With Biden absent, his rivals pounce at California gathering

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Sun, 02 Jun 2019 00:35:43 +0000

With Biden absent, his rivals pounce at California gathering

SAN FRANCISCO – Democratic presidential hopefuls took rival Joe Biden’s absence at a California state party gathering Saturday as a chance to take subtle digs at the former vice president and craft themselves as better positioned to bring Democrats into the future.

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Biden going it alone as the Democratic 2020 front-runner

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Sat, 01 Jun 2019 22:29:43 +0000

Biden going it alone as the Democratic 2020 front-runner

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The center of presidential politics this weekend is the California Democratic Convention, but Democrats’ 2020 front-runner is almost 2,500 miles away, going it alone.Joe Biden will headline an LGBTQ civil rights gala Saturday evening in Columbus, Ohio. It’s an appropriate venue for a Democratic White House hopeful on the first day of Pride Month, particularly for the former vice president who endorsed same-sex marriage in 2012 before his old boss, President Barack Obama.

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Biden: Trump, Republicans allowing Jim Crow to return

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sun, 05 May 2019 14:14:54 +0000

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Former Vice President Joe Biden charged Saturday that Jim Crow is “sneaking back in” as he emphasized voting rights at his first presidential campaign stop in South Carolina, where black voters play a key role in the South’s first presidential primary.

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FACES OF THE NEWS: March 17, 2019

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2019 23:14:00 +0000

FACES OF THE NEWS: March 17, 2019

Retired Marine Gen. Alexander Balutan capped off  another interesting chapter in his postmilitary career when he resigned last week from his post as general manager of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO), a leading fund-generating government agency.

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