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Sanders will remain in Democratic presidential race despite setbacks
BURLINGTON: A resolute Bernie Sanders said yesterday, he would stay in the Democratic presidential race despite a series of big losses to front-runner Joe Biden, promising to keep up the public pressure for his sweeping economic and social justice proposals.
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Buttigieg endorses Biden as moderate Democrats close ranks around former VP
DALLAS: Pete Buttigieg endorsed Joe Biden’s presidential candidacy yesterday in a meeting between the two former rivals on the eve of crucial Super Tuesday voting as moderate Democrats rallied around the former vice president to strengthen his challenge to front-runner
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Pete Buttigieg suspend his campaign for president
DETROIT: Former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg suspend his campaign for president yesterday, a campaign aide said, following his fourth-place finish in the South Carolina Democratic primary easily won by fellow moderate Joe Biden. Buttigieg’s withdrawal could help Biden,
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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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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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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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Sanders and Buttigieg face attacks at Democratic presidential debate
MANCHESTER, N.H: Democratic presidential contenders Bernie Sanders and Pete Buttigieg, the top finishers in Iowa’s first nominating contest, faced a barrage of criticism yesterday from rivals who said they did not have what it takes to lead the party to
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Buttigieg leads in Iowa, Sanders closing in
Pete Buttigieg took a narrow lead in the first batch of long-delayed results yesterday from the chaotic Iowa Democratic Party caucuses, and former vice president Joe Biden trailed badly in fourth place with about 62% of precincts reporting. US Senator
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