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February 23, 2020 3:50 PM

Analysis: After the Nevada caucuses, Bernie Sanders is the candidate to beat

Sanders won in Nevada by broadening his coalition beyond his base of young voters and progressives. The man who calls himself a democratic socialist and has been seemingly running as an outsider all his life is now the inside man.

by Domenico Montanaro

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February 23, 2020 3:25 PM

Buttigieg questions third-place finish in Nevada, cites errors

Pete Buttigieg’s campaign has questioned his third-place finish in Nevada’s caucuses, and called for the state’s Democratic Party to release a more detailed breakdown of votes and address reports of more than 200 problems allocating votes in Saturday’s caucuses.

by The Associated Press

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February 22, 2020 11:00 PM

MPR News/Star Tribune poll: Klobuchar has edge in primary

A new MPR News/Star Tribune Minnesota Poll shows Sen. Amy Klobuchar edging Sen. Bernie Sanders in the Minnesota presidential primary but many who plan to vote in the Democratic primary are still undecided.

by Brian Bakst

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February 22, 2020 7:17 PM

Sanders wins Nevada caucuses, takes national Democratic lead

Bernie Sanders scored a resounding victory in Nevada’s presidential caucuses on Saturday, cementing his status as the Democrats' national front-runner amid escalating tensions over whether he’s too liberal to defeat President Trump.

by The Associated Press

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February 22, 2020 3:51 PM

South Sudan forges unity government, renewing fragile hope for peace

President Salva Kiir swore in his rival, rebel leader Riek Machar, as vice president on Saturday. The landmark deal could spell an end to years of violence, but it's not their first attempt.

by Colin Dwyer

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February 22, 2020 10:50 AM

Trump signals he's prepared to give farmers more federal aid

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue had said that a third year of financial assistance would not be necessary since China had committed to increasing its agriculture purchases under a trade deal. But China’s economy is being rocked by the new virus.

by The Associated Press

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February 22, 2020 9:40 AM

Six things to watch in the Nevada caucuses

Sen. Bernie Sanders is the favorite, but will Sen. Elizabeth Warren peel away some progressives after a fiery debate performance? Former Vice President Joe Biden has a lot on the line — and a lot to prove.

by Domenico Montanaro

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February 21, 2020 5:49 PM

Minnesota caucuses lose big magnet, but key business remains

Minnesota’s precinct caucuses are likely to be less raucous this year — and less crowded than in the past. That’s because the state has shifted its presidential preference process away from caucuses and into a primary election that’s part of Super Tuesday next month.

by The Associated Press

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February 21, 2020 3:34 PM

Bloomberg says 3 women can be released from nondisclosure agreements

Mike Bloomberg says he's willing to release at least three women from nondisclosure agreements that prevented them from speaking publicly about sexual harassment or discrimination suits filed against him over the last three decades. Dozens of lawsuits have been filed against his company over the years.

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February 21, 2020 3:16 PM

Flyover

Season three of this live call-in show focuses on the counties that flipped party loyalties from one presidential election to the next.

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