Joe Biden should consider pulling out of US presidential race: Barack Obama
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According to the Washington Post, Obama told Biden that the electoral path had been narrowing and that he seriously needs to reconsider his candidacy. It reportedly is the latest undertaking in a series of similar messages being conveyed to Biden, 81, as unease grows within the Democratic Party about his candidacy.
Barack Obama Makes Surprise Visit for Casual Meeting with UK PM Rishi Sunak
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Although the specific topics of discussion were not disclosed, it is speculated that matters such as the recent re-election of Russian President Vladimir Putin and the ongoing conflict in Ukraine might have been on the agenda during their hour-long meeting.
Obama warns Biden of Trump's 'strengths'
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Trump is a "more formidable candidate" than many Democrats realize, Obama told Biden in a private meeting warning him not to lower his guard indicating he could be more powerful in his clout with voters than his nearest rival Florida Governor Ron DeSantis who seems to have lost the early advantage he had. 
How Manmohan Singh became Barack Obama's first state guest
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Manmohan Singh was the last Indian Prime Minister hosted by a US President as a state guest until PM Narendra Modi, who will join President Joe Biden on Thursday. Incidentally, every other Indian Prime Minister has had that honour with the exception of P.V. Narasimha Rao; some of them were honoured twice, including Indira Gandhi (1971, 1982) and Manmohan Singh (2005, 2009).
Prince Harry's 'Spare' sells 1.43 mn copies on Day 1, beats Obama's record
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The figure includes all formats and editions, including e-books and print copies. According to publisher Penguin Random House, the book has smashed all records for any first-day nonfiction book sale it had ever put out, The Bookseller, the publishing industry trade journal reported.
Biden loses least number of seats in a midterm compared to Clinton, Obama
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In the Senate, the Democrats have wrested one seat from the republicans. Even if both parties split the ticket, Democrats stand a good chance of winning the run off in Georgia where sitting senator pastor Raphael Warnock is much ahead of the footballer anti-abortion activist Herschel Walker hounded by abortion scandals of his ex-girlfriends. Or even before if they get California.
Barack Obama in last ditch effort to save Joe Biden and Democrats in midterms
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At present the Democrats and the Republicans are split 50 seats each in the Senate with the former enjoying the tie-breaking vote of Vice President Kamala Harris to pass legislation. In the house of representatives of the Congress, the Democrats have a wafer thin majority with 220 seats against 212 of the Republicans.
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