February 2020

Biden Adds a Claim to His Biography: An Arrest in South Africa

Mr. Biden’s repetition in recent days of the story about an arrest in South Africa comes as he confronts challenging political headwinds. Once the national front-runner, he turned in disappointing results in Iowa and New Hampshire, two heavily white states, where he finished fourth and fifth, respectively. His campaign is banking on at least a

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Former Iowa governor, US ag secretary to monitor drugmaker

Former Iowa governor and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack has been hired to monitor Purdue Pharma as the OxyContin maker goes through bankruptcy February 21, 2020, 5:59 PM 2 min read WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Tom Vilsack, a former Iowa governor and U.S agriculture secretary, will oversee Purdue Pharma’s marketing efforts to ensure the

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Bloomberg Campaign Blames Sanders Supporters Over Slurs in Vandalism

A field office for Michael R. Bloomberg’s presidential campaign in Knoxville, Tenn., was vandalized overnight, the latest in a series of vandalism incidents that prompted top campaign officials to blame Senator Bernie Sanders for the attacks. Campaign volunteers arrived at the office on Friday morning to find profanity spray-painted across the glass front doors. Handmade

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‘Now Is the Time’: A Fed Official Urges Congress to Plan for Recessions

Federal Reserve officials and top economists have been debating which tools will work best to fight future recessions, and a clear consensus is forming: They are going to need lawmakers’ help. Interest rates are mired at lower levels than in past economic expansions, part of a long-running trend that looks unlikely to reverse anytime soon.

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