DNC Day Two Highlights and A Look Ahead

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DNC Day Two Highlights and A Look Ahead

By Cody Long

Posted July 27, 2016 at 7:16am

By Cody Long and Thomas McKinless and David Hawkings

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Senior Editor David Hawkings reflects on the second night of the Democratic Convention in Philadelphia and looks to Day Three’s speakers, President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden.

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