Tag: #ElizabethWarren
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Who’s in, who’s out in Democratic White House race
Washington, March 3 (AFP/APP): And then there were five.The Democratic Party set records last year for the size and diversity of its field of candidates seeking to challenge President Donald Trump. Fast-forward to Super Tuesday, when 14 states vote in what could be the most consequential day of the nomination race, and the party has…
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New York Times endorses Warren, Klobuchar for president
Washington, Jan 20 (AFP/APP): The New York Times on Sunday endorsed Senators Amy Klobuchar and Elizabeth Warren for the Democratic presidential nomination, its first time choosing two candidates. The liberal newspaper’s pick comes just a few weeks before the Iowa caucuses on February 3 which officially begins the presidential primary season. The Times described Massachusetts…
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Buttigieg under fire as Democratic rivals see 2020 threat
Washington, Dec 21 (AFP/APP): US Democratic candidates galloped into a critical phase of the 2020 campaign Friday after a bruising presidential debate which saw Pete Buttigieg brave incoming fire as a credible emerging threat to his rivals’ White House ambitions. The young mayor of South Bend, Indiana is not the frontrunner — that title currently…
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Biden brings confidence to New Hampshire, as 2020 rivals close in
Concord, United States, Nov 9 (AFP/APP): Democrat Joe Biden strode into New Hampshire’s state house Friday like he owned the place, back-slapping officials and insisting he has broad voter support as he ramps up his bid to challenge President Donald Trump in 2020. Biden has struggled to retain the frontrunner status that he claimed when…
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Elizabeth Warren challenges Bill Gates on ‘wealth tax’
New York, Nov 8 (AFP/APP): Democratic presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren offered to meet Bill Gates after the Microsoft billionaire expressed skepticism about her proposal for a “wealth tax” affecting the richest Americans — and assured him he would not have to pay $100 billion. Gates, speaking at a New York Times conference on Wednesday, said…
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Biden slips, 2020 rival Warren answers critics on health costs
Washington, Nov 2 (AFP/APP): Joe Biden’s standing in the Democratic presidential nomination battle has slipped in Iowa against top rivals including Elizabeth Warren, the frontrunner in the early-voting state, who on Friday answered critics over how she will pay for her progressive policies. As candidates battle for supremacy in the crowded race to see who…
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Anti-corruption warrior Warren, taking her fight to 2020
Washington, Oct 31 (AFP/APP): Born into a modest, conservative family in pioneer heartland Oklahoma, erstwhile Republican Elizabeth Warren has emerged as a new hope for progressives seeking to oust President Donald Trump one year from now. The 70-year-old former schoolteacher, lawyer and consumer advocate has rocketed to the top tier in the crowded Democratic nominations…
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Democratic presidential hopefuls want US troops out of Afghanistan during TV debate
NEW YORK, Sep 13 (APP):The United States’ involvement in Afghanistan and its commitments around the globe dominated the relatively brief national security portion of the Democratic presidential debate held in Houston, Texas, on Thursday night. Senator Elizabeth Warren, one of the nine candidates seeking Democratic presidential nomination, said she would pull the US troops out…