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ByJuliePaceandKen Thomas The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA First lady Michelle Obama stepped into the presidential elec- tion Monday with a force- ful, impassioned defense of Hillary Clinton, casting her as the only candidate who can be trusted as a role model for the nation's chil- dren. She took numerous swipes at Republican Don- ald Trump, all without men- tioning his name. "I want someone with the proven strength to per- severe, someone who knows this job and takes it seri- ously, someone who under- stands the issues a pres- ident faces are not black and white," Mrs. Obama said on the opening night of the Democratic conven- tion. Referring to Trump's penchant for tweeting, she said of the presidency: "It cannot be boiled down to 140 characters." The first lady was among a high-wattage line-up of speakers taking the stage, all but wiping away earlier tumult that had exposed deep tensions between Clin- ton supporters and those loyal to her primary oppo- nent Bernie Sanders. Sanders was closing the night, speaking just after Massachusetts. Sen. Eliza- beth Warren. Sanders, comparing Trump's stances and state- ments to Clinton's record, said in remarks released before his speech, "By these measures, any objective ob- server will conclude that — based on her ideas and her leadership — Hillary Clin- ton must become the next president of the United States. The choice is not even close." Warren, a favorite of lib- erals, has emerged as one of the Democrats' tough- est critics of Trump, and she kept up her attacks on his character and business record as she delivered the night's keynote address. "Donald Trump has no real plans for jobs, for col- lege kids, for seniors," she said. "No plans to make anything great for anyone except rich guys like Don- ald Trump." The cheers from the au- dience masked real ten- sions that had spilled into the convention hall and onto the streets of swelter- ing Philadelphia earlier in the day. Sanders' supporters ar- rived at the convention in- furiated over leaked emails showing the Democratic National Committee had favored Clinton in the pri- maries, despite vows of neu- trality. hey scored the resigna- tion of party chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz, but still erupted in chants of "Bernie" and booed Clin- ton the first several times her name was mentioned during the convention pro- gram. Outside the conven- tion hall, several hundred Sanders backers marched down Philadelphia's swel- tering streets with signs carrying messages such as "Never Hillary." Sanders and his team spent much of Monday try- ing to keep backers from protesting on the conven- tion floor. He sent urgent emails and text messages urging them to avoid pro- tests on the convention floor. The Clinton campaign opened up speaking spots for his supporters. An array of office holders and celebrities hammered home the call for unity, with singerPaulSimonsinginghis "Bridge Over Troubled Wa- ter" as delegates linked arms and swayed to the music. Former President Bill Clinton smiled and clapped from the audience. Mrs. Obama was one of the night's standouts. While she has often avoided overt politics during her nearly eight years in the White House, her frustration with Trump's rise was ev- ident. She warned that the White House couldn't be in the hands of someone with "a thin skin or a tendency to lash out" or someone who tells voters the country can be great again. "This right now, is the greatest country on earth," she said. Clinton's campaign hoped the nighttime line- up would overshadow a tu- multuous start to the four- day convention. The hacked DNC emails fed the suspi- cion of Sanders' supporters and sapped Clinton's cam- paign of some of its energy following a well-received rollout Sunday of her run- ning mate, Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine. Campaigning in North Carolina, Trump seemed to revel in the Democrats' commotion, telling sup- porters that Clinton made a mistake by not choosing a more liberal running mate to appease Sanders' base. "Crazy Bernie's going crazy right now," he said. But in Philadelphia, Del- egates waved "Love Trumps Hate" signs and leapt to their feet as immigration supporters, gay rights ad- vocates, and labor leaders took the stage. Comedian-turned-Sen. Al Franken, a Clinton sup- porter, and actress Sarah Silverman, a Sanders sup- porter, made a joint ap- pearance to promote party unity. "I am proud to be part of Bernie's movement," Sil- verman said as the crowd roared. "And a vital part of that movement is making absolutely sure Hillary Clin- ton is our next president of the United States." Trump was a frequent target throughout the night, though the jabs were often more mocking than mean. The tone was a sharp con- trast to the Republican con- vention, where the attacks against Clinton was bitingly personal, including chants of "Lock her up." PHILADELPHIA A erturmoil,Sanders,firstladythrillconvention PAULSANCYA—THEASSOCIATEDPRESS First Lady Michelle Obama takes the stage during the first day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia on Monday. CAROLYN KASTER — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., and actress Sarah Silverman speak during the first day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia on Monday. By Vivian Salama and Jack Gillum The Associated Press WASHINGTON The FBI said Monday it is investigating how thousands of Demo- cratic National Commit- tee emails were hacked, a breach that Hillary Clin- ton's campaign maintains was committed by Russia to benefit Donald Trump. A statement from the FBI confirmed that it is "investi- gating a cyber intrusion in- volving the DNC," adding that "a compromise of this nature is something we take very seriously." Wikileaks posted emails Friday that suggested the DNC was favoring Clin- ton over her rival Sen. Ber- nie Sanders during the pri- mary season. Clinton's cam- paign pointed to a massive hacking of DNC computers in June that cybersecurity firms linked to the Russian government. Clinton campaign chair- man John Podesta added fuel to the debate Mon- day, saying there was "a kind of bromance going on" between Russian Pres- ident Vladimir Putin and Trump. The Clinton cam- paign says Russia favors Trump's views, especially on NATO. Trump on Monday dis- missed as a "joke" claims by Hillary Clinton's cam- paign that Russia is trying to help Trump by leaking thousands of emails from the Democratic National Committee. "The new joke in town is that Russia leaked the di- sastrous DNC emails, which should have never been written (stupid), because Putin likes me," Trump wrote as part of a series of Tweets. "Hillary was in- volved in the email scandal because she is the only one with judgement (sic) so bad that such a thing could have happened." The hacking enraged die-hard Sanders support- ers who have long claimed that the DNC had its finger on the scale throughout the primaries. The disclosures prompted the resignation of DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz on the eve of the party's conven- tion in Philadelphia, where Clinton is expected to offi- cially accept the nomina- tion for president. It wasn't immediately clear how WikiLeaks re- ceived copies of the inter- nal Democratic emails. Democratic Party offi- cials learned in late April that their systems had been attacked after they discovered malicious soft- ware on their computers. A cybersecurity firm they employed found traces of at least two sophisti- cated hacking groups on the Democrats' network — both of which have ties to the Russian govern- ment. Those hackers took at least one year's worth of detailed chats, emails and research on Donald Trump, according to a person knowledgeable of the breach who wasn't au- thorized to speak publicly about the matter. Director of National In- telligence James Clapper has said U.S. officials have seen indications of foreign hackers spying on the pres- idential candidates, and that they expect more cy- berthreats against the cam- paigns. Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov would not comment on al- legations that Russia is be- hind the leaked emails, in- stead pointing to statae- ments by Trump's son, Donald Trump Jr., dismiss- ing the claims. The White House de- clined to point the finger at Russia, and said it would be up to the FBI to deter- mine whether to publicly name the culprit after the investigation. White House spokesman Josh Earnest said he couldn't confirm assessments by private cy- ber experts accusing Rus- sia that Clinton's campaign has cited. Clinton's campaign stood firmly behind their claims of Russian involvement Monday. "There is a consensus among experts that it is in- deed Russia that is behind this hack of the DNC," Clin- ton campaign spokesman Brian Fallon told CNN. On Sunday, Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook said that it was "con- cerning last week that Don- ald Trump changed the Re- publican platform to be- come what some experts would regard as pro-Rus- sian." Trump's senior policy ad- viser Paul Manafort called statements by the Clinton campaign "pretty desper- ate." "It's a far reach, obvi- ously," Manafort told re- porters. "To lead their con- vention with that tells me they really are trying to move away from what the issues are going to be in this campaign. It's pretty absurd." 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