TIME.com: Democratic National Convention: Opening Night (6)

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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

DREAMS OF RECOUNTS
In a funny, self-depreciating speech, Al Gore joked about his Florida loss and pressed the point that, in what will be a very tight election, every vote matters

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
Can a couple more divisions in Iraq make a difference? Or is Bush's idea too little, too late?

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