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    Joe Biden pushed on the defensive by Kamala Harris and others in Democratic debate

    by Janet Hook and Evan Halper, Los Angeles Times Jun 28, 2019 5 minutes

    MIAMI - Joe Biden, after months of trying to stay above the campaign fray, joined his 2020 rivals in debate and immediately faced challenges on issues of race, his relationship with Republicans, his support for the Iraq war and the need for generational change in the party.

    The former vice president, who has been front-runner in early polls, was thrown on the defensive Thursday by California Sen. Kamala Harris over his recent remarks sounding nostalgic about an era in the Senate when he could work civilly with segregationists.

    In a rare flash of anger, Biden defended his record on civil rights including his opposition in the 1970s to federally ordered school busing for desegregation - one of several occasions where he drilled down to defend his record over 40 years in Washington and the reputation of the Obama administration.

    "If you want to have this campaign litigated on who supports

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