Author: Bill Barrow
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Debate revives clashes over ‘Medicare for All’
ATLANTA • The top Democratic presidential candidates are clashing over a “Medicare for All” plan to provide universal, government-run health insurance — again. As it had in a string of debates before it, Wednesday’s tussle began with squabbles over a program that some Democrats worry could alienate general-election swing voters who are wary of fully…
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Liberal, moderate divide on display in Democratic debate
HOUSTON — Joe Biden parried attack after attack from liberal rivals Thursday night on everything from health care to immigration in a debate that showcased profound ideological divides between the Democratic Party’s moderate and progressive wings. The prime-time debate also elevated several struggling candidates, giving them a chance to introduce themselves to millions of Americans…
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Key takeaways from the 2020 Democratic candidates’ debate
HOUSTON — Democratic debate night No. 3: Attacks and counter-attacks. Love for one former president, loathing for the current one. A 76-year-old front-runner essentially got called old, and he turned around and called another rival a “socialist.” But will it change the fundamentals of a nominating fight that remains remarkably stable at the top with five months until voting…
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Democratic debate: Fiery exchanges over costs of health care
HOUSTON • The three leading Democratic presidential candidates clashed over health care, immigration and President Barack Obama’s legacy on Thursday in a debate that pitted an aggressive Joe Biden against liberal rivals Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders. “This is America,” said Biden, his party’s early front-runner, before calling Sanders “a socialist.” He later declared, “I…
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2020 Democratic field: Narrowing but unwieldy, unpredictable
SAN FRANCISCO — The Democratic presidential field is shrinking, but not quickly enough to ward off the prospect of a long, bruising fight for the nomination. Three candidates dropped out of the race over the last two weeks, and several others could soon follow. What remains will be a historically large, double-digit roster that includes…
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Biden unveils $5T climate plan
MANCHESTER, N.H. • Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is pitching a $5 trillion-plus climate proposal that he says would lead the U.S. to net zero emission of carbon pollution by 2050. The former vice president calls for $1.7 trillion in federal spending over 10 years, with the rest of the investments coming from the private…
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Biden revives Dems split on foreign policy
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden is staking his presidential bid in no small part on the premise that he doesn’t need on-the-job training to lead the U.S. on a world stage that President Donald Trump has gleefully upended. But his more liberal rivals aren’t ceding that ground. The former vice president’s entrance into the campaign…
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Abrams ends Georgia governor bid; says she’ll file lawsuit
ATLANTA — Democrat Stacey Abrams ended her challenge to Republican Brian Kemp in the Georgia governor’s race on Friday, but pledged to fight the former secretary of state’s “gross mismanagement” of the elections with a federal lawsuit. Speaking defiantly to a news conference, Abrams said her actions did not constitute a concession, but she acknowledged…
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Kemp cites voter database hacking attempt
ATLANTA • The office of Secretary of State Brian Kemp, who is also the Republican gubernatorial nominee, said Sunday it is investigating the state Democratic Party in connection with an alleged attempt to hack Georgia’s online voter database, which is used to check in voters at polling places in the midterm elections. The statement offered…
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Oprah, Pence offer competing versions of ‘Georgia values’
MARIETTA, Ga. • In a rousing speech in the Republican-leaning suburbs of Atlanta, Oprah Winfrey urged voters Thursday to make history by backing Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams in next week’s election. Winfrey called Abrams a “changemaker” who represents the values of all Georgians. “I am here today because Stacey Abrams cares about the things…