Tag: 2016 Democratic primaries

Facebook hits two billion user mark

by Glenn Chapman Agence France Presse SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Facebook said Tuesday it now has two billion active monthly users, as the social giant’s founder Mark Zuckerberg highlighted his new mission — not just connecting people, but helping them find common ground. “As of this morning, the Facebook community is now officially 2 billion people!” Zuckerberg wrote in a post marking the milestone. “We’re making progress connecting the world, and now let’s […]

Clinton goes on attack against Sanders in combative presidential debate

Democrat Hillary Clinton went on the attack against rival Bernie Sanders on Thursday (February 4) in their most contentious presidential debate yet, questioning whether his ambitious proposals were viable and saying it was unfair to question her liberal credentials. Sanders fought back repeatedly, accusing Clinton of representing the political establishment during a debate that featured sharp differences over healthcare, college tuition funding and efforts to rein in Wall Street. The intensity of the exchanges reflected […]

Clinton “breathing a big sigh of relief” with slim lead in Iowa contest

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton celebrated as she held a slim lead over rival Bernie Sanders in Iowa’s Democratic presidential nominating contest on Monday (February 1). “Wow, what a night, an unbelievable night!” she exclaimed as she took the stage at a Des Moines rally, alongside her husband, former president Bill Clinton, and daughter Chelsea Clinton. “This has been an incredible honor to campaign across Iowa with so many of you to make the […]

Sanders says Iowa voters have begun “political revolution” after tie with Clinton in caucus

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, a self-described democratic socialist U.S. senator from Vermont, fought frontrunner Hillary Clinton to a virtual tie in Monday’s (February 1) Iowa caucus, and telling supporters as the results came in that they have begun a “political revolution”. Sanders congratulated Clinton for a hard fought contest, after Clinton said earlier that she was breathing a “big sigh of relief” after the results. After winning just 0.6 percent of the vote, Maryland […]

Iowa Democrats continue caucusing in Des Moines

Iowa Democrats at a Des Moines school split into groups to be counted for their candidates in the first of the 2016 U.S. presidential nominating contests on Monday (February 1). Supporters caucusing for presidential hopefuls Hillary Clinton, Martin O’Malley and Bernie Sanders lined up after the caucus leader told them they had become “part of Iowa and U.S. history”. Clinton, a former secretary of state, had a slight edge over insurgent Bernie Sanders, a self-styled […]