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FILE - In this Dec. 6, 2019, file photo, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., speaks during a stop at the Corner Sundry in Indianola, Iowa. Democrat Amy Klobuchar says she will become the first major 2020 candidate to have visited all 99 Iowa counties after stops scheduled for Friday in the lead off caucus state. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
December 23, 2019 - 9:18 am

Klobuchar To Complete Tour Of All 99 Iowa Counties

Democrat Amy Klobuchar — running for president as a person who can win even in conservative, rural areas — says she will become the first major 2020 candidate to have visited all 99 Iowa counties after stops scheduled for Friday in the leadoff caucus state. The Minnesota senator, who wrapped up a...
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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., one of seven scheduled Democratic candidates participating in a public education forum, makes opening remarks, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019, in Pittsburgh. Topics at the event planned for discussion ranged from student services and special education to education equity and justice issues. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
December 19, 2019 - 4:11 pm

Presidential Hopefuls In Senate Say Impeachment Comes First

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's decision to delay sending the impeachment articles to the Senate risks eating further into senators' final weeks of campaigning for the Democratic presidential nomination before the first caucus in February. The five senators affected seem unfazed by...
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Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks to local residents during a bus tour stop, Friday, Dec. 6, 2019, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette via AP)
December 06, 2019 - 7:39 pm

Biden: 'best People' For Posts, But They Could Be Donors

DECORAH, Iowa (AP) — Joe Biden declined Friday to rule out appointing political donors to ambassadorships or other posts if he wins the 2020 presidential election. But he pledged that his nominees, regardless of their contributor status, would be the “best people” for their posts. Biden’s position...
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Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks to local residents during a bus tour stop, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019, in Mason City, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
December 03, 2019 - 4:29 pm

Biden Steps Up Hits On Buttigieg, Warren Over Health Care

MASON CITY, Iowa (AP) — Joe Biden is taking aim at Pete Buttigieg and Elizabeth Warren during an eight-day tour of Iowa that the former vice president hopes will help him gain ground in the state that holds the first presidential caucus. Biden argued Tuesday that Buttigieg, the mayor of South Bend...
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Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden talks with audience members during a bus tour stop at Water's Edge Nature Center, Monday, Dec. 2, 2019, in Algona, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
December 03, 2019 - 8:06 am

Joe Biden Sees Fundraising Improvement After Rough Summer

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden took in more than $15 million for his White House run over the past two months, a sum that shows the former vice president’s fundraising operation has rebounded slightly after a lackluster summer in which he trailed his leading rivals. Biden’s campaign would not say...
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Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden talks with audience members during a bus tour stop at Water's Edge Nature Center, Monday, Dec. 2, 2019, in Algona, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
December 02, 2019 - 3:46 pm

Joe Biden Sees Fundraising Improvement After Rough Summer

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden took in more than $15 million for his White House run over the past two months, a sum that shows the former vice president’s fundraising operation has rebounded slightly after a lackluster summer in which he trailed his leading rivals. Biden’s campaign would not say...
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Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden takes a selfie with supporters following a campaign stop in Council Bluffs, Iowa, Saturday, Nov. 30, 2019. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
November 30, 2019 - 9:35 pm

Biden Launches Iowa Trip With Focus On Trump, Rural America

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Joe Biden launched an eight-day bus tour of Iowa on Saturday projecting confidence, ignoring his many Democratic presidential competitors and pledging that he will unseat President Donald Trump in 2020. The former vice president pledged first to win the Feb. 3 Iowa...
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November 25, 2019 - 7:59 am

National Democrats Approve Early Caucus Voting For Nevada

The Democratic National Committee has approved a plan by Nevada Democrats to offer the first-ever early voting option for presidential caucuses, a change stemming from a push to make the in-person presidential nominating meetings more accessible.
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November 25, 2019 - 7:00 am

National Democrats Approve Early Caucus Voting For Nevada

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Democratic National Committee has approved a plan by Nevada Democrats to offer the first-ever early voting option for presidential caucuses, a change stemming from a push to make the in-person presidential nominating meetings more accessible. State party chairman William...
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Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden, center, leaves Food for the Soul restaurant with South Carolina Democratic Party Chairman Trav Robertson, left, and state director Kendall Corley, right, after filing paperwork for the South Carolina primary on Friday, Nov. 22, 2019, in Abbeville, S.C. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)
November 22, 2019 - 12:06 pm

Biden Snares Black Leader’S Endorsement In Buttigieg’S Town

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden sent a message Friday to Mayor Pete Buttigieg with three endorsements from black Indiana leaders, including one from the South Bend mayor’s hometown. The moves underscore the 37-year-old mayor’s trouble connecting with black voters even as he’s surged to...
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