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Bernie Sanders ends US Presidential campaign, drops out of Democratic race

Sanders, 78, cleared the way for rival Joe Biden to become democratic nominee to fight against Republican Donald Trump in November elections

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Senator Bernie Sanders speaks at a press conference at his campaign office in Vermont, US. Photo: Reuters

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Senator Bernie Sanders on Wednesday suspended his US presidential campaign in a conference call with staff, media reports said.

Bernie Sanders, a democratic socialist whose progressive agenda pushed the Democratic Party sharply to the left, ended his White House campaign, clearing the way for a November 3 election battle between former Vice President Joe Biden and Republican President Donald Trump.

Sanders, a former front-runner who promised to lead a grassroots political revolution into the White House, acknowledged he no longer had a path to the nomination after a string of nominating contest losses to Biden but promised to work with the

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