On the trail: Sanders and Biden turn to the Midwest as next round of contests loom

U.S. Democratic presidential candidates Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders will campai...

DETROIT - U.S. Democratic presidential candidates Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders will campaign in the Midwest on Saturday, as the two prepare for a showdown in Michigan, Missouri and four other nominating contests next week.

He has ramped up attacks on Biden in recent days, including at a rally in Detroit on Friday night, where he criticized the former vice president’s voting record on the Iraq war and trade deals. Speaking to a crowd of more than 6,000 in downtown Detroit on Friday, Sanders, 78, continued to assail Biden for voting for the war in Iraq and trade deals, including the North American Free Trade Agreement, which he said had cost millions of American jobs in Michigan and other battleground states.

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