TEAM OF RIVALS

Associated Press

The Associated Press

Updated: Sep 5, 2012 9:21 PM

Talk about a team of rivals. Former President Bill Clinton credited President Barack Obama with hiring Republicans, adding, "Heck — he even appointed Hillary."

Clinton told Democratic convention delegates Wednesday night that he was proud of his wife, Obama's secretary of state, and proud of what the Obama administration's national security team has achieved.

Bill Clinton said the work of Obama and Hillary Clinton together — two former rivals for the Democratic nomination in 2008 — sends a signal to the world that "Democracy doesn't have to be a blood sport. It can be an honorable enterprise that advances the public interest.

— Donna Cassata — Twitter http://twitter.com/donnacassataAP

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