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Hillary Clinton, the former secretary of state, New York senator and first lady formally accepted the Democratic nomination for U.S. president in Philadelphia on Thursday, making history as the first woman to do so for a major party. The video that introduced her, narrated by Morgan Freeman, centered on Clinton's role in the senate following the Sept.
There was a thrill ride on Jewish Democratic social media Wednesday night when Bill Clinton was spotted at the Democratic National Convention sporting a button backing his wife - in Hebrew. Robert Wexler, a former Democratic congressman, indulged in a little partisan kvelling when he appeared Thursday with Israeli Ambassador Ron Dermer on a panel.
President Barack Obama speaks during the third day session of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Wednesday, July 27, 2016. . Democratic vice presidential candidate, Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., takes the stage during the third day session of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Wednesday, July 27, 2016.
President Barack Obama speaks during the third day session of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Wednesday, July 27, 2016. . Democratic vice presidential candidate, Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., takes the stage during the third day session of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Wednesday, July 27, 2016.
In advance of Wednesday's packed convention activities - perhaps the most content-heavy convention night I can remember across my four decades watching conventions - the Arkansans delegation spent a little time with Bill Clinton at a reception called "Where It All Began." The name of the party - held at the WHYY-FM public radio building, a snazzy space near Independence Hall - was a double entendre for Philadelphia's role as the birthplace of American democracy and Arkansas's role in fostering Hillary Clinton's public service work.
There was not a literal baton, but Barack Obama passed it to Hillary Clinton. The Democratic nominee made a surprise appearance on stage after the president finished addressing the convention Wednesday night.
First Lady Michelle Obama's speech on the opening night of the Democratic National Convention rocked, and her words and advice about hate speech resonated especially for many LGBTQ people. In a surprisingly personal speech, Obama shared how she and Barack advise their daughters, Malia and Sasha, on how not to let name-calling, nastiness, and negativity ensnare them by remaining about the fray.
It's advice generations of parents have given third-graders before a first performance on a field or in a recital. Hillary Clinton gets some old advice for her historic speech: Be yourself It's advice generations of parents have given third-graders before a first performance on a field or in a recital.
Sen. Tim Kaine formally accepted the Democratic nomination as vice president Wednesday, saying that he trusts Hillary Clinton with the life of his son, who is in the military, lacing into Donald Trump. He was officially nominated as the party's nominee after a voice vote on the floor of the convention this afternoon.
Over-the-top hyperbole is par for the course at any party's convention, especially when it's former president Bill Clinton extolling the virtues of his wife. But there came a point last night when the former president's gushing for Hillary crossed the line into Twilight-Zone absurdity.
The president's speeches are known for their personal narratives and sweeping vision. Here are a few times he has left his audience applauding wildly but at the same time virtually speechless.
In this Friday, July 22, 2016 file photo, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks at a rally in Entertainment Hall at the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa. President Obama is joining Clinton's lineup of high-powered validators from the stage Wednesday night, July 27, 2016, to make the case for electing her in November.
In this July 26, 2016 file photo, former President Bill Clinton speaks during the second day session of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. The Democratic National Convention speaker's lineup has highlighted an increasingly diverse country that could soon elect the first female president as successor to its first black chief executive.
US presidential candidate Donald Trump on Tuesday did exactly what infuriates many Colombians. He misspelled the name of the country in one of his attacks on rival Hillary Clinton.
There have been millions of words, decades of video and reams of commentary devoted to their story. It's been dissected, defended and decried at kitchen tables and on cable news, in tabloids and classrooms.
When Hillary Clinton first ran for president in 2008 she was badly stung by a backhanded compliment from rival Barack Obama, who called her "likable enough" before going on to win the Democratic nomination and the White House. Eight years later, with her party's nomination to succeed Obama firmly in hand, the question of her likability, trustworthiness and honesty still hangs over her bid to become America's first woman president, this time in a Nov. 8 election against Republican Donald Trump.
Former President Bill Clinton arrives on stage to deliver remarks on Tuesday, the second day of the Democratic National Convention, at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. The Tuesday night session of the Democratic convention was really three events, each with its own atmosphere and impact, but all contributing to a single theme: The Clintons are back.
A few of them: the nation needs earplugs and a windshield for spit and food particles when former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani does his Il Duce imitation. Bill Clinton has a rapturously innocent fascination with balloons.
Bill Clinton made the case that his wife is "the best darn change-maker I've ever met my entire life" at the Democratic National Convention Tuesday night. In fact, he made this point over and over and over again.
On a night awash in history, Hillary Clinton triumphantly became the first woman to lead a major American political party toward the White House, breaking through a barrier that painfully eluded her eight years ago. She put an electrifying cap on the Democratic convention's second night, appearing by video from New York and declaring to cheering delegates, "We just put the biggest crack in that glass ceiling yet."