ກອງປະຊຸມຫລວງປີ 2012 ຂອງພັກເດໂມແຄຣັທ

ທາງໃນຫ້ອງກອງປະຊຸມຫລວງຂອງພັກເອໂມແຄຮັທ, ວັນທີ 4 ກັນຍາ. (J. Featherly/VOA)

ສະຕີໝາຍເລກນຶ່ງຂອງສະຫະລັດ ທ່ານນາງ Michelle Obama ຂຶ້ນໄປເທິງເວທີກັບດາລາຮູບເງົາ Kal Penn ເພື່ອຖ່າຍວີດີໂອໂຄສະນາຫາສຽງ ຢູ່ທາງໃນຫ້ອງປະຊຸມTime Warner Cable Arena, ວັນທີ 3 ກັນຍາ 2012.

ຄະນະຜູ້ແທນເຂົ້າຮ່ວມປະຊຸມ ກ່າວຄໍາສາບານໂຕ ໃນຕອນໄຂກອງປະຊຸມຫລວງຂອງພັກເດໂມແຄຣັທ, ວັນທີ 4 ກັນຍາ 2012. (J. Featherly/VOA)

A woman records the invocation at the Democratic National Convention, Charlotte, North Carolina, September 4, 2012. (J. Featherly/VOA)

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A group of third grade students rehearse saying the Pledge of Allegiance ahead of the first day of the convention in Time Warner Cable Arena, September 4, 2012.

Advertisements for the DNC line the walls at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport.

Protesters block an intersection near the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina for several hours while surrounded by police who allow the demonstration to continue, September 4, 2012. (J. Featherly/VOA)

Delegates tour the floor ahead of the convention, September 3, 2012. (J. Featherly/VOA)

Programs laid out for guests inside the convention center. (J. Featherly/VOA)

The Charlotte, North Carolina skyline seen through the window of an airplane, September 2, 2012.

President Barack Obama's campaign manager Jim Messina tours the floor at the Democratic National Convention, September 3, 2012.

Delegates and Democratic National Convention visitors crowd one of the merchandise stores in Charlotte, September 3, 2012. (J. Featherly/VOA)

Delegates await the start of the first day of the Democratic National Convention, September 4, 2012.

A 15-ton sand sculpture of President Obama is on display outside the convention. The sand comes from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. (J. Featherly/VOA)