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


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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
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
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
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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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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Day Four at the DNC

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)
- Excerpts: 'We are a better country than this' | Comments
- VIDEO Watch the speech | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
- Sharp, aggressive jabs supplant soaring rhetoric
- Campaign a realization of King's dream
- Joy, tears, a sense of history in the making
- Video Cheers for Obama, memories of King
- Obama speaks of faith in America

OPINION AND ANALYSIS
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)
- Dan Wasserman Throat lump and fist bump
- Globe Editorial Campaigning after Katrina


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
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)
- Joan Vennochi Scratches in Obama's glitter
- Dan Payne The GOP smear machine revs up
- Editorial Obama's history, and America's
- The nomination process | Speakers
- Senator Joseph Biden's prepared remarks
- Video Two no-name Democrats are real stars
- Video Obama nominated | Video Reaction

Peter Canellos | Convention perspective
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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- Fiery speech erases doubts about Clinton
- Obama needs to win working-class women
- In era of stagecraft, substance still matters


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)
- VENNOCHI Mass. stands out and not in a good way
- Bill Clinton backs Obama | Text
- Kerry: McCain is more Bush |

Day Two at the DNC

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)
- Video Clinton's speech | Part 2 | Part 3 | Text | Photos
- Video Women at the convention speak out | Part 2
- Clinton's journey awakens new women's movement
- Scot Lehigh Angry Clinton women, continued
- MASS.VOICES Blog The speech of her life


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)
- Warner: Seize the opportunity |
- Kennedy almost didn't make speech due to illness
- Romney crashes the DNC show

Day One at the DNC

'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)
- VIDEO Watch Kennedy's speech
- Photos Kennedy takes the stage in Denver
- Remarks by Senator Kennedy
- Video Watch the tribute to Senator Kennedy
- Bay State leaders showcase influence in Denver


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)
- Video Watch Obama's speech | Prepared remarks
- Clinton urges her loyalists to back Obama
- Canellos: Obama's speech did the trick
OTHER SPEECHES

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Sources: Obama near decision on Afghanistan troops
President Barack Obama is nearing a decision to add tens of thousands more forces to Afghanistan, though likely not quite the 40,000 sought by his top general there, as Pentagon planners work to ready bases and provide equipment the troops would need in a country with scant resources. (Associated Press Writers, 1:01 a.m.)CAPITAL CULTURE: Obama pastry chef the Crustmaster
Poor Bill Yosses. He's the White House pastry chef. He makes desserts for a living. (Associated Press Writer, 12:21 a.m.)Obama's "crustmaster" shares his pie recipe
White House pastry chef Bill Yosses' light, flaky pie crusts have earned him the nickname "The Crustmaster" from President Barack Obama. His trick to making fruit pies worthy of a president is to bake the bottom crust first, then fill and top the pie and bake it again. (AP, 12:31 a.m.)3 Americans charged with espionage in Iran
WASHINGTON - Three Americans who were arrested by Iranian border guards in late July after crossing into Iran from neighboring Iraq have been charged with espionage, a top Iranian prosecutor said yesterday. (Washington Post, 11/9/09)- Dan Payne
A TV guide for Massachusetts Democrats
With the primary election to fill Seator Ted Kennedys seat just four weeks from today, all four Democratic candidates are on television and the Web. Each could use a few pointers on their presentation. (Boston Globe, 11/9/09) Obama to encourage federal hiring of veterans
WASHINGTON - The White House launched a program yesterday that it said will turn the government into the model employer of military veterans. (Boston Globe, 11/9/09)








