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Harris Urges Fight for 'the America We Know is Possible' as She Accepts
Historic Vice Presidential Nomination

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   Democratic vice presidential candidate Senator Kamala Harris of
   California urged people to fight for "the America we know is possible,"
   as she made history in accepting her party's nomination to appear
   alongside presidential candidate Joe Biden on the ballot in November.

   Harris, 55, a former prosecutor, is the fourth woman to be on a major
   U.S. party's national ticket, but the first Black woman and first South
   Asian American. Her mother was a breast cancer scientist who emigrated
   from India. She died in 2009. Harris' father, an economist, came to the
   U.S. from Jamaica.

   Addressing the third night of the Democratic National Convention on
   Wednesday, Harris sharply criticized President Donald Trump's handling
   of the coronavirus pandemic and the economy, saying his "failure of
   leadership has cost lives and livelihoods."

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