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President Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, and Hillary Clinton’s VP pick Tim Kaine are all slated to speak at the DNC tonight.
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It’s the third day of the Democratic National Convention, and the speaker lineup is stacked: Vice President Joe Biden, President Obama, and Hillary Clinton’s running mate, Tim Kaine, will take the stage. We’re following it live . Donald Trump on Russia to hack into Hillary Clinton’s emails, and her campaign responded, saying his remarks were “a national security issue.” Trump’s campaign the Republican nominee will not be releasing his tax returns while they’re being audited. Prosecutors against the three remaining Baltimore police officers in the Freddie Gray case. And a federal judge that John Hinckley Jr., the man who attempted to assassinate President Ronald Reagan in 1981, will be allowed to leave a Washington mental hospital and live at home full-time.

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