Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Kamala Harris take to virtual stage on night 3 of Democratic National Convention

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Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Kamala Harris take to virtual stage on night 3 of Democratic National Convention

Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Democrats hoping to create a surge of enthusiasm behind Joe Biden’s presidential bid will look to Wednesday’s convention headliners to broaden the party’s focus from a multipart rebuke of President Donald Trump to a message of change. Former President Barack Obama, a transformational figure for the Democratic Party who picked Biden as […]

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