Sunday, March 8, 2020

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CPAC Attendee Has the Coronavirus, Officials Say

Michael Levenson at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago
The Conservative Political Action Conference was attended last week by President Trump, Vice President Mike Pence and other administration officials.
 
Trivial maybe.
 

Anyone Who Wants a Coronavirus Test Can Have One, Trump Says. Not Quite, Says His Administration.

Noah Weiland at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago
Key officials in recent days have corrected or clarified the president, who has sought to project calm as the coronavirus continues to spread in the United States.
 
Trump is not reading his reports.
 

Fourth Time’s the Charm? Mark Meadows Takes Over Trump’s White House

Peter Baker at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago
Mr. Meadows, a retiring Republican congressman from North Carolina and one of President Trump’s most ardent defenders, becomes the latest chief of staff for a mercurial president who dispatched the previous three after they fell out of favor.
 
Even Trump's supporters cannot know the future.
 

Florida Woman Changed Voters’ Party Affiliations, Officials Say

Michael Levenson at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago
Cheryl A. Hall falsified 10 registration forms, at least six of which enrolled Democratic and independent voters as Republicans, said the authorities, who are eyeing an additional 109 forms.
 
Some are more stupid than others. 
 

Veterans Are Working, but Not in Jobs That Match Their Advanced Training

Jennifer Steinhauer at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 7 hours ago
Like most Americans, veterans have benefited from a robust labor market. But skills learned in combat do not always translate to private-sector jobs.
 
The military must provide credentials acceptable in civilian life.
EMTs are not that different from field medics.
Scrub nurses are nearly identical.
Heavy equipment is identical

There Won’t Be a Gay President in 2021. So What Does Buttigieg’s Campaign Tell Us?

Jeremy W. Peters at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 7 hours ago
Supporters say that Pete Buttigieg’s contribution to history will be diminished if the takeaway is that the country shrugged when the first openly gay man had a serious shot at the presidency.
 
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Inside Trump Administration, Debate Raged Over What to Tell Public

Michael D. Shear, Sheri Fink and Noah Weiland at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 9 hours ago

Fear drives Republicans

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Erik Prince Recruits Ex-Spies to Help Infiltrate Liberal Groups

Mark Mazzetti and Adam Goldman at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 10 hours ago
 
Erik Prince should be in prison. 

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With No Braille Option, a Blind Man Failed His Citizenship Exam

Jacey Fortin at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 15 hours ago

Possibly there was no intention to intimidate.

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Biden Is Back: This Week in the 2020 Race

Maggie Astor and Matt Stevens at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 16 hours ago

The last person standing.

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A Sanders Voter, Weary of Debt at 29: ‘I Have Nothing to Lose’

Sabrina Tavernise at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 16 hours ago

He is far above living in a culvert.

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Their Campaign Jobs Just Dried Up. And on Venmo, the Drinks Are Flowing.

Shane Goldmacher at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 16 hours ago

Walking around money
 
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Open Thread

Ian Welsh at Ian Welsh - 16 hours ago
For discussion on topics unrelated to recent posts. (aka. pretty much anything NOT related to the US primaries and elections.
 
Sooner is better.   As soon as you can is best.
 
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With Test Kits in Short Supply, Health Officials Sound Alarms

Katie Thomas, Sarah Kliff and Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 21 hours ago
 
Failure is inevitable.
Treat the pnumonia.
 
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Barr Increasingly Appears Focused on Undermining Mueller Inquiry

Sharon LaFraniere at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
 
The facts will not change.
 
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Trump Names Mark Meadows Chief of Staff, Ousting Mick Mulvaney

Peter Baker at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago

The names have been changed to protect the guilty.

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Pence, a Loyalist Tapped for Coronavirus Effort, Adds to Trump’s Mixed Messages

Katie Rogers at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
 
There is no honor in cleaning up after the party.
 
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Joe Biden Has Had Flimsy Organization. It Hasn’t Hurt Him.

Katie Glueck and Thomas Kaplan at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
The less quantifiable elements of Mr. Biden’s campaign — including his association with Barack Obama, his empathy and his momentum — have outweighed his lack of organizational heft.
 
There is no real competition.
Joe Biden has been showing up.
 
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Joe Biden Has Had Flimsy Organization. It Hasn’t Hurt Him.

Katie Glueck and Thomas Kaplan at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
The less quantifiable elements of Mr. Biden’s campaign — including his association with Barack Obama, his empathy and his momentum — have outweighed his lack of organizational heft.
 
These things keep him on the podium.
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/podium
 
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‘America Needs Her’: Readers React to Elizabeth Warren’s Exit

Isabella Grullón Paz at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 day ago
 
Vicepresident.
Biden is not in good health.

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