From PRI, Public Radio International and KCRW Santa Monica, this is To the Point.

The convention is over as the campaign begins.

Hello again, I'm Arminolny, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International,

a daily look at the issues. Americans care about most reporting today from the Democratic National Convention in Denver. The massive security presence

outside the Pepsi Center just vanished overnight as the Democrats have moved on to Invesco Field.

That's the football stadium where Barack Obama will address the convention delegates tonight,

plus tens of thousands of people from Colorado.

On to the point, did Bill Clinton's fiery endorsement finally bring the party together,

that he and Joe Biden define the themes of Obama's campaign?

What are the challenges facing the first African-American nominee of a major political party?

On reporter's notebook later on.

Tonight's spectacle invokes Washington, D.C., and ancient Greece.

First, here's the news.

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Hello again, Warren Olney, back with To the Poet. The Democrats have made history by nominating Barack Obama,

the first African-American to run for president as the candidate of a major political party.

As he prepares for his acceptance speech before a crowd of 75,000 people will look back at this week's

convention and forward to the Tamp campaign to come. On reporter's notebook, tonight's

staging, the drama of this year's campaign, and echoes of ancient history. For two days, the

convention was dominated by Bill and Hillary Clinton and by a lot of hand-wringing over party unity

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