeat
Stu Cvrk / Redstate:
Joe Biden Is Not Qualified to Be President, and the Democrats Know It  —  What do we expect in a US president?  Here's a shortlist of characteristics: a complex problem-solver, a good communicator, a good negotiator and deal-maker, someone who easily connects with people, consistency, in control, confident leadership, visionary, etc.
Discussion: CNN, NBC News, NB Blog and The Daily Beast
Slate:
A Federal Judge Condemned the “Roberts Court's Assault on Democracy.”  It's About Time.  —  Nowhere is the problem of asymmetrical rhetorical warfare more apparent than in the federal judiciary.  For the past several years, federal judges, notably those appointed by Donald J. Trump …
Discussion: Vox and Digby's Hullabaloo
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Tim Alberta / Politico:
Michigan Romp Shows Biden Could Rebuild Democrats' ‘Blue Wall’ vs. Trump  —  Maybe you've never heard of Livingston County, Michigan.  It's not Oakland County, the vote-rich behemoth located next door; nor is it Macomb County, the much-mythologized home of the culturally conservative …
Discussion: Raw Story and PJ Media Home
Washington Post:
Trump allies got coronavirus tests despite lack of symptoms and shortage  —  Two close congressional allies of President Trump underwent coronavirus testing in recent days in apparent defiance of federal recommendations reserving those tests for patients exhibiting symptoms of infection …
Discussion: Slate
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Antonia Farzan / Washington Post:
‘We must not stop living’: French mayor defends Smurf rally that drew thousands amid coronavirus fears  —  A looming sense of unease spread across Europe over the weekend as once-bustling cities were placed on lockdown, officials worried about shortages of face masks, and the number …
Jennifer Levitz / Wall Street Journal:
Coronavirus Patient Recounts Coming ‘One Inch From Death’  —  Rhode Island vice principal in intensive care unit after chaperoning school trip to Italy  —  Marc Thibault was groggy and surrounded by beeping machines, but he was alert enough to know what it meant when he looked up and saw a priest …
Douglas MacKinnon / Townhall:
America Needed Melania Trump to Talk About the White House Tennis Pavilion  —  Anti-Trump NBC pundits Seth Meyers and Nicolle Wallace just mockingly asked if during the Coronavirus panic, it was proper for First Lady Melania Trump to give an update on the construction of the White House tennis pavilion.
Fred Imbert / CNBC:
Dow plunges 600 points as Wall Street's wild trading streak continues  —  BlackRock strategist talks fixed income market amid coronavirus-driven uncertainty  —  Stocks plummeted on Wednesday in another volatile session as Wall Street worried about a possible fiscal stimulus package aimed …
Megan McArdle / Washington Post:
When a danger is growing exponentially, everything looks fine until it doesn't  —  There's an old brain teaser that goes like this: You have a pond of a certain size, and upon that pond, a single lilypad.  This particular species of lily pad reproduces once a day, so that on day two, you have two lily pads.
Discussion: STAT and Letters from an American
Tal Axelrod / The Hill:
Three TSA employees in California test positive for coronavirus  —  Three employees with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) in California tested positive for the coronavirus, the agency confirmed Tuesday.  —  The employees, who work at Mineta San Jose International Airport …
Discussion: Politico, Twitchy and New York Post
Eric Hananoki / Media Matters for America:
Newsmax is telling its older-leaning audience to avoid a future coronavirus vaccine and instead give it money for something “far more effective”  —  Newsmax: “The WORST thing you could do is get a vaccine when it becomes available” because vaccines are supposedly a “scam”
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Dr. Fauci Schools Hannity on Dangers of Coronavirus  —  “But even if it's one, it's ten times more lethal than the seasonal flu.  You gotta make sure that people understand that!” the top infectious disease expert said.  —  Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top expert on infectious diseases …
Melissa Healy / Los Angeles Times:
True number of U.S. coronavirus cases is far above official tally, scientists say  —  An analysis of the novel coronavirus' spread inside the United States suggests that thousands of Americans are already infected, dimming the prospects for stomping out the outbreak in its earliest stages.
Discussion: Vox, CalMatters and The Mahablog
The Seattle Times:
Gov. Inslee to restrict gatherings of more than 250 people, including sports and concerts  —  OLYMPIA - To try to help stop the spread of the coronavirus, Gov. Jay Inslee is expected Wednesday to restrict gatherings of more than 250 people, including at sporting events and concerts.
Rodney Smith / Team Warren to Sanders:
Team Warren for Bernie Sanders  —  We, former members of the Warren for President Team, are proud to have worked for a candidate who fights tirelessly for a country that works for all of us.  Elizabeth ran a campaign on intersectional policy issues like Medicare for All, a Wealth Tax …
Christian Davenport / Washington Post:
NASA watchdog takes aim at Boeing's SLS rocket; it says Trump's moon mission could cost a staggering $50 billion  —  Lax oversight by NASA and poor performance by Boeing have led to delays and cost overruns  —  The rocket and spacecraft NASA plans to use to get astronauts to the moon could cost $50 billion …
Discussion: Mother Jones
Joy Pullmann / The Federalist:
'Trump's Chernobyl': Media Wuhan Virus Hysteria Stokes Public Panic  —  Not only is it clear that corporate media can't be trusted to provide accurate information about an issue of public concern, it's clear they don't care about public health or the economy.
Linnaea Honl-Stuenkel / CREW:
Special interest paid Trump's resort $700K while lobbying him.  Then they got something they wanted.  —  The Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI), a trade group that lobbies on behalf of heating and cooling product manufacturers, paid President Trump's Trump National …
Jan Ransom / New York Times:
Harvey Weinstein Faces 5 to 29 Years in Prison at Sentencing  —  Mr. Weinstein is expected to be sentenced Wednesday after a Manhattan jury found him guilty of two felony sex crimes.  —  Harvey Weinstein, the once influential Hollywood producer, was expected to be sentenced to state prison …
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
Conspiracy Theorist Alex Jones Arrested on DWI Charge  —  He claims that he wasn't even legally drunk.  —  Prominent right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones was arrested early Tuesday morning on charges of driving while intoxicated, according to law enforcement.
 
 
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Madison Gesiotto / The Hill:
Coronavirus shows Donald Trump was right all this time about China
Patricia Kime / Military Times:
Army signs agreement with drug giant Gilead on experimental COVID-19 treatment
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Ana Swanson / New York Times:
Coronavirus Spurs U.S. Efforts to End China's Chokehold on Drugs
Discussion: The Atlantic and The Week
Juliegrace Brufke / The Hill:
GOP leaders call on Pelosi to pull travel ban bill over coronavirus
Discussion: Breitbart
Joshua A. Geltzer / The Atlantic:
The True Danger of the Trump Campaign's Defamation Lawsuits
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Michael Goodwin / New York Post:
On coronavirus, President Trump needs to step up
Glenn Harlan Reynolds / USA Today:
Coronavirus closings: There are substantial benefits to not dilly-dallying around.
The Boston Globe:
CORONAVIRUS RESOURCES  —  Symptoms Travel warnings Ask …
Discussion: UPI and Gizmodo, more at Techmeme »
Bloomberg:
Two People Who Attended Cyber Event Contract Coronavirus
Alan Dershowitz / Newsmax:
I'm Thinking of Suing CNN for Their Lies
Discussion: Law & Crime
Dan Diamond / Politico:
Exclusive: Email crash impeded HHS response to coronavirus
Discussion: Raw Story