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Good morning from Grand Rapids, Michigan.

I'm James Holman from the Washington Post,

and this is the Daily 202 for Monday, March 9.

In today's news, the number of coronavirus cases

in the US tops 500. The two men claiming to have won Afghanistan's

presidential election will hold dueling inaugurations today and

Saudi's crown prince detains two more relatives he views as rivals for the crown.

But first, the big idea.

The first thing Bernie Sanders wants you to know about Joe Biden is that he's his friend

and a decent man.

But Sanders wants you to know some other things about Biden too, that he once supported

cuts to Social Security, that he cast a vote to prohibit federal funding of abortions, and that he used to

favor a ban on openly gay people serving in the military.

At rallies this weekend, Sanders has cautiously tested new and forceful attacks on Biden's record

on gay rights and women's issues.

Potent critiques aimed at two key constituencies

of the Democratic Party.

At the same time, Sanders is increasingly assuring

crowds at the beginning middle and end of his speeches

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