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Biden asked to withdraw from presidential race over sexual assault allegations
This video framegrab image from MSNBC's Morning Joe, shows Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaking to co-host Mika Brzezinski

DEMOCRATIC presidential candidate Joe Biden has been urged to drop out of the race to the White House by a woman who has accused him of sexually assaulting her 27 years ago.

Tara Reade urged the former vice-president to “step forward and be held accountable.”

Speaking in an interview she said: “You should not be running on character for the president of the United States.”

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