Senator Barack Obama accepted the presidential nomination on Thursday night in Denver.

Charles T. Canady in 1998 at Clinton impeachment inquiry.

Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr. and his wife, Jill, with Senator Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, faced a crowd of nearly 80,000 people on Thursday night at Invesco Field in Denver.

Wearing a flag pin and a confident mien, Barack Obama looked like a presidential candidate accepting the nomination of the Democratic Party.

As speculation swirled about his running mate, Senator John McCain released an ad addressing Barack Obama: “Senator, job well done.”

Starkey Hare, Doris Smith, Mary Ramsey, Thomasine Tynes, Helen Gibson and others watching Senator Barack Obama’s acceptance speech on Thursday night from Denver. They gathered at Ms. Smith’s condominium in Philadelphia.

The Democratic National Convention came to an unconventional end on Thursday at Invesco Field. Stevie Wonder was among the entertainers who performed for the huge crowd.

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Al Gore during preparations for his speech on Thursday at Invesco Field in Denver.

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