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It was an older, battle-scarred nominee who faced his party in Charlotte, N.C. This message of hope was tempered and longer-view — a good distance if not a full turn from the vision he offered four years ago when he accepted the nomination in a thundering Denver stadium.
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Obama accepted his nomination highlighting a more somber version of the hope and change he promised in 2008.
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On the final night of the convention, President Obama will accept the nomination of his party.
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Despite predictions of the Occupy movement's resurgence, their presence in Tampa and Charlotte has been muted. But the themes they highlighted over the fall have made it to the stage.
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Audie Cornish talks to Kim Jordan, CEO of the New Belgium Brewing Company in Fort Collins, Colo. Jordan is in Charlotte, N.C., at the Democratic National Convention.
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Having given the order to kill Osama bin Laden, President Obama has silenced decades of Republican carping that Democrats are weak on defense. That still might not win the president many votes, however.
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Because of weather, campaign organizers moved Obama's acceptance speech from an open-air stadium to an arena.
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A man who gained national attention for his story of growing up with lesbian mothers is scheduled to address the Democratic National Convention on Thursday. Zach Wahls says he wants to send the message that kids who grow up in families like his turn out just fine.
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The theme of the Democratic Convention has been "Forward." In accepting the party's nomination tonight, President Obama has to answer the question, "Forward to what?" And he may take a page from Franklin D. Roosevelt's 1936 renomination speech.
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In 2008, Obama used star power to connect with young voters. Tonight, the campaign will try to rekindle that fire with an all-star lineup that includes Scarlett Johansson and the Foo Fighters.