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Democratic presidential candidate, U.S. President Barack Obama (R) and Democratic vice presidential candidate, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden wave after accepting the nomination during the final day of the Democratic National Convention at Time Warner Cable Arena on September 6, 2012 in Charlotte, North Carolina.  (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

Gallup poll shows post-DNC bounce for Obama

theGrio
Pundits and viewers overwhelmingly deemed the Democratic National Convention a success, and now President Obama has the poll numbers to prove it...
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People cheer as Democratic presidential candidate, U.S. President Barack Obama speaks on stage as he accepts the nomination for president during the final day of the Democratic National Convention at Time Warner Cable Arena on September 6, 2012 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Enthusiasm will make or break Obama's legacy

Marlon Hill
OPINION - Will the pro-Obama passion overwhelm the force of anti-Obama sentiments? The push and pull of the heart strings of America is expected to defy the fundamentals of American political physics...
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Democratic presidential candidate, U.S. President Barack Obama stands on stage after accepting the nomination with his family, (R-L) Sasha Obama, First lady Michelle Obama, and Malia Obama during the final day of the Democratic National Convention at Time Warner Cable Arena on September 6, 2012 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

DNC Day 3: Obama reminds us, 'I'm the president'

Zerlina Maxwell
theGRIO REPORT - The message Thursday night continued the theme of a choice election based on the foundation of hope...
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Democratic presidential candidate, U.S. President Barack Obama claps on stage after accepting the nomination for president during the final day of the Democratic National Convention at Time Warner Cable Arena on September 6, 2012 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)

DNC: Obama draws 'hopeful' contrast

Ben Jones
OPINION - This was a candidate imploring voters to return to that hopeful spirit of 2008 to help build a better and more inclusive nation...
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Malia Obama, Sasha Obama, and First lady Michelle Obama listen as Democratic presidential candidate, U.S. President Barack Obama speaks on stage during the final day of the Democratic National Convention at Time Warner Cable Arena on September 6, 2012 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The DNC, which concludes today, nominated U.S. President Barack Obama as the Democratic presidential candidate. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Where'd the time go? Obama girls now young women

Jocelyn Noveck, Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) - Who were those willowy young women with Barack and Michelle Obama — and where'd they hide little Sasha and Malia?...
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Democratic presidential candidate, U.S. President Barack Obama waves on stage after accepting the nomination with his family, (L-R) Sasha Obama, First lady Michelle Obama, and Malia Obama during the final day of the Democratic National Convention at Time Warner Cable Arena on September 6, 2012 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The DNC, which concludes today, nominated U.S. President Barack Obama as the Democratic presidential candidate. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Obama: 'My fellow citizens, you were the change'

Associated Press
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Obama used his nationally televised speech closing out the Democratic National Convention to try to revive the excitement that powered his first run for the presidency...
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Actress Kerry Washington speaks on stage during the final day of the Democratic National Convention at Time Warner Cable Arena on September 6, 2012 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Kerry Washington makes appeal to youth voters at DNC

Associated Press
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Actress Kerry Washington spoke with Johansson on Thursday night and described herself as the granddaughter of Ellis Island immigrants who could not have afforded college without the help of student loans...
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In this Sept. 6, 2011, file photo, former Charlotte, N.C., Mayor Harvey Gantt speaks at a rally to mark the countdown of the 2012 Democratic National Convention in Charlotte. (AP Photo/The Charlotte Observer, Jeff Siner, File)

Obama on shoulders of men like Charlotte's Harvey Gantt

Allen G. Breed, Associated Press
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - For all of his firsts — first black student admitted to an all-white South Carolina college, first African-American mayor of Charlotte — Harvey Gantt is perhaps best known for what he failed to achieve...
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Democratic presidential candidate, U.S. President Barack Obama walks on stage after Former U.S. President Bill Clinton spoke during day two of the Democratic National Convention at Time Warner Cable Arena on September 5, 2012 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Obama eager to sketch path forward for nation

Calvin Woodward and Julie Pace, Associated Press
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - President Barack Obama pronounced himself eager to go before the Democratic National Convention and the nation Thursday to share his vision for the future in a capstone speech designed not just to persuade undecided voters but to put fire in the belly of his supporters...
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Former U.S. President Bill Clinton stands with Democratic presidential candidate, U.S. President Barack Obama (L) on stage during day two of the Democratic National Convention at Time Warner Cable Arena on September 5, 2012 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

DNC Day 2: Compelling case made for Obama

Zerlina Maxwell
theGRIO REPORT - If night one of the Democratic National Convention was about the power of women, night two was all about using policy particulars and a popular former president...
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