TIME.com: Democratic National Convention: Opening Night (2)

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CHRISTOPHER MORRIS / VII FOR TIME

Opening Night
With soaring rhetoric and good humor, Bill Clinton and the Democrats begin their convention

THE CONVENTION WILL NOT BE TELEVISED
DNC head Terry McAuliffe on a TV at the Fleet Center. Though televisions are everywhere, coverage is light: The broadcast networks are showing little of the convention

Looking for Mr. Right

Maliki's Last Stand?
The prime minister makes a new call to curb violence, but Iraqis' patience with him and his government is wearing thin

What a Surge Really Means
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