TIME.com: Democratic National Convention: Opening Night (9)

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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

RELAXED AND IN CONTROL
Former President Clinton's speech managed to both poke fun at himself as a wealthy draft-evader and yet connect to the average voter

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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