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Democratic convention hit by protests

He said it was imperative to elect Clinton and her running mate, Virginia Sen.

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“What’s disturbing to us is that experts are telling us that Russian state actors broke into the DNC, stole these emails and other experts are now saying that Russians are releasing these emails for the objective of helping Donald Trump”, Clinton campaign chairman Robby Mook said on CNN’s “State of the Union”.

Sanders, who has endorsed Clinton and will speak on her behalf to the convention on Monday, said he would have preferred she pick U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren of MA, a favourite of the party’s liberal wing, as her No. 2.

Hillary Clinton says she opposes a Senate bill that would slow growth rates for housing and education benefits for veterans.

The Illinois congressman, who’s a superdelegate for Hillary Clinton, got caught, with his family in tow, in a protest just outside the security perimeter for the Wells Fargo Center on Monday evening.

Sanders was closing the night, speaking just after Massachusetts. Sen.

ME state Rep. Diane Russell was met with a mix of “Bernie!” and “Clinton!” cheers when she said she is “a proud delegate for Bernie Sanders”.

“Only one guy is telling the truth out there”, he said, referring to Sanders.

Donald Trump is brushing off claims that Russian Federation is trying to help his campaign by leaking thousands of emails from the Democratic National Committee.

“Brothers and sisters, this is the real world that we live in”.

“We have got to defeat Donald Trump”.

At-large delegate Darrell Cox, of Bowie, was interrupted during his speech when he declared Hillary Clinton the next president, and Sanders supporters shouted “Bernie!”

The bus that was to take us from the airport to our hotel in downtown Philadelphia ended up stopping about a block and a half short of the destination, blocked by a protest march of Sanders supporters, and we had to walk the rest of the way.

Protest organizers have been thanking police and urging demonstrators not to litter. For many Sanders fans, the messages proved that their concerns about party officials preferring Clinton were correct. Al Franken, D-Minn. are expected to introduce a performance by singer Paul Simon. The audience was filled with people holding “Bernie” placards as if he was the nominee. She warned that the White House couldn’t be in the hands of someone with “a thin skin or a tendency to lash out” or someone who tells voters the country can be great again. She said Wasserman Schultz has been a “miserable failure” who needed to be gone.

“The delegates are here to support Bernie Sanders”, said Kacey Carpenter, a Sanders delegate from California.

The result is foreordained, but the roll call of the states will nonetheless be an emotional coda for Bernie Sanders supporters whose passion and energy took the Vermont senator from fringe candidate to serious contender.

RICHMOND, Va. – Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe said Monday his administration will individually restore voting rights to thousands on ex-felons in preparation for November’s election.

In urging his supporters to back Clinton, Sanders stressed that Trump is a risky alternative. “It was a big mistake because he is the exact opposite of what all of the Bernie people want”, Trump said. “And a vital part of that movement is making absolutely sure Hillary Clinton is our next president of the United States”.

Trump was a frequent target throughout the night, though the jabs were often more mocking than mean.

Watch how he’s introduced: Hillary Clinton has joked that she’s still working on what to call her husband if she’s elected, offering “first dude” and “first mate” as possibilities.

Falwell said the “total conspiracy to keep a candidate down” is criminal, and Wasserman Schultz was the scapegoat the party needed. But she stepped aside, bowing to pressure from Democrats who feared the mere sight of her on stage would prompt strong opposition from Sanders’ backers.

The outgoing chairwoman did watch the gathering from a private suite at the arena.

The Florida congresswoman announced Sunday that she would resign as the party’s chair at the end of this week’s Democratic National Convention.

Norman Solomon, a delegate who supports Sanders, said Wasserman Schultz’s removal was unlikely to soothe those who back the Vermont senator.

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Sanders say “our credibility as a movement will be damaged by booing, turning of backs, walking out or other similar displays”.

Supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders I-Vt. march during a protest in downtown Philadelphia on Sunday