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Biden: We're on a mission to move America forward

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Vice President Joe Biden accepted his party's nomination Thursday night to keep his job for another four years.

   Biden says the United States is on a mission to move forward "from doubt and downturn, to promise and prosperity." He says it's "a mission we will continue and a mission we will complete."

   Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden nominated his father during Thursday's Democratic National Convention as President Barack Obama's No. 2.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.