Democratic National Convention

Obama paints picture of ‘two different paths’

In accepting the Democratic nomination, President Obama said the election will be a “choice between two fundamentally different visions for the future.”

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"You didn’t elect me to tell you what you wanted to hear. You elected me to tell you the truth," President Obama said.

President Barack Obama accepted the Democratic presidential nomination Thursday.

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President Barack Obama accepted the Democratic presidential nomination Thursday.

President Obama kissed first lady Michelle Obama before speaking.

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President Obama kissed first lady Michelle Obama before speaking.

The president's daughters, Malia and Sasha, sat next to first lady Michelle Obama during the speech.

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The president's daughters, Malia and Sasha, sat next to first lady Michelle Obama during the speech.

Vice President Joe Biden gave his acceptance speech Thursday night at the Democratic National Convention.

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Vice President Joe Biden gave his acceptance speech Thursday night at the Democratic National Convention.

Vice President Joe Biden gave his acceptance speech Thursday night at the Democratic National Convention.

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Vice President Joe Biden waved to the crowd.

Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts spoke about foreign policy at the convention.

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Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts spoke about foreign policy at the convention.

Former Representative Gabrielle Giffords (right) waved after reciting the Pledge of Allegiance at the Democratic National Convention.

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Former Representative Gabrielle Giffords (right) waved after reciting the Pledge of Allegiance at the Democratic National Convention.

Caroline Kennedy, daughter of President John F. Kennedy, reaffirmed the influential endorsement she gave Barack Obama four years ago.

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Caroline Kennedy, daughter of President John F. Kennedy, reaffirmed the influential endorsement she gave Barack Obama four years ago.

Actress Scarlett Johansson raised her arms during her convention speech.

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Actress Scarlett Johansson raised her arms during her convention speech.

Actress Kerry Washington spoke at the convention.

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Actress Kerry Washington spoke at the convention.

Rock band the Foo Fighters performed.

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Rock band the Foo Fighters performed.

Joe Biden waved after being nominated for a second term as vice president.

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Joe Biden waved after being nominated for a second term as vice president.

Singer Mary J. Blige performed at the convention

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Singer Mary J. Blige performed at the convention.

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Representative Barney Frank addressed the convention. Frank criticized Mitt Romney's record, calling him "Myth" Romney.

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Singer James Taylor performed at the convention.

Vice President Joe Biden gave his acceptance speech Thursday night at the Democratic National Convention.

Biden lauds Obama as a gutsy leader

‘‘This man has courage in his soul, compassion in his heart and steel in his spine,’’ Joe Biden said of President Obama.

Senator John Kerry of Massachussetts spoke about foreign policy at the convention.

Kerry hits Romney on foreign policy

The Massachusetts senator hammered Mitt Romney as unprepared and out of touch in his speech at the Democratic National Convention.

Joseph Kennedy III stood outside a polling station at a school in Needham on Thursday.

Bielat, Kennedy to vie for open House seat

The fight to fill Barney Frank’s House seat will pit Sean Bielat, a Republican who challenged Frank two years ago, against Democrat Joseph P. Kennedy III.

Mayor Menino vetoes City Council redistricting plan

Opponents of the plan, which passed two weeks ago, said the redrawn map diluted the political influence of the city’s people of color.

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The Dow Jones industrial average hit its highest mark since December 2007 on a plan in Europe to support struggling countries.

Relative of killer’s victim blasts judge for sex-change decision

The niece of the woman murdered by Robert Kosilek said she does not want Kosilek to get sex-change surgery at taxpayers’ expense.

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David Ferrer, also a semifinalist at Flushing Meadows in 2007, has won four consecutive five-setters.

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BU task force faults hockey team’s star culture

A Boston University report concluded that a “culture of sexual entitlement” exists among some men’s hockey players and contributed to two alleged sexual assaults during the past season.

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Jeff Bezos, Amazon.com’s CEO, introduced the new Kindle Paperwhite in Santa Monica, Calif. It’s designed to look like print on paper.

Amazon unveils more powerful versions of Kindle Fire tablet

With an eye on affordability — and using the latest technology from E Ink in Cambridge — Amazon.com debuts new Kindle tablets designed to challenge iPads.

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Caroline Kennedy spoke Thursday at the Democratic National Convention.

Caroline Kennedy calls on women to rally for Obama

Citing issues of “social justice” and “economic fairness,” Kennedy said Obama had lived up to the ideals of her father.

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Drew Peterson convicted in 3rd wife’s death

The sensational, five-year legal saga began after the swaggering former Illinois police officer’s fourth wife vanished. Peterson, 58, faces a maximum 60-year prison term when sentenced.

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