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Biden to discuss assault prevention at U of Illinois

The White House says Vice President Joe Biden will deliver a speech at the University of Illinois next week on the prevention of sexual assault.

The White House said in a news release Friday that Biden will speak Thursday about preventing sexual assaults on college campuses. 

The talk is expected to highlight the "It's on Us" campaign to prevent sexual assaults on campus. President Obama began the initiative in 2014 as sexual assaults on college campuses became a frequent topic of news coverage.

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