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The Democratic National Convention concluded Thursday in Charlotte, North Carolina, with President Barack Obama officially accepting the party’s nomination to re-elect him as president.
Other speakers include Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden, author Caroline Kennedy, Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm, Former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry, Dr. Jill Biden, Vice President Joe Biden and Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin.
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