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Trump and Biden trade barbs as they cross paths and split screens in Iowa

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump couldn't wait to arrive in Iowa on Tuesday before attacking Joe Biden. And vice versa.

With the presidential rivals crisscrossing the state that holds the first contest of 2020, the acid back-and-forth offered a preview of a possible general election matchup - and a cautionary tale of how much vitriol the race is likely to unleash.

Biden's campaign fired the first shot, releasing early excerpts of a speech he would deliver in Davenport. In it, the former vice president labeled Trump "an existential threat" to the nation, a term normally reserved for major foreign adversaries, and

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