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Obama's road to the nomination

Obama's road to the nomination

Follow Barack Obama's path to the Democratic presidential nomination.
The scene at Invesco Field  |  Hillary's speech
Celebs  |  Peddling history  |  Democratic headgear
Day 1 | Day 2 | Behind the scenes | Preparation Kennedy takes the stage in Denver

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Green, or greenwashed?

Green, or greenwashed?
The DNC billed the convention as the greenest ever. But that's not far enough for some.
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SCHEDULE

Monday, August 25: One Nation
Michelle Obama, wife of Barack Obama

Nancy Pelosi, House speaker from California

Tribute to Ted Kennedy

Former President Jimmy Carter

Maya Soetero-Ng, sister of Barack Obama

Craig Robinson, brother of Michelle Obama

Jesse Jackson Jr., representative from Illinois

John Hickenlooper, mayor of Denver

Tuesday, August 26: Renewing America's promise
Hillary Clinton, senator from New York

Mark Warner, former governor of Virginia

Bob Casey Jr., senator from Pennsylvania

Convention Co-Chair Kathleen Sebelius, governor of Kansas

Deval Patrick, governor of Massachusetts

Janet Napolitano, governor of Arizona

Ed Rendell, governor of Pennsylvania

Ted Strickland, governor of Ohio

Wednesday, August 27: Securing America's future
Vice presidential candidate Joe Biden, senator from Delaware

Former President Bill Clinton Harry Reed, Senate majority leader

Tom Daschle, former Senate majority leader

Bill Richardson, governor of New Mexico

John Kerry, senator from Massachusetts

Jack Reed, senator from R.I.

Richard Daley, mayor of Chicago

Charles Schumer, senator from New York

Tom Udall, congressman from New Mexico

Jean Shaheen, former governor of New Hampshire

Jay Rockefeller, senator from West Virginia

Thursday, August 28: Change you can believe in
Bill Ritter Jr., governor of Colorado

Bill Richardson, governor of New Mexico

Tim Kaine, governor of Virginia

Singer Stevie Wonder

Al Gore, former vice president of the United States

Barack Obama accepts the Democratic nomination

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INVESCO Field

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Day Four at the DNC

Spelling out the change (Jim Bourg/Reuters )

Spelling out the change

Senator Barack Obama accepted the Democratic presidential nomination in front of 84,000 people by outlining his vision of change for America. (By Scott Helman, Globe Staff)
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Fired up for the future

Presidential campaigns are about the future, and Barack Obama, whose nomination is already historical, cast his gaze unambiguously ahead. (Boston Globe)
Gore: 'It is time for a change'

Gore: 'It is time for a change'

"I believe in recycling, but that's ridiculous," Al Gore said in trying to link John McCain's policies to those of President Bush. (AP)

Day Three at the DNC

Biden comes out punching

Biden comes out punching (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Senator Joseph Biden Jr. accepted the VP nomination by attacking GOP candidate John McCain, linking McCain to what he called the "catastrophic" policies of President Bush. (Boston Globe)
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Biden a working class defender

Joe Biden last night struck an angry working man tone to make a case for Barack Obama that was strikingly different than the one Obama makes for himself.
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Clinton frees delegates to back Obama at DNC

Clinton frees delegates
to back Obama at DNC

Hillary Clinton appeared on the DNC floor to ask those assembled to abandon a state-by-state vote and declare Obama the winner by acclamation. (Boston Globe)

Day Two at the DNC

Senator Hillary Clinton (Globe Staff / Yoon S. Byun)

An impassioned call for unity

Senator Hillary Clinton called on Democrats to join together and elect her onetime foe, Barack Obama, as the next president. (Boston Globe)
Governor Deval Patrick

Patrick takes center stage

Three years ago Deval Patrick was a political unknown, but in Denver the Massachusetts governor stepped onto a national stage to endorse his candidate and friend, Barack Obama. (Boston Globe)

Day One at the DNC

'The torch will be passed again'

'The torch will be passed again'
Senator Edward M. Kennedy made an emotion-charged appearance to conclude the first day of the convention, braving his malignant brain tumor to deliver an impassioned speech for Barack Obama. (Boston Globe)
Reaching back to her roots, Obama tells an American story

Reaching back to her roots,
Obama tells an American story

Michelle Obama opened the DNC with a speech designed to place her family squarely within the experience of Americans everywhere. (Boston Globe)
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