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New: 60 U.S. cases of coronavirus; Health officials: now is the time to prepare for pandemic; Biden: I will win South Carolina primary on Saturday; 2020 Democrats attack Sanders, say he could hurt Dems in other Senate & House races Feb 26, 2020

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Trump news conference on coronavirus at 6:30p; CDC: Coronavirus could cause "severe disruption" in U.S.; U.S. military restricts travel to South Korea over coronavirus concerns; World Health Org: more new coronavirus cases today outside of China than inside; Biden nabs major SC endorsement from top Dem James Clyburn; 2020 Democrats attack Sanders, say he could hurt Dems in other Senate & House races; Sources: Trump considers czar to combat coronavirus in U.S.; Sources: Trump frustrated with Health and Human Services Secy Azar over coronavirus response; Fears over election security grow as Trump remains undecided on permanent intel chief; Schumer: new acting intel chief has "little to no relevant" experience except for being a Trump loyalist

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DOW plunges nearly 900 points amid coronavirus concerns; Trump dismisses Russian inference & attacks two Supreme Court justices; Polls show Bernie Sanders in striking distance of Joe Biden in South Carolina; Feb 25, 2020

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Dow tumbles second day in a row amid coronavirus concerns; CDC: 57 cases of coronavirus in the U.S.; Sources: Trump privately vents over coronavirus, publicly insists everything is fine; Trump Admin asks Congress for $2.5B to combat coronavirus; Schumer calls Trump's virus response "dangerous incompetence"; Kudlow claims coronavirus is "very contained"; Bipartisan concern & outrage on coronavirus; WHO: Virus outbreak has "pandemic potential"; Trump won't say if he believes Russians interfering in 2020; Trump: I don't want help from Russia in 2020; Trump: Supreme Court justices Ginsburg & Sotomayor should recuse themselves from cases related to me; Sanders to take center stage at debate as Democratic frontrunner; Sanders defends his comments praising Fidel Castro; Democrats criticize Sanders' praise of Fidel Castro; Rivals attack Sanders' record on issues affecting black voters ahead of SC Primary; Sanders touts diverse campaign as he tries to sway black voters in SC who supported Clinton in 2016; Judge recalls Roger Stone jury as Trump attacks forewoman; Sources: Trump considering partisan ally Rep. John Ratcliffe for Intel Chief position;

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DOW drops as coronavirus cases surge outside Asia; Sanders leads Dem field in delegates after Nevada, NH wins; Sources: Trump wants only loyalists installed in key admin jobs; O'Brian claims w/no evidence Russian meddling meant to help Sanders not Trump Feb 24, 2020

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DOW plunges 1,000+ points on coronavirus fears; Gains in 2020 now wiped out; Italy has largest cluster of coronavirus outside Asia with 215+ cases, seven deaths; New SC poll: race narrowing, but Biden still leading; Candidates ramp up attacks on Sanders ahead of critical 9 days; Moderate Dem attacks Sanders' partial defense of Castro; Bloomberg advisor: other candidates "don't deserve to win" if they can't find courage to challenge Sanders at debate; GOP's Scott: Sanders is biggest threat to Donald Trump; Biden denies calling SC his firewall, despite saying exactly that; Sources: Trump want fewer people working for him, more loyalists; Trump adviser: Ginni Thomas leading effort to compile list of "never Trumpers"; Sources: Trump's new personnel chief warns agencies to look out for disloyal staffers; 100% of NV vote in; Sanders solidly in 1st, Biden 2nd; Source: national security advisor O'Brien's instincts may be "political", O'Brian contradicts briefing on Russian meddling; Sanders says it's "unfair" to say "everything is bad" about Cuba's Fidel Castro; FL lawmakers blast Sanders over controversial Cuba comments; Sanders skips IPAC calling the pro-Israel group a platform for "bigotry", AIPAC calls Sanders decision "shameful"; Source: U.S. cannot "ignore needs of the Palestinian people"; Weinstein guilty of criminal sex act and rape; Hervey Weinstein found guilty in landmark #metoo moment; Weinstein booked at Rikers Island, sentencing set for March 11;

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Source: President's new personnel head tells agencies to look out for staffers disloyal to Trump; Bloomberg says women can be released from non-disclosure agreements; CNN examines medical docs Sanders released after heart attack; Feb 21, 2020

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Sources: Election security official told lawmakers Russia is looking to help Trump win in November; Source: President Trump upset he heard about intel conclusion on Russia from a House Republican; Warren slams Bloomberg as an "arrogant billionaire"; Sen. Bernie Sanders briefed by U.S. Officials that Russia is trying to help his presidential campaign; U.S. & Taliban agree to 7-day break in violence in Afghanistan;

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Trump: Roger Stone has "very good chance of exoneration"; Frontrunner Sanders faces new attacks at fiery debate; Trump appoints staunch ally with no intel experience as Acting Intelligence Chief; Feb 20, 2020

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Trump: Won't pardon Stone now, but "good chance of exoneration"; Bloomberg: Nominating sanders would be a "fatal error"; Contentious debate sets stage for caucuses in less than 48 hours; Sanders: I've talked with Obama multiple times in last month; Bloomberg: Trump was the "real winner" of Dem debate; Buttigieg camp on Bloomberg: "worst debate performance" ever; Members of Nevada's largest union express fear over Sanders' "Medicare for All" proposal; Trump's pick for Acting Intel Chief has history of making misogynistic, incendiary comments; U.S. Amb to Germany appointed Acting Intel Chief; WH Official: Trump became irate with Acting DNI Maguire last week before replacing him; Mulvaney admits Republicans are hypocritical on deficits;

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Sanders says he will not release more medical records; Allegations of misogynistic & sexist comments loom over Bloomberg's first debate; Source: Barr has considered resigning over Trump's involvement; The money trail behind those granted clemency by Trump Feb 19, 2020

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Bloomberg campaign: Sanders' aide claim that Bloomberg had heart attacks "an absolute lie"; New Sanders ad targets Biden over voter enthusiasm; Sanders, Bloomberg brace for attacks at last Democratic debate before Nevada caucuses; Biden slams Bloomberg: "he didn't endorse Barack or me when we ran"; The money trail behind those granted clemency by Trump; Rod Blagojevich on clemency: "I'm a Trump-ocrat"; Assange lawyers say WikiLeaks founder offered pardon if he denied Russia hacked the DNC, WH denies claim; China expels three Wall Street Journal reporters amid criticism of coronavirus handling

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Trump commutes Rod Blagojevich's sentence and grants clemency to 10 others; Sanders takes clear lead over Dem field in new poll; Biocontainment unit used for Ebola tapped for coronavirus; WaPo: Therapy notes being used against minors in immigration court; Feb 18, 2020

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Trump: I'm actually the Chief Law Enforcement Officer; Trump commutes Blagojevich's sentence after seeing his wife argue his case on Fox; Judge to sentence Trump confidante Roger Stone Thursday as Trump demands new trial; Federal judges hold emergency meeting amid questions about DOJ; Bloomberg, Sanders trade attacks ahead of Nevada debate; Sanders campaign hits Bloomberg for supporting entitlements cuts in 2012; Experts downplay odds of coronavirus spreading in U.S. despite 73,000+ cases worldwide, no vaccine;

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Candidates amplify attacks on Sanders ahead of Nevada caucus; Long lines, tech issues plague early voting in Nevada; More than 2,000 former DOJ employees ask Barr to step down; Barr in 1991: the AG must keep the law away from politics Feb 17, 2020

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Dems turn focus to Nevada with early voting under way; 26,000 Dems turn out for early voting in Nevada so far; Bernie Sanders biggest challenge in Nevada: major state union opposes "Medicare for All"; Dems criticize Bloomberg's $400 million ad spending; Nevada volunteers, campaigns express concern over caucuses, campaign aide says they "have a lot more questions"; Ex-DOJ officials: AG Barr's actions in Roger Stone case "outrageous", he should resign; Trump campaign manager tweets pic of Air Force One in 2004 at Daytona 500 instead of Trump's visit; Soon: Bolton to make first public comments since impeachment; Short: Pres Trump is frustrated with bias of justice dept; Trump confident Roger Stone set to be sentenced this week; WH official: no change in Trump's view of Barr despite calls for AG's resignation; AL senate candidate knocks Sessions' record as AG: "he let the president down and got fired"; 300 Americans let off cruise ship face new quarantine in U.S.; 14 Americans with coronavirus arrive back in U.S. from cruise ship; CDC: 467 people in U.S. under investigation for coronavirus, not including American evacuees from Diamond Princess cruise; World Health Org: not classifying coronavirus outbreak as a pandemic; At least 140 travelers denied entry to U.S. over coronavirus travel ban; Wine prices are dropping fast;

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Moves by AG Barr raise questions over DOJ independence; President insists he can intervene in any Justice Dept case; Bloomberg faces criticism for past comments on discriminatory practices; CDC: Coronavirus outbreak could last through next year; Feb 14, 2020

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Sources: Barr orders review of high-profile cases Trump rails about while claiming Trump has no influence; Trump: I have the right to interfere in legal cases, but I haven't; WH Official: Trump angered by decision not to charge McCabe; Source: Barr expressed frustration to Trump before interview; Sources: Barr orders review of Flynn case despite saying Trump can't bully him; Avenatti guilty on all counts in Nike extortion trial; Candidates call out Bloomberg for past comments on discriminatory practices; Bloomberg apologizes for stop and frisk: "I didn't understand then the unintended pain"; Bloomberg launches "Mike for black America" campaign plan; Warren slams Bloomberg on 2008 "redlining" remark, says he should not be Democratic nominee; Biden confident he'll win South Carolina after finishing fourth in Iowa & fifth in New Hampshire; Ocasio-Cortez admits Sanders may have to compromise on "Medicare for all"; Klobuchar, Steyer can't name Mexican Pres. when asked; Nearly 1,400 dead globally, vast majority in China; 443 people in U.S. have been investigated for coronavirus, 15 have tested positive, dozens are still pending; Trump Admin diverting $3.8b in Pentagon funds to pay for border wall; GOP lawmakers call out Trump moving money from defense to pay for border wall; Trump diverts Pentagon money meant for weapons, programs, fighter jets to fund border wall;

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John Kelly: what Vindman heard on Trump-Ukraine call was equivalent to "an illegal order"; Bloomberg, Trump escalate feud with personal insults; AG Barr: Trump should stop tweeting about DOJ; makes it "impossible for me to do my job" Feb 13, 2020

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Hope Hicks, Trump's ex-body man return to White House; Source: official who ran office overseeing Stone case resigns after nomination for top treasury job pulled; Trump: may stop aides from listening to calls with world leaders; President Trump says Kelly was in "over his head" after ex-chief of staff says working for Trump was a "killer"; Barr slams Trump's DOJ tweets, but says president never asked him to do anything in Roger Stone case; Bloomberg spending on campaign ads top $350m; AG Barr: Trump should stop tweeting about DOJ; makes it "impossible for me to do my job"; Crossover voting could disrupt Democratic primaries; Some Republicans look to disrupt South Carolina Democratic primary; Limbaugh attacks Buttigieg, says Trump could "have fun" debating a "gay guy kissing his husband on stage"; Experience & popularity may not matter... as history proves; "Race for the White House" premiers Sunday at 9p et/pt

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