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Hillary Clinton accepted the nomination for president of the United States Thursday during the final day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. She was introduced by her daughter Chelsea who lauded her mother as the "best mom and grandma", and the best choice for president. During her acceptance speech Hillary made the case, to a jammed-packed Wells Fargo Center audience, for why she would be the better choice as president of the United States - over her rival Donald Trump. "My primary mission as president will be to create more opportunity and more good jobs with rising wages right here in the United States", said Clinton. "From my first day in office to my last. Especially in places that for too long have been left out and left behind. From our inner cities to our small towns, Indian Country to Coal Country. From the industrial Midwest to the Mississippi Delta to the Rio Grande Valley." Her remarks were met with mixed opin...

From one convention to the next, amid claims and allegations of plagiarism , lies  and improprieties , U.S. presidential nominees bring their speeches, party members to convince Americans their party is better to hold the highest political office. "I'm more optimistic about the future of America than ever before", said President Obama Wednesday night during the Democratic National Convention where he lauded the record of presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. " And for four years, I had a front-row seat to her intelligence, her judgment, and her discipline.  I came to realize that her unbelievable work ethic wasn’t for praise or attention – that she was in this for everyone who needs a champion.  I understood that after all these years, she has never forgotten just who she’s fighting for." While Clinton made a surprise appearance on stage after the president's remarks, she will formally accept the Democratic nomination Thursday night during the final ev...