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What to watch as the Democratic National Convention gets underway in Chicago
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Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris and her running mate, Tim Walz, are campaigning by bus in southwestern Pennsylvania before heading to Chicago for their party's political convention.
Harris and Walz rally volunteers on Pennsylvania bus tour before DNC in Chicago
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What to watch as the Democratic National Convention gets underway in Chicago
The Democratic National Convention kicks off four weeks after President Joe Biden shuttered his campaign, making way for Vice President Kamala Harris to ascend to the top of Democrats’ ticket.
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