Thousands of Democrats, media, and visitors are at the 2012 Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina.
The 2012 Democratic National Convention
![The floor of the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday, September 4. (J. Featherly/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/51711624-8c8f-4302-b53f-accfbb43aa29_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The floor of the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday, September 4. (J. Featherly/VOA)
![First Lady Michelle Obama on stage with actor Kal Penn for filming a campaign video inside Time Warner Cable Arena, Sept. 3, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/6c62948a-8e07-4aa6-90f8-d130e5eabebc_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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First Lady Michelle Obama on stage with actor Kal Penn for filming a campaign video inside Time Warner Cable Arena, Sept. 3, 2012.
![Delegates recite the Pledge of Allegiance at the opening of the Democratic National Convention, Charlotte, North Carolina, September 4, 2012. (J. Featherly/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/85e4cf72-d0e2-4fb6-872c-38405574d46b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Delegates recite the Pledge of Allegiance at the opening of the Democratic National Convention, Charlotte, North Carolina, September 4, 2012. (J. Featherly/VOA)
![A woman records the invocation at the Democratic National Convention, Charlotte, North Carolina, September 4, 2012. (J. Featherly/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/013e9c63-a33a-4627-b3af-17c7c16ffdc1_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A woman records the invocation at the Democratic National Convention, Charlotte, North Carolina, September 4, 2012. (J. Featherly/VOA)