President Barack Obama officially accepted his party's nomination Thursday night at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte. He said while a lot of progress was made in the last four years, challenges remain, and that's why he's running for a second term.
Updated 09/06/2012 11:44 PM
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Vice President Joe Biden accepted his party's nomination Thursday night at the Democratic National Convention. He said while the administration still has work to do, this generation, under the leadership of President Obama is "as worthy as any generation that has gone before us."
Updated 09/06/2012 11:09 PM
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Caroline Kennedy, the daughter of President John F. Kennedy, said Thursday at the Democratic National Convention that President Obama is committed to the values her father and uncles fought for, and that he's the only hope for women's rights.
09/06/2012 08:34 PM
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Former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who was injured in a mass shooting in 2011, delivered the Pledge of Allegiance on Thursday night at the Democratic National Convention alongside DNC Chair Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz.
09/06/2012 08:26 PM
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Lt. Gov. Walter Dalton, a candidate for governor of North Carolina spoke Thursday at the Democratic National Convention. He said voters have a choice between two directions -- forward and back -- when they hit the polls in November.
09/06/2012 08:05 PM
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North Carolina Rep. Mel Watt welcomed his fellow Democrats to Charlotte in a speech Thursday night. He said the values he grew up with when Charlotte was just a small town are carried forward by President Obama.
09/06/2012 07:58 PM
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Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, chair of the 2012 Democratic National Convention Committee, addressed the crowd Thursday night at Time Warner Cable Arena. He praised the convention as one with tremendous diversity and also one that recognizes equal justice under the law.
09/06/2012 07:50 PM
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Former President Bill Clinton nominated President Barack Obama on Wednesday as the Democratic candidate for the White House. He called Obama the standard-bearer of the party and said the message of "we're in this together" is a better philosophy than "you're on your own."
Updated 09/06/2012 07:43 PM
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Attorney and women's rights activist Sandra Fluke continued her fight Wednesday at the Democratic National Convention. She said this election will decide whether we have a country where our president has our back or turns his back.
Updated 09/06/2012 12:25 AM
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Former North Carolina Gov. Jim Hunt, the state's longest-serving governor, talked about the state's success in education over the years. He said President Obama has done a lot to keep important programs going and keep education moving.
Updated 09/05/2012 08:12 PM
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California congresswoman and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi addressed the crowd Wednesday night at the Democratic National Convention. She called President Obama an extraordinary man who led America back despite being blocked by Republicans at every turn.
Updated 09/05/2012 08:04 PM
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New York Sen. Chuck Schumer spoke Wednesday at the Democratic National Convention. He said Mitt Romney's policies would make America worse and move us backwards while cutting his own taxes to about zero.
Updated 09/05/2012 07:57 PM
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New York Rep. Steve Israel, the chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, spoke Wednesday at the Democratic National Convention.
09/05/2012 08:33 PM
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