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March 15, 2020 at 8:06 pm

Biden pledges to pick female running mate, Sanders says he likely will

WASHINGTON - Former vice president Joe Biden pledged Sunday to appoint a woman as his running mate if he wins the Democratic nomination, and Sen....

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March 12, 2020 at 9:26 am

Biden appoints new campaign manager

Former vice president Joe Biden has named Jen O'Malley Dillon as his new campaign manager, a major shake-up that comes as the party's leading candidate...

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March 11, 2020 at 5:50 pm

Biden scaling up campaign as primary focus turns to Trump

A day after winning another string of dominant victories that moved him closer to the Democratic presidential nomination, Joe Biden's campaign was working to reboot...

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March 5, 2020 at 12:22 pm

Bloomberg plans new group to support Democratic nominee

Former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg says he will form a new independent expenditure campaign that will absorb hundreds of his presidential campaign staffers in...

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February 29, 2020 at 5:22 pm

Biden wins South Carolina primary, potentially reshaping the Democratic race

COLUMBIA, S.C. - Former vice president Joe Biden decisively won the South Carolina primary Saturday, as the first Southern primary contest reshaped the race and...

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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks during a campaign event, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020, in Spartanburg, S.C. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) SCMR228 SCMR228

February 27, 2020 at 5:02 pm

Surging Sanders shows few signs of making nice with fellow Democrats

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Bernie Sanders spoke of "love and compassion" on the day he won the Nevada caucuses last week, extolling the power of "bringing...

February 26, 2020 at 2:02 pm

Obama demands that South Carolina stations pull misleading ad attacking Biden

Former president Barack Obama on Wednesday called on South Carolina television stations to stop running an ad from a super PAC supporting President Donald Trump...

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February 22, 2020 at 5:42 pm

Down-ballot Democrats move to distance themselves from Sanders

WASHINGTON - Former astronaut Mark Kelly, the Democratic Party's hope for flipping a U.S. Senate seat in Arizona, tried to do no harm this month...

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February 21, 2020 at 2:00 pm

Sanders is briefed by U.S. officials that Russia is trying to help his presidential campaign

WASHINGTON - U.S. officials have told Sen. Bernie Sanders that Russia is attempting to help his presidential campaign as part of an effort to interfere...

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February 20, 2020 at 5:30 pm

One Mike Bloomberg spent $340 million on carefully polished ads; the other Mike Bloomberg stepped onstage

Just hours after his debate-stage drubbing, former New York mayor Mike Bloomberg reappeared Thursday in Utah with his teleprompter and billionaire swagger. A crowd of...

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