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Michelle Obama at virtual DNC: Vote ‘like our lives depend on it’

Michelle Obama called Joe Biden a “profoundly decent man” who will “tell the truth and trust science' in her Monday night, August 17, 2020, convention speech, seeking to draw a sharp contrast between President Donald Trump and her husband’s two-term vice president. Mrs. Obama is warning Americans to “vote for Joe Biden like our lives... [Read More]

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