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U.S. President Barack Obama addresses the Democratic National Convention, saying Hillary Clinton would be the right person to succeed him as commander in chief, in Philadelphia, Pa., July 27, 2016. (A. Shaker/VOA)
U.S. President Barack Obama addresses the Democratic National Convention, saying Hillary Clinton would be the right person to succeed him as commander in chief, in Philadelphia, Pa., July 27, 2016. (A. Shaker/VOA)
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LIVE BLOG: Obama, Kaine, Biden Make the Case for Hillary Clinton as President

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The theme for the third day of the Democratic National Convention is "Working Together." Previous speakers included Vice President Joe Biden and Michael Bloomberg.

Murphy said, "And I am furious, furious, that in three years since Sandy Hook, three years of almost daily bloodshed in our cities, the Republican Congress has done absolutely nothing to prevent the next massacre. It stokes inside me a sense of outrage I’ve never felt before."

The crowd boos.

He leaves the stage to "enough is enough!"

A short video introduces Erica Smegielski, whose mother, Dawn, was the principal of Sandy Hook Elementary and was killed while trying to protect her students.

Erica begins by saying, "I wish I were not here today ... I don't want to be here."

She says her mother was murdered.

People are openly weeping, the crowd is cheering and many are standing.

"We need another mother who is wiling to do what's right," Erica Smegielski says.

Erica Smegielski's speech was powerful. Many in the crowd are shown crying or grimacing.

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