Candidate Chafee Quits US Democratic Race

Former Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee is dropping out of the U.S. presidential race for the Democratic Party's nomination in the 2016 election. Chafee, a former Republican who switched his allegiance to the Democratic Party, was a long shot to win the nomination. He is the second presidential hopeful to quit the Democratic race this week, after former Virginia Senator Jim Webb. Chafee, 62, announced his decision Friday at the Democratic National Committee's annual...

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