Harry Reid Says Nevada Should Have a Primary: ‘All Caucuses Should Be a Thing of the Past’
Date: 24 February 2020
By Reid J. Epstein
Reid Epstein
“They don’t work for a multitude of reasons,” the former Senate majority leader said, adding to the push for Democrats to switch to primaries in all states.
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Sanders Looks to Knock Out Biden as Pressure Builds on Democrats
Date: 24 February 2020
By Sydney Ember and Jonathan Martin
Sydney Ember
The primary race is entering a critical nine-day stretch that could effectively determine the nomination as candidates face a debate, the South Carolina primary and Super Tuesday contests.
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Dueling Narratives Emerge From Muddied Account of Russia’s 2020 Interference
Date: 24 February 2020
By David E. Sanger
David Sanger
President Trump’s national security adviser intimated that the Russians were backing Bernie Sanders, as Joe Biden blamed Mr. Trump and other Republicans for the continued interference.
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Mike Hughes, 64, D.I.Y. Daredevil, Is Killed in Rocket Crash
Date: 24 February 2020
By Aimee Ortiz
Aimee Ortiz
The launch that killed Mr. Hughes, known as Mad Mike, was being filmed for a new Science Channel series called “Homemade Astronauts.”
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National Security Wiretap System Was Long Plagued by Risk of Errors and Omissions
Date: 24 February 2020
By Charlie Savage and Adam Goldman
Charlie Savage
The F.B.I.’s intelligence wiretap powers are at a crossroads after a damning report about the surveillance of a former Trump adviser. And the flaws may be systemic.
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For a President Who Loves Crowd Size, India Aims to Deliver
Date: 24 February 2020
By Peter Baker
Peter Baker
When President Trump comes to visit, world leaders face the challenge of finding ways to entertain and impress a leader who relishes spectacle.
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One Tiny Beautiful Thing
Date: 24 February 2020
By Margaret Renkl
Margaret Renkl
When the big picture keeps getting darker, it helps to zoom in.
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Don’t Doubt Bernie
Date: 24 February 2020
By Charles M. Blow
Charles
Sanders has hurdles to overcome, but clearly, he could defeat Trump.
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More UK Spending? Higher Taxes Look Inevitable: Think-Tank
Date: 24 February 2020
By Reuters
Britain's new finance minister Rishi Sunak will have to raise taxes rather than rely on tweaks to budget rules if he wants to really ramp up spending in a first post-Brexit budget next month, the Resolution Foundation, a think-tank, said.
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Trump Administration Backs Off Sending Coronavirus Patients to Alabama - Governor
Date: 24 February 2020
By Reuters
The Trump administration has backed off plans to quarantine patients from the Diamond Princess cruise ship stricken with coronavirus at a federal facility in Alabama, the state's governor and a U.S. senator said on Sunday.
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