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Politics tamfitronics Former US president Donald Trump, his ear bandaged after an assassination attempt last week; and US President Joe Biden, who has dropped out of the White House race - Copyright AFP/File Brendan SMIALOWSKI, Kent NishimuraIf a week is a long time in politics, the last eight days of the US presidential campaign have proved a drama of epic proportions.Joe Biden’s shock decision Sunday to drop out of the 2024 presidential race capped a head-spinning week that began with the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, and has left Americans reeling.Here is how the week unfolded:– Saturday: Trump assassination bid –Republican candidate Donald Trump survives an assassination attempt during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania, when a 20-year-old on a nearby rooftop opened fire.Pictures of the bloodied candidate defiantly shaking his fist as Secret Service agents...