LiveBlog
Democratic National Convention 2016
WTOP's Dave McConnell and Nick Iannelli will be in Philadelphia this week for the Democratic National Convention. Follow along all week for complete coverage.
Workers prepare a mass of balloons for the 2016 Democratic National Convention, Friday, July 22, 2016, in Philadelphia. As Cleveland breathes a sigh of relief after protests during the Republican convention came and went without major chaos, eyes now turn to Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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"I asked her to take a walk with me to the Yale Art Museum. We’ve been walking and talking and laughing together ever since.” —@BillClintonby Hillary Clinton via twitter 7/27/2016 2:16:51 AM -
"Knowing her was one of Hillary’s greatest gifts to me.” —@BillClinton on Hillary’s mother, Dorothy Rodhamby Hillary Clinton via twitter 7/27/2016 2:18:07 AM
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"She became so involved in children’s issues that she...took an extra year in law school, working at the Child Study Center.” —@BillClintonby Hillary Clinton via twitter 7/27/2016 2:19:32 AM
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"Then she went down to South Texas…and registered Mexican-American voters.” —@BillClinton on Hillaryby Hillary Clinton via twitter 7/27/2016 2:22:01 AM
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“She never made fun of people with disabilities. She tried to empower them based on their abilities.” —@BillClinton on Hillaryby Hillary Clinton via twitter 7/27/2016 2:23:30 AM
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"Hillary enjoyed teaching, encouraging her students to believe in themselves and their potential.” —@BillClintonby Hillary Clinton via twitter 7/27/2016 2:25:25 AM
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“I married my best friend. I was still in awe of…how smart and strong and loving and caring she was.” —@BillClinton on Hillaryby Hillary Clinton via twitter 7/27/2016 2:27:32 AM
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"It was the greatest moment of my life...and the...conviction that my daughter had the best mother in the world” —Bill on Chelsea being bornby Hillary Clinton via twitter 7/27/2016 2:32:02 AM
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“Hillary opened my eyes to a whole new world of public service.” —@BillClinton snappytv.com/tc/2454074by Hillary Clinton via twitter 7/27/2016 2:34:04 AM
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“Looks to me like we elected the wrong Clinton.” —an Arkansas judge on Hillary’s work on rural education as first lady of Arkansasby Hillary Clinton via twitter 7/27/2016 2:36:05 AM
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"She’s insatiably curious, she’s a natural leader, she’s a good organizer, and she’s the best darn changemaker I’ve seen.” —@BillClintonby Hillary Clinton via twitter 7/27/2016 2:36:44 AM
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“This woman had never been satisfied with the status quo. She always wants to move the ball forward.” —@BillClinton on Hillaryby Hillary Clinton via twitter 7/27/2016 2:37:25 AM
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“She’s a changemaker. That’s what she does.” —@BillClinton on Hillary helping 8 million kids get health coverage http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CoVqoYtXEAALzv3.jpg
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"NY elected her to the seat once held by another outsider, Robert Kennedy. She didn’t let him down.” —@BillClinton on Hillary’s Senate runby Hillary Clinton via twitter 7/27/2016 2:41:49 AM
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"She flew all night from Cambodia to the Middle East to get a ceasefire to avoid a shooting war between Hamas and Israel." —@BillClintonby Hillary Clinton via twitter 7/27/2016 2:45:16 AM
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“She backed President Obama’s decision to go after Osama bin Laden.” —@BillClinton on Hillary http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CoVsWUkWEAAbCa6.jpg
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"She launched a team to fight back against terrorists online and built a new global counter-terrorism effort.” —@BillClintonby Hillary Clinton via twitter 7/27/2016 2:46:40 AM
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"How do you square the things I told you with the picture the Republicans painted of their opponent in Cleveland? You can’t." —@BillClintonby Hillary Clinton via twitter 7/27/2016 2:48:01 AM
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"She is still the best darn changemaker I have ever known.” —@BillClinton on Hillaryby Hillary Clinton via twitter 7/27/2016 2:52:00 AM
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“Hillary will make us stronger together. You know it because she spent a lifetime doing it.” —@BillClinton snappytv.com/tc/2454227by Hillary Clinton via twitter 7/27/2016 2:55:38 AM
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WATCH: me + friends supporting @HillaryClinton @DemConvention #StrongerTogether #DemsinPhilly
amp.twimg.com/v/797e56bd-947…by Elizabeth Banks via twitter retweeted by HillaryClinton 7/27/2016 3:01:20 AM -
“Hillary Clinton will be our first woman president.
And she will be a great president." —Meryl Streep snappytv.com/tc/2454311by Hillary Clinton via twitter 7/27/2016 3:08:21 AM -
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We just put the biggest crack in that glass ceiling yet.” —Hillary snappytv.com/tc/2454374by Hillary Clinton via twitter 7/27/2016 3:21:38 AM
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Fmr pres Bill Clinton soby Dave McConnell via twitter 7/27/2016 3:53:44 AM -
Read the latest stories from the second day of the Democratic National Convention:
- VIEWER GUIDE: Can Barack Obama top his wife in Philly?
- ‘Anything’s possible’ _ Obama points to Russia on DNC hack
- Sanders loyalists bash Clinton nomination, clash with police
- 102-year-old delegate casts Arizona ballots for Clinton
- Major Democratic fundraiser, Clinton friend Mark Weiner dies
- Statehood bid ‘tougher’ with Republican president, DC councilman says
- Nomination fatigue? Elizabeth Banks’ jokes fall flat
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Stylish statements: Fashion at the political conventionsDelegates, candidates and participants at the Republican and Democratic National Conventions aren’t just making political statements -- they’re making fashion statements.
(Associated Press)D.C.-based fashion blogger Marissa Mitrovich, of Politiquette, has spent the last week and a half studying the crowds in Cleveland and Philadelphia. And while the outfits of celebrity speakers are the ones splashed in the media, Mitrovich says the delegates and passionate participants are the ones making the statements this year. -
O'Malley gets convention speakers' slot
Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley is scheduled to speak at the Democratic National Convention.
O’Malley, who ended his bid for the party’s presidential nomination in February, is scheduled to speak Wednesday evening.
Democratic
presidential candidate, former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley rolls up
his sleeves as he speaks at the West Des Moines Public Library in West
Des Moines, Iowa, Saturday, Jan. 2, 2016. O'Malley is spending the
weekend doing a campaign swing through central and west Iowa. (AP
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Our @CBSRadioNews report on an historic night at #DNCinPHL #WorldNewsRoundup audio.cbsradionewsfeed.com/2016/07/27/08/…by Steven Portnoy via twitter 7/27/2016 12:30:39 PM -
History is made at #DNCinPHL . Hear our report on America's longest running newscast --
audio.cbsradionewsfeed.com/2016/07/27/08/… http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CoXzzwRWIAAjBoh.jpgby Steven Portnoy via twitter 7/27/2016 12:37:43 PM -
It’s her party now: Ex-presidents handoff to Hillary Clinton
(AP)Democrats’ historic handoff to Hillary Clinton has arrived with affection from one ex-president and an endorsement from an outgoing one. But it’s also come with a warning: That last glass ceiling isn’t shattered yet and Republican Donald Trump is a formidable foe.
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We listened during RNC & DNC Roll Calls to how delegates described their states. Here they all are, side by side. cnn.it/2avCOYOby Chris Moody via twitter 7/27/2016 2:22:40 PM -
Hillary Clinton wins the Democratic Party nomination for president, becoming the first woman to do so. (AP) -
History made.
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.@realDonaldTrump the Hotel Roanoke AC is fine & you should pay them for it. You're the one who brought the hot air! hrc.io/2a9IBQGby Senator Tim Kaine via twitter 7/27/2016 4:07:23 PM -
No statement yet from Baltimore's mayor on #FreddieGray - but she HAS given comment on her clothing and lipstick. twitter.com/mayorsrb/statu…by Nick Iannelli via twitter 7/27/2016 4:33:09 PM -
"The first time that a major presidential candidate has actively encouraged a foreign power to conduct espionage." http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CoY1SiGWgAEQW4T.jpg
by Laura Rosenberger via twitter retweeted by HillaryClinton 7/27/2016 5:25:32 PM -
A young girl asked Hillary, "Do you think when you're president, you'll be paid as much as a man?"
amp.twimg.com/v/3ca16bbe-927…by Hillary Clinton via twitter 7/27/2016 5:47:09 PM -
Taking it all in. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CoY9YHCXYAA1Fes.jpg
by Senator Tim Kaine via twitter 7/27/2016 5:59:30 PM -
Taking it all in. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CoY9YHCXYAA1Fes.jpg
by Senator Tim Kaine via twitter retweeted by HillaryClinton 7/27/2016 6:04:32 PM -
In response to #FreddieGray decision, MD Rep. Elijah Cummings says "Our efforts to improve community and police relations must continue."by Nick Iannelli via twitter 7/27/2016 6:17:45 PM
