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        Former President Barack Obama offered his formal endorsement of Joe Biden on Tuesday, injecting himself squarely in the presidential race for the first time by urging Democrats across the party's ideological spectrum to rally behind Biden and form a unified front to defeat President Donald Trump and win back the White House. Obama, in a lengthy video taped on Monday and posted on Tuesday, lauds Biden's character and resilience, touting him as the right kind of candidate to lead the country through a crisis like the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Obama also highlights the stakes of the 2020 election by arguing Trump and Republicans in the Senate are solely interested in power, not making progress for Americans. "If there's one thing we've learned as a country from moments of great crisis, it's that the spirit of looking out for one another can't be restricted to our homes, or our workplaces, or our neighborhoods, or our houses of worship,&q

     Bernie Sanders endorses former rival Joe Biden for president in a joint online appearance.        Senator Sanders pulled out of the contest to be the Democratic Party's nominee last week, leaving Mr Biden as the only remaining candidate.     In a live split-screen webcast, former vice-president Mr Biden thanked his former rival for the endorsement. Senator Sanders urged all Americans to unite to defeat Mr Trump. He described him as "the most dangerous president in the modern history of this country". "Today I am asking all Americans - I'm asking every Democrat, I'm asking every independent, I'm asking a lot of Republicans - to come together in this campaign to support your candidacy which I endorse," Mr Sanders, 78, said. "It's imperative that all of us work together."