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Bloomberg could qualify for debates under new party rules

By BILL BARROW and STEVE PEOPLES | January 31, 2020

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Democratic National Committee has dropped grassroots fundraising qualifications for the party’s Feb. 19 debate before the Nevada caucuses, opening the possibility that billionaire Michael Bloomberg could make his first...

Delaney, longest-running Democratic candidate, ends 2020 bid

By ASHRAF KHALIL and HUNTER WOODALL | January 31, 2020

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — John Delaney, the longest-running Democratic candidate in the 2020 presidential race, is ending his campaign after pouring millions of his own money into an effort that failed to resonate with voters.The announcement, made Friday...