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riversedge

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Tue Jun 28, 2016, 09:14 AM Jun 2016

Hillary Clinton speaks at Rainbow PUSH convention

Source: abc



Hillary Clinton received a warm welcome as the keynote speaker at the convention, speaking at the International Women's Luncheon titled "Lifting as We Climb." (WLS)


By Diane Pathieu , Leah Hope and Eric Horng

Monday, June 27, 2016 10:17PM


CHICAGO (WLS) --Hillary Clinton spoke in Chicago on Monday at the Rainbow PUSH Coalition's annual convention.

The focus of this year's Rainbow PUSH convention is on economic justice. Clinton received a warm welcome as the keynote speaker at the convention, speaking at the International Women's Luncheon titled "Lifting as We Climb."

Clinton arrived at 2:08 p.m., almost 50 minutes late after making an earlier campaign appearance in Cincinnati with Senator Elizabeth Warren. Warren is a harsh critic of Donald Trump and is also reportedly being vetted as a possible vice presidential pick.

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Hundreds of women stood in security lines at McCormick Place to be in there for the luncheon and Clinton's arrival, and rose to their feet when she took the stage. The crowd was filled with educated, socially conscious African American women eager to hear what Clinton had to say about gun violence, a women's right to healthcare and more..............



Read more: http://abc7chicago.com/politics/hillary-clinton-speaks-at-rainbow-push-convention-/1402880/

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