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2020 Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden speaks during a campaign event on June 11, 2019 in Ottumwa, Iowa.
2020 Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden speaks during a campaign event on June 11, 2019 in Ottumwa, Iowa.Foto: Joshua Lott/Getty Images
  • By Richard A. Kessler in Houston
Published 12 June 2019, 01:31Updated 12 June 2019, 13:09
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