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Democrat establishment, rivals rattled by the rise of Sanders’
NEW YORK: Bernie Sanders’ Democratic presidential rivals warn that nominating the self-described democratic socialist will ensure President Donald Trump’s re-election, but a growing number of the party’s voters see the Senator as their best chance of winning in November. Sanders’
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Rivals targets Sanders’ at South Carolina Democratic debate
CHARLESTON, SC: Surging Democrat front-runner Bernie Sanders came under withering fire in a debate in South Carolina yesterday, as rivals criticised the high cost of his ambitious economic agenda and warned he would cost the party the White House and
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Health insurer shares pummelled by Sanders surge, virus worries
NEW YORK: As concerns over the spreading coronavirus outbreak hammered US stocks, one corner of the market was confronted with another potentially game-changing prospect: a Bernie Sanders nomination. The S&P 500 managed healthcare index of health insurance stocks .SPLRCHMO tumbled
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Democrat rivals to stem Sanders’ rise after his big win in Nevada
NORTH CHARLESTON, SC: As Bernie Sanders looked to cement his front-runner status in the US Democratic presidential race after his dominant win in Nevada, his rivals sought in rallies yesterday to blunt his momentum ahead of 15 nominating contests in
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Trump accuses Schiff of trying to sabotage Sanders
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump accused Representative Adam Schiff of leaking classified information on Russian interference in the 2020 US election, to hurt Democratic presidential front-runner Bernie Sanders, yesterday. Speaking to reporters as he left the White House for a
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Bloomberg comes under fire at Democratic presidential debate in Nevada
LAS VEGAS: Michael Bloomberg came under heavy fire at his first Democratic presidential debate yesterday, with rivals leaping to criticise him as a billionaire copy of President Donald Trump who would lead the party to defeat in November. The nationally
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Sanders, Bloomberg cross swords as Democratic White House race heats up
RICHMOND: Democratic White House contenders Bernie Sanders and Michael Bloomberg stepped up their attacks on each other yesterday, with Sanders accusing the media mogul of trying to buy the election and Bloomberg saying the senator and his fervent supporters were
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Treasury chief and ex-banker say Bernie Sanders would ‘ruin’ US economy
WASHINGTON: Former Goldman Sachs head Lloyd Blankfein and US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin both said that Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders would destroy the US economy if he wins. Blankfein, who was the chairman of Wall Street bank Goldman Sachs
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Democrats now focus on Nevada and South Carolina after Sanders’ narrow win
MANCHESTER: Democrats vying for the right to challenge US President Donald Trump turned their focus yesterday to Nevada and South Carolina after Bernie Sanders solidified his front-runner status by narrowly beating Pete Buttigieg in New Hampshire. While Sanders, a progressive
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Sanders narrowly beats Buttigieg in New Hampshire Democratic primary
MANCHESTER: Bernie Sanders narrowly won New Hampshire’s Democratic presidential primary today, solidifying his front-runner status in the White House race and dealing a setback to moderate rival Joe Biden, who finished at a disappointing fifth. Pete Buttigieg, the former mayor
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