US election 2020: Joe Biden attacked over race record in second debate

Kamala Harris assails frontrunner on his past during feisty exchange

Second Democratic TV debate
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Joe Biden has come under attack for his record on race during a televised debate with nine candidates for the Democratic nomination.

Senator Kamala Harris turned on Biden for recent comments he made about his relationship with segregationist senators and his past opposition to bussing ethnic minority students to schools in majority-white districts.

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