Chelsea Clinton gives birth to baby girl

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last updated 8 January 2015

Bill and Hillary Clinton's daughter Chelsea gave birth to her first child on Friday, a girl named Charlotte. The new mom announced the news via Twitter early on Saturday:

Chelsea, 34, and husband Marc Mezvinksy married in 2010, and she announced her pregnancy at a female empowerment forum in New York City, in April. New grandmother Hillary Clinton, who is reportedly eyeing another run for the White House, has nevertheless said that becoming a grandparent would be her "most exciting title yet," and that she would not make a firm decision on whether or not to run until after the baby's birth.

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Sarah Eberspacher is an associate editor at TheWeek.com. She has previously worked as a sports reporter at The Livingston County Daily Press & Argus and The Arizona Republic. She graduated from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.