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Biden Sweeps to Florida, Illinois Wins in US Democratic Presidential Primary

Ken Bredemeier

   Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden swept to a convincing win in
   Tuesday's Democratic presidential primaries in Florida and Illinois
   over Sen. Bernie Sanders, with Biden also expected to win in Arizona.

   With nearly all of the vote counted in Florida, the southeastern state
   that is the adopted home of Republican President Donald Trump, Biden
   was beating Sanders of Vermont 62% to 23%.

   The margin was similar in Illinois, where with more than half of
   precincts reporting Biden held an edge of 59% to 36%.

   With the wins Tuesday, Biden, in his third run for the presidency over
   three decades, has won 18 of the last 23 state primaries over Sanders,
   a self-declared democratic socialist who has vowed to lead a social and
   economic revolution, including a massive overhaul of the U.S. health
   care system.

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