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States and cities were moving toward shutdowns on March 15, but the federal response was still scrambling to match the pace of the outbreak. The result was a growing gap between the scale of the emergency and the White House’s confidence-heavy posture.
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States and cities were moving toward shutdowns on March 15, but the federal response was still scrambling to match the pace of the outbreak. The result was a growing gap between the scale of the emergency and the White House’s confidence-heavy posture.
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